Yes, I realize that they lasted all of 24 hours, but some of them are not things I'm particularly interested in pursuing, so I probably won't think about them. Therefore, since I have no desire to set myself up for failure, I shall change some of these. I also said these were tentative.
Amended Goals for this Year
1. Have only one job, one that requires one of my degrees, or else pays so much that I don't care. This was originally two goals, but they're really quite related. I'm not going to quit my job unless I have sufficient money, which may come from either a new job or else my sponging off my awesome husband.
2. Start a repayment plan for my debts, which goes hand in hand with paying my student loans.
3. Do the splits.
4. Start investing 10% of my income (Yes, I have a plan. No, nobody seems to appreciate the genius of it. It sounds great, though).
5. Get down to a size four. I'm not buying new clothes, so I need to fit into my old clothes. I'm fine with having loose clothing.
6. Start saving 10% of my income regularly.
7. Pay off my credit cards.
8. Call my out-of-town friends at least once a month.
9. Get a creative hobby. I feel like I need to do stuff with my hands and all my hobbies involve sitting.
10. See 5 new Utah sights (waterfalls, historical, etc.)
11. Have a mini-reunion type thing in New York with my friends. Maybe Miami, but probably New York.
12. Go on a road-trip.
13. Take a week off! A whole week where I don't have anything to do or worry about. Hopefully with room service, but either way, that's fine.
14. Go to one full session of church at least once a month, on average. I've been jumping off and on the being LDS thing for the past 6 years or so. I feel like I need to make a decision one way or another. The whole ward reorganization thing may either help or hurt. I had a period of time where I was teaching Primary where I was all about going to church, but then had this period of time where I stopped caring.
15. Get drunk. Yes, I realize that this is in direct contradiction to the previous goal, but I promised a friend I would and I'm really really curious about what I'd be like drunk. People have told me I act drunk when I'm tired, but I'm curious about the actual drunkeness. I'm also not particularly worried about my addiction likelihood. I hate the taste of alcohol and hate the sensation of losing control, so alcohol wouldn't be my drug of choice.
16. Get a bike.
17. Stick to my SSS and increase frequency slowly.
18. Publish an article.
19. Clear up my skin using water drinking, etc.
20. Organize my book collection.
21. Keep up with tithing.
22. Buy my parents a vacation package.
23. Go to a concert.
24. Read 5 classics from this list that people always talk about and that I pretend to have read, but that I haven't.
25. Make a new friend.
26. Get a massage.
27. Get a professional mani-pedi.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Thursday Night, no Friday Morning
Today I did something stupid. If you want to be technical, I did this stupid thing a while back... Like a month ago, when I told someone I would work a graveyard shift on a Thursday. To be fair, it's not so bad right now. I'm not sleepy yet because I napped and also, it's still awake time for me. I digress...
There's a picture of a clock. Today, my goal for tonight is to embrace the internet all night long. I'm excited about this. I realize that I'm not supposed to be "overusing" the internet, but isn't that a contradiction in terms? So, I just realized that I am now in my late twenties. Not mid anymore. Late. Which is a step closer to 30, which I honestly never thought I would be. I just barely read this girl I know's blog (which was awesome) and she made this list of things to do before she turns 30. Since it's almost 1:00 in the morning and I always think I'm so filled with insight and awesomeness, I've decided to do the same. Yeah... Uh... What was it that I was typing? Crap. Again, almost 1:00 am, so... List of things. The truth is that my blogs end up being more diaries than anything else and I look back on them, thinking about my life.
So, things I want to do before I'm 27. Oh, my gosh. Grr... 27????! How am I going to be 27 next year? I don't feel 26 right now. I keep thinking I'm younger. How did this happen?
Okay, so I'm filled with more resolve to improve my life. I thought I had time to finish everything I wanted, but the way time is moving, I really don't.
Things to Do Before Next Year (tentative list of realistic goals)
1. Quit this job (the one I'm at tonight. I love it, but all my friends are leaving it and I feel like I've outgrown it. Also... Law degree. Why am I cleaning in the middle of the night? Not that I'm not grateful for the job, again. I just want to move on, probably.).
2. Get a job that requires a J.D. or a Social Worker license.
3. Start paying my student loans.
4. Start investing 10% of my income (Yes, I have a plan. No, nobody seems to appreciate the genius of it. It sounds great, though).
5. Get down to a size four.
6. Start saving 10% of my income regularly.
7. Pay off my credit cards.
8. Call my out-of-town friends at least once a month.
9. Get a creative hobby. I feel like I need to do stuff with my hands and all my hobbies involve sitting.
10. See 5 new Utah sights (waterfalls, historical, etc.)
11. Visit my friends in New York. Maybe friend would be more accurate + people I know and like vaguely.
12. Go on a road-trip.
13. Take a week off! A whole week where I don't have anything to do or worry about. Hopefully with room service, but either way, that's fine.
