It's the time of year when most of us take a look back and reflect on what we have (or haven’t) accomplished over the past twelve months. I decided to reread a few of my blog entries from a year or so ago, and I found an entry from January where I shared my goals for the upcoming year. They were:
- finish, edit/revise and eventually query a (90,000 word) manuscript by the end of the year
- lose weight (more specifically, lose 25 pounds by June)
- get control over my spending
- set up and stick to a blogging schedule
- get my website operational
As it turns out, I didn’t reach ANY of those goals. I had almost 365 days to get sh*t done, and I blew it. Yes, I did go back to school. Yes, I did manage to complete 33 credits (11 classes) in 12 months, which means I’m only 11 credits away from graduating. But I had over three-hundred days at my disposal, and I couldn’t achieve even one of those five goals I set for myself at the beginning of this year. #completefail
Is it worth it to set the same exact goals for myself for a second year in a row? Is it sensible? Realistic? *shrug* What do I know? But those were my goals nearly a year ago, and they’re still my goals now. With a few minor adjustments for 2012, of course…
Is it worth it to set the same exact goals for myself for a second year in a row? Is it sensible? Realistic? *shrug* What do I know? But those were my goals nearly a year ago, and they’re still my goals now. With a few minor adjustments for 2012, of course…
- finish, edit/revise and eventually query the post-apocalyptic manuscript I started in November (NaNo 11) by the end of the year
- lose weight (more specifically, lose 30 pounds by the time I leave for the destination wedding I’m going to in Puerto Rico in mid-May – might be a bit more difficult than last year’s goal, but it’s doable if I really work at it)
- get control over my spending (a.k.a. GET A JOB ASAP and bring my overwhelming credit card debt down to a more manageable amount)
- set up and stick to a blogging schedule (where I’ll hopefully blog a lot more than once a month LOL)
- get my website operational (I’m debating taking a workshop on wordpress for beginners in Feb
I’m also adding one more goal: graduate from NCC with my associates in accounting (which hopefully should happen in December 2012).
As you can see, it’s quite obvious I need to step my game up BIG TIME in 2012... So who’s with me??? ;-)
As you can see, it’s quite obvious I need to step my game up BIG TIME in 2012... So who’s with me??? ;-)
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