I like to set goals.
So now I'm going to list my goals for this year. I think it'll help me to be more accountable! Maybe. Sometimes I set goals that never see the light of day. Sometimes Ben and I set goals together, and those we usually stick to. Like our 2009 goal, which was to not buy a single new thing for the whole year. We did it too - isn't that cool! Last year we gave up eating refined sugar together successfully for a few months. Another year we decided to give away TV watching....we got rid of our TV completely! Yes. When Ben and I commit together, I certainly experience a higher rate of success. But I have a good feeling about 2012 - It's going to be my year!
So here goes....I hope to....NO!...wait, that's not a good start....I WILL......
1. Read 20 novels this year
2. Cook a new recipe every month
3. Take 2 long walks a week
4. Ride my bike often (at least twice a week)
5. Sew Christmas Presents ALL YEAR LONG (one a month sounds good)
6. Ride 20 km's in one stint
7. Swim from Slaughter Bay to Emily Bay (flippers optional)
8. Get back on the sugar-free wagon
9. Live in the moment a bit more than I do!
How does that sound? The reading thing is important. In the before time (ie marriage and kids), I read all the time. I never make time for it now. Maybe it's because I spend my days teaching others how to read?
I don't like cooking. So that goal will be hard. I hope to use sugar-free recipes. I recently read this ebook which is fantastic and should help me immensely to regain my sugar-free life.
Every year I say 'This year I'm going to get fit!'....I never do it. This is THE YEAR!!!!!! I've committed to a triathlon team (WHAT was I thinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). By Easter, I need to be able to ride 20 kilometres effortlessly.
And about that big swim from Slaughter to Emily. To most it wouldn't seem far. I think it's about 700 metres - which is a really BIG deal to me. A strong swimming friend has already offered to accompany me and yes, I'm going to wear flippers the first time I try. Ben is going to follow along behind in the canoe, just in case I wimp out. I'm hoping to give it a crack in the next fortnight (I'll keep you posted).
Now as for that 'living in the moment stuff', well that's a biggie. You see, I have a huge problem. I worry far too much about the future! I constantly plan and dream about stuff that hasn't or may never actually happen. I also dwell on the past, over-analysing stuff and feeling guilty about everything and anything that didn't quite go to plan. I worry about what family think, I worry about what strangers think. Ben would tell you I over-think, and over-worry! But not this year, it's time I landed in the present, living my life happily and taking each day as it comes. That's a healthy place to be, don't you agree?
I don't like cooking. So that goal will be hard. I hope to use sugar-free recipes. I recently read this ebook which is fantastic and should help me immensely to regain my sugar-free life.
Every year I say 'This year I'm going to get fit!'....I never do it. This is THE YEAR!!!!!! I've committed to a triathlon team (WHAT was I thinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). By Easter, I need to be able to ride 20 kilometres effortlessly.
And about that big swim from Slaughter to Emily. To most it wouldn't seem far. I think it's about 700 metres - which is a really BIG deal to me. A strong swimming friend has already offered to accompany me and yes, I'm going to wear flippers the first time I try. Ben is going to follow along behind in the canoe, just in case I wimp out. I'm hoping to give it a crack in the next fortnight (I'll keep you posted).
Now as for that 'living in the moment stuff', well that's a biggie. You see, I have a huge problem. I worry far too much about the future! I constantly plan and dream about stuff that hasn't or may never actually happen. I also dwell on the past, over-analysing stuff and feeling guilty about everything and anything that didn't quite go to plan. I worry about what family think, I worry about what strangers think. Ben would tell you I over-think, and over-worry! But not this year, it's time I landed in the present, living my life happily and taking each day as it comes. That's a healthy place to be, don't you agree?
Wish me luck!
1 comment:
Part of what makes you so beautifully and uniquely you is your deeply analytical and considered nature. Don't be too hard on yourself. Ellie and I are extremely keen on you just the way you are.
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