Isn't that just the way though? We make plans, we say "this is my year!" and then we don't do a damned thing about it.
But this year really is different.
And I really can feel it.
For one thing, I'm not living with my parents. For another, I've had a taste of traveling and adventuring in the past two years which hasn't been satiated yet.
For another, I've signed up and paid for my half-marathon in Yellowstone.
I've talked myself up but the rough truth is I've yet to start training for that event. I've bought plane tickets and booked my hotel, but I haven't even started training.
Yikes.
Resolutions, indeed!
This year really is my year. I've put a bug in my roommate's ear -- she thinks we really should try juice fasting for about 10 days. She walked in on me watching Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead this morning. She watched as Siong Norte started and finished her fast. Siong suffered from severe headaches and/or migraines. So does my roomie.
LB even said we should get t-shirts, like the one Joe got for Phil, that are too small and we should take them with us everywhere we go to remind us what we're working for.
Except I can't find them anywhere.
I guess a trip to Australia is in order.
Hm . . .
Right. Let's get back to the subject matter, shall we?
Resolutions. One's I'll actually work hard to accomplish this year:
- Be early to work.
- Walk a mile everyday outside of my workouts.
- Workout daily (keep Saturday as a rest day).
- Complete my half marathon within the allowed time frame.
- Blog at least once a week.
- Go to Paris for New Years.
- Participate in a 52 week savings challenge.
- Go for a month without spending money on anything unnecessary.
- Do something fun for the 4th of July.
- Have my last day of work be before 12/23/2014.
Be early to work:
- I've fallen into a really bad habit of just showing up to work. I'm usually three or four minutes late. I'd like to make an extended effort to be on time and even early to work. It's not fair to my co-workers, nor myself, if I am constantly late.
Walk a mile everyday outside of my workouts:
- I had an "aha" moment a few days ago. I don't have to start out running. I know the end goal has been to run a half marathon but I'm too big and too out of shape to be running. I'll start by walking a mile a day. After a week, I'll start walk/jogging. Then I'll jog the whole way. But I will always end my day with a walk around the block.
Workout daily:
- I'm going to do a 30-minute Jillian Michaels' workout. I've gotten good results in the past and I need to add some extra cardio if I'm just going to stick to walking. Our DVD player is finally working well so I may be able to find some YouTube workouts and watch them in the living room.
- 30 minutes with Jillian
- 1 mile walk
- My workout goal for January is to complete 2 miles without stopping my jog.
Complete my half marathon within the allowed time frame:
- The cutoff time for the race is 4 hours. "Plenty of time for even slowish walkers. That is an 18.5 minute mile" (FAQs). I would love to be able to finish in 3 hours. But, realistically, my goal is to just finish.
Blog at least once a week:
- I have been naughty. I have gone for days without blogging and, even though my it feels like my audience is just myself, isn't that a good enough reason to write? Plus, it will make me report how much I've been workout out. ;)
Go to Paris for New Years:
- My sister, K, has said she'd like to visit the UK for her 30th birthday (which is in July). Good for her! I doubt I'll have enough money saved between now and then to go with her, but I'll definitely have enough money saved for my New Years adventure. I need to sign up with Contiki ASAP, though, if I want to save my place . . . anyone want to loan me $200 for a reservation?
- As a precursor, though, I need a passport. Yay for paperwork . . .
Participate in a 52 week savings challenge:
- Since I'm paid every other week, I won't be doing this as a "weekly" thing, per say. I'll allocate a set dollar amount from each paycheck into a seperate savings account. I'll not use this savings account for anything -- even emergencies.
- This challenge is to prove to myself that I really do have self control.
- Plus, it'll be nice to have some cash saved for 2015 -- which I'll be spending in Thailand.
Go for a month without spending money on anything unnecessary:
- I'm basically going to freeze my assets for a month. No eating out. No clothes shopping. No "girls nights" or "forgotten lunches" at work. I will eat whatever is in the house and only make absolutely necessary purchases. If I'm juicing, that means buying fruits and veggies only. The other thing I would need to purchase is fuel in order to commute to work.
- That month is going to be a long one. But it's going to be so worth it! There's a good amount of excess money I always end up spending on things like eating out and shopping.
- Again, another exercise in self control!
Do something fun for the 4th of July:
- I've already gotten a verbal agreement from my roomie, LB, that we're going to do something fun this year. It'll be on a Friday so I'll have the night off work. The tentative plan is to do a cruise in the water around the Space Needle for the fireworks show. I'll be able to do this through Events and Adventures, since I'm a member.
Have my last day of work be before 12/23/2014:
- Last. Day. Of. Work. For quite a while.
- This way, I'll be able to spend Christmas and Christmas Eve with my family. I won't have to worry about work and I'll be able to focus on packing for my Paris trip. And when I come back from Europe, I'll be able to focus my packing and planning towards my Thailand trip. I plan to start my TEFL/TESOL certification in February.
- After a month, I'll have my certification and be able to find a contract. I hope to stay in Thailand for one year, if not longer.
Good goals, yes?
I thought so, too.
Cheers!
LC
LC
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