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New Year - New Goals
Jan. 7th, 2004 02:18 pmSo it's that time of year again. A shiny new time to start things fresh - even more so now that I'm no longer running on an educational schedule (for the first time in my entire life - it's very odd to realize that I will be doing the same thing, all year long, without long breaks during the lazy summer months.)
I'm not making resolutions proper. There are several reasons for this, all listed ( here )
Instead, I'm looking at what sort of things I want to work on and goals I want to work toward in the coming year. All the reasons above narrow down to one essential thing in the end - I'm more comfortable and happier with doing it w/ less structure than I would be otherwise. So these are the areas I want to work/play in in the coming year:
~I want to try to be better with money.
~I want to write more fanfic, and start planning original fiction (maybe for NaNoWriMo next year?)
~I want to knit as much/more, and work on choosing projects and tools that bless me rather than any old thing just because I'm bored. (This is going to be a recurring theme from now on, I think.)
~I want to stay more organized (which is still going to be a far cry from my daydream, but a more natural and manageable level for me) about things.
~I want to keep up with my email, and actually read/respond to lists I'm on (there are a couple fic list exceptions I just keep for the recs, but I know which ones I have for that and which ones I have for the actual content) or get rid of them.
~Ditto with my livejournal.
~I want to plan out what I spend money on better, and just get things that actually grab my attention and make me happy, and not just to get things.
~I want to continue to learn about mathematics and japanese. Maybe get an algebra book and review that, then dig out my trig stuff and relearn it.
~I want to sort through and consolidate/purge my tapes. With one exception, I really don't need all the vhs copies of the first two seasons of Farscape anymore. They can now be recycled.
~I want to get more DVDs of shows I love.
~I want to do more things to take care of myself and make me feel good. (bath type stuff, makeup when I feel like it, that sort of thing. Also, remembering to take my meds and such.)
~In particular, I'd like to get Conligare finished (at least the rough draft), and get the Aran afghan I'm working on mostly done.
~I'd like to do my Christmas shopping all year long so that I don't have a huge crush right at the end of the year. (plus, I like the idea of squirreling away things for my friends and family and waiting to surprise them with it/them.)
~I want to start saving some money so that I'm not living pay check to pay check *quite* as much.
~I want to try new things (like foods and such) when I'm out doing things. I want to go out to the movies more - I should try taking myself out on a date every so often. ::g::
Will I think of more things? Almost certainly. But it's a good list to start with.
I'm not making resolutions proper. There are several reasons for this, all listed ( here )
Instead, I'm looking at what sort of things I want to work on and goals I want to work toward in the coming year. All the reasons above narrow down to one essential thing in the end - I'm more comfortable and happier with doing it w/ less structure than I would be otherwise. So these are the areas I want to work/play in in the coming year:
~I want to try to be better with money.
~I want to write more fanfic, and start planning original fiction (maybe for NaNoWriMo next year?)
~I want to knit as much/more, and work on choosing projects and tools that bless me rather than any old thing just because I'm bored. (This is going to be a recurring theme from now on, I think.)
~I want to stay more organized (which is still going to be a far cry from my daydream, but a more natural and manageable level for me) about things.
~I want to keep up with my email, and actually read/respond to lists I'm on (there are a couple fic list exceptions I just keep for the recs, but I know which ones I have for that and which ones I have for the actual content) or get rid of them.
~Ditto with my livejournal.
~I want to plan out what I spend money on better, and just get things that actually grab my attention and make me happy, and not just to get things.
~I want to continue to learn about mathematics and japanese. Maybe get an algebra book and review that, then dig out my trig stuff and relearn it.
~I want to sort through and consolidate/purge my tapes. With one exception, I really don't need all the vhs copies of the first two seasons of Farscape anymore. They can now be recycled.
~I want to get more DVDs of shows I love.
~I want to do more things to take care of myself and make me feel good. (bath type stuff, makeup when I feel like it, that sort of thing. Also, remembering to take my meds and such.)
~In particular, I'd like to get Conligare finished (at least the rough draft), and get the Aran afghan I'm working on mostly done.
~I'd like to do my Christmas shopping all year long so that I don't have a huge crush right at the end of the year. (plus, I like the idea of squirreling away things for my friends and family and waiting to surprise them with it/them.)
~I want to start saving some money so that I'm not living pay check to pay check *quite* as much.
~I want to try new things (like foods and such) when I'm out doing things. I want to go out to the movies more - I should try taking myself out on a date every so often. ::g::
Will I think of more things? Almost certainly. But it's a good list to start with.
