At the begging of feb every year after the rush of the holidays have dissolved I sit and do a list of goals i hope to achieve before Dec.31st.... I do this because it usually helps me organize my thoughts and take a brisk look to how I would like to see myself a little bit in the future....

this year my list of goals consisted on this...

1. I want to focus on my health, be good to my body and I started a goal to loose 40lbs by December... (I have started to go to the gym 3 days a week for a hour so far so good)
2. Write down what troubles me instead of bottling up my emotions and troubles (I have started to keep what I call a let loose journal)

3. spend more time with my family ( I have dinner on sundays with my parents)

4. take up a hobby instead of letting the TV run my life... (I have started to do water colors again) I dont know why I ever got out of doing this (I guess its the small things in life you let take over and keep you from doing what relaxes you)

and last but not least

5. become wiser with my income and not always give in to the (I have to have that right now syndrome) I have started to put 30% of my check into savings for a rainy day...

So my reason for doing this just gives me a over view of being able to look at realistic goals on paper and realizing it truly not hard to do if you put your mind to it!

So I would like to ask you guys...

do you start yearly goals for yourself?

IF you do tell me 5 goals you would like to achieve before the new year

and after seeing my list what do you think of my method? do you think its a wise way to organize your thoughts/goals?

my only goal is to find a job.

Sell enough of the stuff I now sell with my new employer to win that trip to Puerto Vallarta...

RenHoek said:

very nice very nice

dance4me3121 said:

you will hun ... I know its hard in these times now but you will

1. Catch up on all of my bills. It should be possible even in one year.

2. Still have my daughter living here in MD, not in AZ...

3. (Optional) Find a new woman to sleep with.

1 have made a good start for my new school
2 play piano on a decent level
3 expand my friend circle
4 keep my positve thoughts
5 .. to be continued

would be to find a job- filling out these apps
loves to type and 3.0 student
well at least its something....not that im keeping my hopes up

-save money
[Edited 4/20/10 21:08pm]

I'd like to..

..do my exams
..be more selfish and f-k other people who don't deserve my attention
..visit Vienna, Berlin and London in August and September
[Edited 4/19/10 23:13pm]

I hope Kilmarnock score enough goals to stay in the SPL.

RenHoek said:

Gay Mexico!

zaza said:

The most urgent thing right now is to find a job in the next weeks/months. If that won't happen then I have to postpone the search to next year as I will spent some more months with my bf in his country then. And I need to succeed to get a visa for my bf so that he can visit me. And to support him with his upcoming divorce.

My probably even more important goals in the long run are to find a way to consider life worth living for me again. That won't be easy at all as the last 3 years it totally was not. And to make my relationship work despite of all the problems we are facing. And to try to build up a friendship again with my ex if that's possible .

zaza said:

Me too. I'm tired of fucking myself.

Find the motivation to do all the things i have talked about for years

Joking aside;

I'd like to get somebody close to me to seek help for their worsening depression.

Hell just froze over. Viv posted something serious.

Worthy goal, Viv. Just realise they have to WANT it themselves. Forcing might compromise a friendship.

HamsterHuey said:

That's funny but a little unfair if you've been following me close enough

Seond comment very true - that's the challenge - it's family rather than friend though.

Move closer to my mom so she can see her only grandchild grow up.

1.getting my drivers licence

2.move to london

3.learn how to swim

4.lose my virginity

5.ride my bike more often

1. Get a job
2. Get laid.
3. Save up some money to be able to afford to go to London for a weekend.

Audexia said:

Where are you from?

zaza said:

Easy tiger...(I think she is a 'she')

vivid said:

She's a female

zaza said:

Exactly. So maybe not for you.

- the most important thing is to finish my Dissertation and graduate in December.

- get a new car. Mine is 15 years old.

- get that relationship that I so desperately want to work out.

vivid said:

zaza said:

haha from ethiopia,but i live in germany

Audexia said:

I live in Czech Republic!

vivid said:

that is half their battle won there, having someone recognise they are suffering (even if they dont yet know so themselves)

good luck

i hope your friend gets the help they need