47. Publish at least 101 blog posts.

This is actually post #104. Busy blog!

95. Go miniature golfing.

We went miniature golfing here in Emerald Isle, and it was so much fun! Liam is finally old enough to enjoy it, and wanted to go again when we finished. We will definitely do this again soon!

73. Fly a kite.

This year, during our beach vacation in Emerald Isle, we finally planned ahead and bought a decent kite to fly on the beach. We all took turns flying it, and it was a lot of fun. Liam loves his "lizard kite". We'll try this again next year!

25. Write a novel from start to finish.

So here's where I jump around and do the happy dance! Technically, this was a book I had started a few years ago, but after taking a few writing classes, I basically ended up rewriting the whole thing. I finished it last night, coming in at 97k words, which is on the high end for romance, but not terrible. Now, I am on a mandatory 2 week break from even peeking at it, and then revisions begin. Then I can pass it on to my writing group for critiques, and then maybe possibly start shopping around for an agent.

I'm not convinced this book will sell, but it's been a great learning experience, and I am already beginning to map out my next project. I am so excited, and also terrified at the prospect of having actual people other than me start to read it! :)

36. Go to the movies 5 times (3/5).

I went to see Something Borrowed with the girls from Book Club. We had all read this book about 5 years ago and loved it, and were excited to see the movie. There were a lot of changes from the book, but I really enjoyed it. It was cute, and funny!

April 2011 Progress

Completed in April: 2/101
Current Total: 40/101

5. Read 101 books (94/101).
I read 6 books this month, bringing my total to 94.