Sunday, January 01, 2006

Allrighty, so I decided not to make New Year’s resolutions but instead to make a set of goals that I think I can achieve by the end of the year. The reason for this is that resolutions are usually huge things you know you’re never going to be able to do, while goals for the year make it more realistic. So here’s my list of goals for the year 2006.

1. I will find a job, whether it be in an office or school, as long as its not retail, sales or working around food, and lets me make enough money to live on then I’m happy.
2. Hand in hand with that, I will learn to budget better. I will learn to control my spending impulses and not bounce a check in 2006. I’m old enough I should have been doing this long ago, and I have no excuse for not doing so. I have to start paying my own bills, so I need to have enough money set aside for that, food, gas, and a lil money for entertainment. Hopefully soon after I get my own place I can start saving money to get a pet and then I will have to budget enough money per month for that as well.
3. I will lose at least 12 pounds. At least. I lost 30 pounds while I was working at Dillards, but somehow gained back almost 15 pounds between going back to school and the holidays. So before I can get new clothes for my new job I need to lose the weight. It doesn’t mean however that I stop jobhunting of course, I’ll just continue wearing my old clothes until the pounds disappear.
4. Along with the losing weight, I will also begin and maintain a healthier lifestyle. No more smoking (sigh), start working out again, cut back on the cursing, eat healthier, and don’t allow drama to stress me out.
5. I also want to start dating more in 2006, I had a handful of dates in 05, but I think I’d like to actively pursue having another relationship maybe. If I could find the right guy. In order to do that, I need to maintain my standards and go places single guys go. I also need to learn more about the dating ‘game’ in general. I know what sort of person I’d like to be involved with I just need to figure out how to go about getting it. Which is part of the reason I’m reading Dr. Phil’s book, Love Smart, hopefully that can help me a little.

Those are the main ones that I’d sort of been thinking about the last day or so. If I think of anymore I’ll add them. For now this is it. My list. I may falter, I may fall, but by the end of 2006 I hope to achieved all of these goals and maybe a few more. Laters.

posted by Ali @ 8:04 PM

1 Comments:

At 10:29 PM , Blogger elise.elaine said...

Add to that...going to NB...LOTS!! That may not help the budget too much though hehe.

 

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