Goals

I mentioned when I took up blogging here again that goals were to follow. Even when I knew nobody was really reading this blog, I was still hesitant to post goals here. I have two fears that stopped me from doing it: fear of being judged (for the things I want OR for the things I don't want) and fear of failure. If I tell someone what my goal is then I'm not the only one who knows I failed.

But to hell with that! I'm not doing this because of what other people thing, and I'm not making decisions that are right for my friends or that I want them to agree with. I am making decisions that are right for me and doing what I want to see done for my own life. I don't expect my friends to agree with everything I set out to do or with my methods. Besides, the purpose of this blog was originally for me to keep tabs on myself and be able to reflect back later. So, with that in mind, let's look at some goals shall we?

1. Get back into a size 12. (I don't believe this is a final goal, though it may be. It is my first "check point")

2. Give up the smoking habit for good.

3. Run a 5K. (This goal may take me right up until my 30th birthday, but damn it, I am *going* to get there!)

4. Get Dillon involved in an active lifestyle during his time with me and make it fun for him.

5. Put in the necessary work to get my emotional eating habit under control!

6. Complete at least 1/3 of my graduate program.

7. Be at, or deep into the process of finding, a new job.

8. Develop consistency in my bodily care - skin, nails, hair, etc as well as regular doctor/dentist visits - and stop treating these things as if they are unimportant. That's right, I matter.

9. Return to yoga classes or engage in consistent at home practice.

10. Create a financial plan that is flexible, but leaves room for actual savings. (no more spending everything I earn)

And there we have it for now. I have 1 year and 96 days to get as much of this done as possible, and I think that is perfectly realistic. Perhaps I will find that I get there before the end of that time, and then maybe I can add more goals. Either way, the most important thing is that now I have, in writing, the things I am working toward. So here we go!