I thought it was time for a recap of my goals for the year. I think an update here and there is the only way to keep myself accountable for them. I'm actually impressed with my progress. Most of it has seemed to come without much effort. As I tried to tell Mr. O, I truly believe in positive thinking and "putting things out" in the universe. There are too many coincidences, if you will, for me not to believe it. It's really an amazing place to live and breathe. Okay, stop rolling your eyes and take another look at the goals.
Goal #1: Run at least one 5k with my husband. Okay, no we haven't ran a 5k yet, but we have started walking our neighborhood again. We have a 2+ mile loop that we used to walk and jog multiple times a week. It feels good to get back to this. We were going to run a 5k this month, but, unfortunately, I now have to work. There will be one soon. Hopefully, before summer takes hold of Tennessee.
Goal #2: Read at least 25 books this year. Well, this is one goal that has kind of stalled. I've still only read the two books from January. I've been trying to read a book that someone lent me for over a month. I'm just not that into it. I hate starting a book and then stopping it. I have stopped mid book or even 100 pages from the end (Shout out to Twilight). I think I may just pick another book. I'm in a reading mood today, actually. I may catch some rays on the deck this afternoon and read. I need some vitamin D too. Have you been outside? It's amazing!
Goal #3: Be a more healthy me. If any of my goals are going to be completely accomplished, it will definitely be this one. I've switched over to mostly organic food. Aaron and I have started walking again. I've been avoiding fast food like the plague. I've lost 5 pounds. Unfortunately, it's in my boobs. Sorry, Mr. O. I've been making healthier choices, like organic yogurt with granola, fresh veggies, tons of fruit, hummus and veggie wraps, and salad after salad. It has been delicious. I feel awesome. This one is easy to keep up.
Goal #4: Expand our recycling. Check. I'm actually going to go buy some bins today. I have some rinsed cans sitting on my counter awaiting a new home. I've decided to do cans and plastic. So, I'm officially recycling plastic, paper, cardboard and cans. The funny thing is our trash collection company is now offering a recycling bin. I was so excited when I saw this, but after a discussion with Mr. O, I think I'll save the $8 a month and drive 5 miles down the road to the recycling drop off and get a little extra exercise in at the same time.
Goal #5: Keep up with blogging. Today is post number 25, which is the total number of posts of last year. Woot! I'm definitely keeping up.
Goal #6: Take a vacation more than once. One vacation planned! We are going on a trip with my family to Grayton Beach, Florida at the end of the summer! I am so stoked about it. Aaron and I are going to go to Atlanta one weekend too. Right now, I've been working almost every weekend. I hate it, but for now it's what I have to do. One day I won't be the nurse at the bottom of the totem pole. That's two trips, my friends. I hope there are more too.
Goal #7: See my family more. I'm making time for this. I went to see my sister's new house on a Thursday night. I figure now that I'm working a lot of weekends, then I have to make more of effort during the week. It's not always feasible for them, but when it is, I plan on going to see them. I saw my mom this weekend and Aaron's sister came over and hung out most of the day with us on Saturday. I love my family.
Goal #8: To not be so hard on myself. Okay, this one is a work in progress. I did tell myself to get over myself not to long ago. Now that might sound harsh, but I actually was being hard on myself, so it was kind of like telling myself to knock it off. I am trying to stay aware of this one, so that I can stop before I make myself feel completely bad about something. This one is by far the hardest goal for me.
Goal #9: To give more to others. I'm working on this one too. I think I am already a giving person, so this one might be the easiest goal, but I'm going to figure out a way to make it more of a goal. I already do some things, so to count them toward the goal really isn't right. I'll figure out how this one will pan out. I still have 10 months to find the solution.
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Hello, 2010! You're going to love me!
Resolution, smezolutions. I don't do them. I never really have. It's too much pressure and we all know the statistics. They don't work. I do, however, make a lot of goals for myself. I don't necessarily do them because it's a new year. I do them because I don't want to become too content and let life pass by me. With goals, there is growth. Growth means endless possibilities. I'm once again opening up the possibilities for myself, in part, for 2010, but mostly because I will never be that person that wakes up and does the same routine from sun up until sun down every single day. That's just not who I am or who I ever will be in the future. In no particular order, my goals are below.
Goal #1: Run at least one 5K with my husband. What you should know about me is that I am not a runner, but I really want to be. I have runner's envy. What I really want my goal to be is to do a 1/2 marathon, but I know I'm not ready for all that. I can barely run a mile without having to stop and walk. Hopefully, I'll do more than one race. One is a starting point though. Start small, but shoot for the moon (1/2 Marathon 2011, what, what!).
Goal #2: Read at least 25 books this year. I got away from reading because of all the text book reading that I had to do in school. Reading and I have a very love-hate relationship as of late. We're working on coming back to what we once were. I'm off to a pretty good start too. I've almost finished reading a book I got for Christmas. It's called "A Homemade Life." If you are into a good story and cooking, you would love it. It tells the story behind each recipe that graces it's pages. It's positively delightful.