14. Go to one full session of church at least once a month, on average. I've been jumping off and on the being LDS thing for the past 6 years or so. I feel like I need to make a decision one way or another. The whole ward reorganization thing may either help or hurt. I had a period of time where I was teaching Primary where I was all about going to church, but then had this period of time where I stopped caring.
15. Get drunk. Yes, I realize that this is in direct contradiction to the previous goal, but I promised a friend I would and I'm really really curious about what I'd be like drunk. People have told me I act drunk when I'm tired, but I'm curious about the actual drunkeness. I'm also not particularly worried about my addiction likelihood. I hate the taste of alcohol and hate the sensation of losing control, so alcohol wouldn't be my drug of choice.
16. Get a bike.
17. Stick to my SSS and increase frequency slowly.
18. Publish an article.
19. Clear up my skin using water drinking, etc.
20. Organize my book collection.
21. Keep up with tithing.
22. Buy my parents a cruise.
23. Host a dinner party.
24. Host a murder mystery party... Sigh.
25. Make a friend.
26. Get a massage.
27. Get a professional mani-pedi.
I have other stuff I'd like to do, but I'm unclear about whether I'll have sufficient funds or time to do them before the end of the year. Things like get braces and lasik. Especially braces. I really want those. Sigh.
There's a picture of a clock. Today, my goal for tonight is to embrace the internet all night long. I'm excited about this. I realize that I'm not supposed to be "overusing" the internet, but isn't that a contradiction in terms? So, I just realized that I am now in my late twenties. Not mid anymore. Late. Which is a step closer to 30, which I honestly never thought I would be. I just barely read this girl I know's blog (which was awesome) and she made this list of things to do before she turns 30. Since it's almost 1:00 in the morning and I always think I'm so filled with insight and awesomeness, I've decided to do the same. Yeah... Uh... What was it that I was typing? Crap. Again, almost 1:00 am, so... List of things. The truth is that my blogs end up being more diaries than anything else and I look back on them, thinking about my life.
So, things I want to do before I'm 27. Oh, my gosh. Grr... 27????! How am I going to be 27 next year? I don't feel 26 right now. I keep thinking I'm younger. How did this happen?
Okay, so I'm filled with more resolve to improve my life. I thought I had time to finish everything I wanted, but the way time is moving, I really don't.
Things to Do Before Next Year (tentative list of realistic goals)
1. Quit this job (the one I'm at tonight. I love it, but all my friends are leaving it and I feel like I've outgrown it. Also... Law degree. Why am I cleaning in the middle of the night? Not that I'm not grateful for the job, again. I just want to move on, probably.).
2. Get a job that requires a J.D. or a Social Worker license.
3. Start paying my student loans.
4. Start investing 10% of my income (Yes, I have a plan. No, nobody seems to appreciate the genius of it. It sounds great, though).
5. Get down to a size four.
6. Start saving 10% of my income regularly.
7. Pay off my credit cards.
8. Call my out-of-town friends at least once a month.
9. Get a creative hobby. I feel like I need to do stuff with my hands and all my hobbies involve sitting.
10. See 5 new Utah sights (waterfalls, historical, etc.)
11. Visit my friends in New York. Maybe friend would be more accurate + people I know and like vaguely.
12. Go on a road-trip.
13. Take a week off! A whole week where I don't have anything to do or worry about. Hopefully with room service, but either way, that's fine.
14. Go to one full session of church at least once a month, on average. I've been jumping off and on the being LDS thing for the past 6 years or so. I feel like I need to make a decision one way or another. The whole ward reorganization thing may either help or hurt. I had a period of time where I was teaching Primary where I was all about going to church, but then had this period of time where I stopped caring.
15. Get drunk. Yes, I realize that this is in direct contradiction to the previous goal, but I promised a friend I would and I'm really really curious about what I'd be like drunk. People have told me I act drunk when I'm tired, but I'm curious about the actual drunkeness. I'm also not particularly worried about my addiction likelihood. I hate the taste of alcohol and hate the sensation of losing control, so alcohol wouldn't be my drug of choice.
16. Get a bike.
17. Stick to my SSS and increase frequency slowly.
18. Publish an article.
19. Clear up my skin using water drinking, etc.
20. Organize my book collection.
21. Keep up with tithing.
22. Buy my parents a cruise.
23. Host a dinner party.
24. Host a murder mystery party... Sigh.
25. Make a friend.
26. Get a massage.
27. Get a professional mani-pedi.
I have other stuff I'd like to do, but I'm unclear about whether I'll have sufficient funds or time to do them before the end of the year. Things like get braces and lasik. Especially braces. I really want those. Sigh.
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