2011 Recap - How was my year!

As every year end am doing my recap of "how my year was?"  This exercise really helps me to checkout what went good and what needs to improve/change!


Following are my 2011 goals and in blue are the year-end results:


PERSONAL RESOLUTIONS:
As part of the excercise I wanted to do an assesment of how things were, besides the goals:


** Be healthy (is actually 3 in 1: Cook and eat balance meals and excersice 3 times per week)!
-- My health has not been as good as I wish. I have a Gal Bladder problem plus an Ovarian Tumor that it´s being under treatment. 
-- Did not loose the weight needed!!! This is the area that I have been failing year after year and now it´s interfering with my health and coming surgeries. 
** Enjoy my family and friends more!
-- In 2010 we re-started Family Gatherings in the second half of the year and they continued until June 2011 and they stopped due to family member disputes. 
-- My friends and I organized 4 Girls Night Out and they were great.  We celebrated our BDs together and we catch-up in what´s going on in our lives.


** Re-launch scrapbook business!
-- I signed-up as CTMH Consultant and been working partially on it.  Having a full time job plus family commitments does not allow to do much.
** Maintain my blog and post according to schedule!
-- Think I did pretty good in 2011.  Maybe 90% of achievement. Not posting on a daily basis, only 4 times per week.
** Be organized!
-- Creating my own Planner that fits my life style and all areas of it, really helped out! I love that it was custom made, but for 2012 am changing things a little bit.
** Give more to others!
-- I had the fortune to participate in the Volunteer Team at my work and participated in:
one Art Auction, Kermesse, Card Workshop and Organized a Xmas Party for Cesde and Casa Hogar Sonrisas de Angel in Tijuana, México.SCRAPBOOKING RESOLUTIONS:
** Create 156 layouts, 144 cards 
-- Created 111 layouts, 169 cards, 48 tags and 2 mini albums!


** Complete P-12 with my Monthly Reviews
-- Project 12 ends in January 2011, but am within schedule!!!
** Continue with my Art Journal with prompts.
-- Completed 80% of them but not posted them, because they are getting more personal!
** Continue with my Challenge social network
-- CSDivas was created as a ning community in February 2010, unfortunately due to ning charging fees we had to switch to a blog platform instead. Current CSDivas Design Team Members are: Pam, Sandy, Jessica and Michelle!


** Attend 12 crops
-- I attended 10 crops during 2011 and a Retreat.  Yay!!!
** Continue the PAPER DIET (Not buying pattern paper)!!!
-- I continue with the paper diet, except for CTMH paper collections!
** Keep my sb area clean
-- This goal was partially met, but a big improvement was made. Still need to purge my stuff...


What are the best things that happen in 2011?
JANUARY
- Karla's baby - Alexander - was born in January 3rd.  I love my great nephew!
- In January I attended a 3 Day SB Retreat and it was a blast.  I finished 31 layouts.
APRIL
- I changed jobs after 3 and half years and it was a great change.  Love working at Parker, my boss and co-workers are great.
JUNE
- Jaz Graduation from High School.  Am so proud of my baby!
JULY
- Attended CTMH Convention at Disneyland Anaheim and I had a blast with my good friends, Corina, Sandra, Yorline, Alisse and Jen.  3 Days at Disney Hotel and enjoying the company of many friends. We received tons of goodies plus got to see the new Idea Book.
- Jaz begun her intership at CONAFE as a Volunteer Instructor for Kindergarden children in poor neighborhood in Tijuana, México.  She find her true passion and it´s pursuing her dream.
OCTOBER
- We finally build the living room division and was able to arrange furniture in a better and prettier way.
- Attended CTMH Leadershare in San Diego.  A one Day Event full of surprises and fun.
NOVEMBER
- Signed up as Herbalife Distributor to get discount and buy Weight Loss and Health products with discount. Signed under my sister Alma, who is doing the business.
DECEMBER
- 6 Xmas Parties plus New Year Celebration (coming today!).  What a great way to celebrate this awesome holiday season.
- For the first time I managed to actually create my December Daily Project.  We are so excited doing it (My daughter Jaz and I)...

What are the sad /not so good / need to improve or change things that happen in 2011?
- Family monthly reunions stopped by mid year.
- I had pneumonia in February and was in bed for 2 weeks (including 4 days in the Hospital).
- I did not loose the weight I need to.
- Car was broken in June but affortunately was something that could take care of.
- Back in October I started to have severe Gastritis pains and ended up being a Gall Bladder problem.
- Also in October doctors found an ovarian tumor, which needs to be removed via surgery.


What  am I  going to do different in 2012 ? (aka Learnings!!!)
- I will take CARE of my Health in 2012: *follow up my surgery plans with the doctors *health check-ups *continue with the good eating habits *include ¨exercise¨ in my daily routines.
- Continue organizing and setting up ¨Mini Stations¨ and ¨Systems¨ to be more organized at work, at home and in my scrapbooking. 
- A change in Family Gatherings this year is that I will be the hostess.  This way I will encourage family members to get together even if they are in dispute with other family members.
- Get closer to God! I really need to work on this area.
- Sign-up with Scentsy and work hard to earn $200-$400 dlls extra per month. I really, really needed the extra cash.


What are my focus for 2011?
1) Family
2) Me (physically and spiritually)
3) Create (scrapbook) and Have Fun (enjoy friends)
4) Scentsy Business (main focus).  Will continue with CTMH but as Hobbyist and will continue creating scrapbooks and paper products for others.
5) Enjoy Life and Be Happy!!!


Why I post all these information in my blog? 
Because my blog is my journal also!  I am printing each year in a book.  It is amazing to go back and read all what happened in one year!!!
Thanks for reading!

Enjoy Life and Be Happy... and scrapbook about it!!!
Creative Diva Luisa
Close to my Heart Independent Consultant
CTMH Autumn/Winter IDEA BOOK