Goal #3: Be a more healthy me. I've already started switching a lot of our foods to organic. I've been reading food labels for years, but I've started paying even more attention lately. I'm also already deemed "the healthy eater" at my new job, but all of these things are not enough. My goal is to pick healthier choices for me and my family, switch even more to organics (Why are Trader Joes and Whole Foods, so far away?), and to get back into working out. I'm not putting a timeline on this, but I want to keep it in the front of my mind where it is easily accessible. I already have three weapons to help me with this goal, In Defense of Food, which helps me with goal #2 too, Biggest Loser's Boot Camp video, and a goal to run a 5K. I truly believe your body is your temple, so this should be an easy one. I deserve to be the most healthy me.
Goal #4: Expand our recycling. We have been recycling paper products and card board for most of last year, but I've been putting off expanding to other things. Let's face it. There is more work involved with recycling plastic or cans. My goal is to pick up at least one of these two this year.
Goal #5: Keep up with blogging or writing. You may not know that I used to want to be a writer. Now, I didn't really know what that meant, other than I was constantly writing stories, poems and in my journal/notebook and it made me happy. I think this blog makes me more accountable for this goal and that makes me happy.
Goal #6: Take a vacation more than once. Hey, I'm making up for this year! We didn't have a vacation at all. Well, we did go visit Aaron's parents in Florida, but I want a just-me-and-Aaron beach trip and I would love a road trip to somewhere I've never been. This could be almost anywhere because I've really only visited the states surrounding Tennessee.
Goal #7: See my family more. I've already started the Sunday dinner tradition. I want to do even more to see my family more. Time with them really is very important to me.
Goal #8: To not be so hard on myself. This is always on my list of goals. I'm lousy at keeping this goal up. I am very hard on myself. I always have been, so it's hard not to be. I've been better about this one over the last few months, so I'm hopeful that I can continue to do this.
Goal #9: To give more to others. Now, I don't mean, material things necessarily. This could be my time or advice. The possibilities are endless. My goal is to give at least once a month, whether a surprise gift, a phone call to someone I haven't talked to in a while, or paying for some one's ticket behind me in line somewhere. Touching other people will make my soul happy. It's one of the reasons that I like my job so much. I'm a very blessed person, so I'd like to share my good fortune.
This is a start. Possibly, all I can handle for one year or at least for while, but I strive to do all these things and to look for new goals that I can achieve along the way.
Goal #1: Run at least one 5K with my husband. What you should know about me is that I am not a runner, but I really want to be. I have runner's envy. What I really want my goal to be is to do a 1/2 marathon, but I know I'm not ready for all that. I can barely run a mile without having to stop and walk. Hopefully, I'll do more than one race. One is a starting point though. Start small, but shoot for the moon (1/2 Marathon 2011, what, what!).
Goal #2: Read at least 25 books this year. I got away from reading because of all the text book reading that I had to do in school. Reading and I have a very love-hate relationship as of late. We're working on coming back to what we once were. I'm off to a pretty good start too. I've almost finished reading a book I got for Christmas. It's called "A Homemade Life." If you are into a good story and cooking, you would love it. It tells the story behind each recipe that graces it's pages. It's positively delightful.
Goal #3: Be a more healthy me. I've already started switching a lot of our foods to organic. I've been reading food labels for years, but I've started paying even more attention lately. I'm also already deemed "the healthy eater" at my new job, but all of these things are not enough. My goal is to pick healthier choices for me and my family, switch even more to organics (Why are Trader Joes and Whole Foods, so far away?), and to get back into working out. I'm not putting a timeline on this, but I want to keep it in the front of my mind where it is easily accessible. I already have three weapons to help me with this goal, In Defense of Food, which helps me with goal #2 too, Biggest Loser's Boot Camp video, and a goal to run a 5K. I truly believe your body is your temple, so this should be an easy one. I deserve to be the most healthy me.
Goal #4: Expand our recycling. We have been recycling paper products and card board for most of last year, but I've been putting off expanding to other things. Let's face it. There is more work involved with recycling plastic or cans. My goal is to pick up at least one of these two this year.
Goal #5: Keep up with blogging or writing. You may not know that I used to want to be a writer. Now, I didn't really know what that meant, other than I was constantly writing stories, poems and in my journal/notebook and it made me happy. I think this blog makes me more accountable for this goal and that makes me happy.
Goal #6: Take a vacation more than once. Hey, I'm making up for this year! We didn't have a vacation at all. Well, we did go visit Aaron's parents in Florida, but I want a just-me-and-Aaron beach trip and I would love a road trip to somewhere I've never been. This could be almost anywhere because I've really only visited the states surrounding Tennessee.
Goal #7: See my family more. I've already started the Sunday dinner tradition. I want to do even more to see my family more. Time with them really is very important to me.
Goal #8: To not be so hard on myself. This is always on my list of goals. I'm lousy at keeping this goal up. I am very hard on myself. I always have been, so it's hard not to be. I've been better about this one over the last few months, so I'm hopeful that I can continue to do this.
Goal #9: To give more to others. Now, I don't mean, material things necessarily. This could be my time or advice. The possibilities are endless. My goal is to give at least once a month, whether a surprise gift, a phone call to someone I haven't talked to in a while, or paying for some one's ticket behind me in line somewhere. Touching other people will make my soul happy. It's one of the reasons that I like my job so much. I'm a very blessed person, so I'd like to share my good fortune.
This is a start. Possibly, all I can handle for one year or at least for while, but I strive to do all these things and to look for new goals that I can achieve along the way.
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