Some Goals

So a few months ago I tried starting this monthly goal chart. It had all sorts of daily, weekly, and monthly goals on it and frankly I needed a goal chart to manage my goal chart! It was too much for me and when I started seeing less and less gold stars on it I kinda just got deflated and gave up. The only things that I really stuck to and kept in my mind were the long term goals I made for the next 6 months so I'll report on those briefly and then get to my new goals for goals.

Finish reading Book of Mormon...I started reading the BofM prolly close to 2 years ago. I hate reading so for me this was a big undertaking and it didn't surprise me that it's taken me this long to get it done. I decided to mark it up with things that spoke to me or that I liked and even though it added time on to this project it made it a bit more enjoyable for someone like me who hates reading. It took me right up til the end but I finished it!

Finish up the Girl Temple cards I have printed.....this one was a big, fat failure. I need to do better in the new year.

Lose 15 pounds....This was also a big, FAT failure! Since I started going to school full time I have become THE worst stress eater in all of America! Seriously I am ridiculous! I need to do better.

Have $1200 in savings....This was as up & down sort of thing.....one month I'd do really good at saving my monies and the next I'd blow through it all. Thanks to a last minute Christmas bonus from my work I was able to meet this goal and a little more. Now to get it to stay in there!

Get into my Social Work program.....this was an odyssey! I had to jump through a lot of hoops and file a lot of petitions and sweet talk a lot of people but I AM IN!!

Have a 3.8 GPA......another odyssey! This semester was INTENSE! I've never done so much homework in my life. My life was school for the last few months, but for the very 1st time EVER I can report that I NEVER missed a single class this entire semester. The 1st time I was in college my goal was to go a certain amount of weeks before I skipped class and every semester that goal got sooner and sooner. But I powered through and attended every class like some sort of school nerd. I didn't get a 3.8......I got a 4.0!!!!!

So now that the new year is upon us I'm making some new goals for the new year...or rather for the new 6 months. I decided doing a few long term goals would be better for me instead of obsessing over the daily and weekly things I wasn't getting accomplished and feeling like a failure. I'm also going to scale some of my goals back so they're more attainable instead of some of the lofty goals I had before and then felt like a useless failure when I didn't achieve them. And I'm going to make a goal to report on them monthly on my blog and see how I'm doing. So for the next 6 months my goals will be....

Finish up my Girl Temple cards....I need to be infinitely better about my Temple attendance. I've really let it slide lately. I have 10 cards to get done and I've got souls to save!

Read the Doctrine & Covenants....with my own eyes not just listen to it. And mark things that speak to me and that I like.

Put another $1000 in savings.....I need to stop eating out so much and buying things like I've got piles of money hidden in my mattress. I need to live cheaper and spend smarter. I want to be able to work part time at some point this year while I finish up school and I'm in no shape to be able to do that in my current financial state.

Pay off any small bills/debts....I've managed to live mostly debt free in 2012 after paying off my car and credit cards. It's been heaven. So this goal will entail making sure no little bills have slipped through the cracks and that my credit is looking squeaky clean!

Have a 3.8 GPA....I'm in the final stages of my degree and if I want to go to Grad school then having a high GPA is more crucial than ever for me.

Lose 20 pounds....this would put me at my 1st ultimate goal weight with a couple pounds to spare. It puts me at needing to lose just over 3 pounds a month which is easy for me if I put my mind to it. This is going to entail me mostly sticking to better eating habits and tracking calories as I have very little time to be at the gym with my work and school schedule. I need to eat out WAY less and learn how to get my stress eating under control.

Run a 5K in under 34 minutes.....In June I ran a 5k in just over 35 minutes but I've let myself get out of running shape a bit so I need start fresh. This will also help me reach my 20 pound weight loss goal.

So I will report back on these goals in a month and see what progress I've made. Ready, Set, GO!!