Showing posts with label 2013 goals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2013 goals. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Goals for 2013 & 2014
I am crossposting to both my personal journal & knitting one since they overlap so much.
First, last year's goals & what happened.
- Finish the Maeve socks
Done! Hooray
- Have at least five dates with my DH
I think so. We squeezed some in during that last week. I think we made it.
- Get more activity into my routine
Honestly... Fail. I really didn't do it.
- Lose weight in a healthy manner
Again. Nope. Didn't happen.
- Get any buttons or beads on finished WIPs within four months of finishing the knitting portion
Success. But then again, I think I am also avoiding projects with buttons...
- Get out solo and/or have an evening with a friend
Got out with Meredith once which was really good.
- Sleep training with DSI won't go into this insanity. But suffice it to say, it should have been done already... *sigh*
Done. But it does require redoing from time to time. He started creeping on the bedtime again & fussing. So there is more of it again. But seems to be working okay.
So all in all, not bad. Most were successful. The diet and exercise were the biggies on the nope side. But all in all, not too shabby.
Now for the 2014 Goals
- Get more activity into my routine
Gonna put this at the top of the list. It is very important for so many reasons...
- Lose weight in a healthy manner
Relisting for the obvious reasons.
- More solo time for me & DH
I really think it is critical for both DH & I to have some time for ourselves. It is good for the mental health. We had talked about taking one night a month for ourselves. But it didn't happen. Maybe if I put it here, we might get it to happen.
- Get my resume completed
Things with the merger are still happening. The big systems stuff is early 2015. So I really should have my resume brushed up & maybe contact some headhunters in the publishing field. I really love publishing and think I would like to continue in it.
- Finish sweater for DH
I really would like to finish the sweater. It was cast on in the fall of 2012...
- 12 socks in 12 months
Realistically, this one may not happen. But you know what? It is great to try and push it. I have had four pairs of handknit socks die since fall. I need to make more. I joined a very open group on Ravelry that goal is to knit 12 pairs in 2014. http://www.ravelry.com/groups/dozen-pairs-of-socks-in-2014 But they welcome anyone to set their own goals. They have a beginner & advanced pattern for each month. But you can also do your own thing. My kind of group. I am *terrible* about staying with just one thing. *laugh*
I know I could set more goals, but I think this is good.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
2013 Goals
I am cross posting this to my personal & knitting journals. I like that the goals are mixed and think it helps.
- Finish the Maeve socks
Yes. I said it. *gulp* But I really want to get them off the WIPs list! And they will look incredible. And no, that doesn't mean make them ankle length. *laugh* They are already ankle length. So binding them off doesn't count. *grin*
- Have at least five dates with my DH
Hey, time to up the anty. We need the time out together. Our 10th anniversary is this year. We need to do something special. I really want to figure out a way to get a night alone without the kids for our anniversary in April. It is critical that we get some time together without the Littles. I love them. But we also really need some time for us.
- Get more activity into my routine
I am hoping that when the nicer weather returns we can do more of this as a family. I am also hoping maybe I can find some Wii games that I like that will enable me to work out more at home. Since I have been approved for two days working from home again for 2013, I need to take advantage of that. I am thinking that sometimes that needs to be me taking an actual lunch hour & working out during that time.
- Lose weight in a healthy manner
I need to get serious about losing weight. Not just making half hearted attempts. *sigh* This one is rough. I don't know if the answer is going back to Weight Watchers again or trying something new. I know WW works. And looking for something new requires time & energy I don't have.
With the merger stuff, I also need to be prepared if I get laid off. I don't want to think about it, but I need to be realistic about it. And there is a whole lot of biased against fat people. It is one of the last remaining prejudges that is not only socially acceptable but in fact actively cultivated.
I am not at a healthy weight currently. And I really need to keep up with the kids. That will only get more true as they get older. And if I am not moving, they aren't going to move much over time as well. So it is very critical to make this a priority for the coming year.
- Get any buttons or beads on finished WIPs within four months of finishing the knitting portion
It felt good to not see so many items lingering in my WIPs that are waiting for buttons. I still have the elastic issue for the dress for DD. But otherwise my WIPs are just that *in progress*. That feels much better than having them linger. I was going to say two months. But I know sometimes it takes a bit longer to *find* affordable buttons. I have some lovely singleton or pairs of buttons. However, I really don't have a sweater's worth even for the littles lying around. So it takes time to find ones that won't break the bank.
- Get out solo and/or have an evening with a friendI would really like some solo time. I also think this could include getting to one of the fiber fests. I was sick for Maryland S&W and then too broke to make the trip to Rhinebeck (which of course came after a bout of illness tore through the house too so I was exhausted anyhow.) So I really want to make one of the fiber fests this year. *crosses fingers* I really miss going. *sigh*
- Sleep training with DSI won't go into this insanity. But suffice it to say, it should have been done already... *sigh*
I think that is plenty for the coming year. *sighs* Feeling like there is too much when I look at the list. That doesn't include the things I need to have happen in prep for the possible/impending merger. I want to say I feel confident it will all be okay. But it is all one big question mark. And I don't know what I can do other than prepare what I can... *crosses fingers it all goes well*
Frankly, I am current just hoping to be employed this time next year...
- Finish the Maeve socks
Yes. I said it. *gulp* But I really want to get them off the WIPs list! And they will look incredible. And no, that doesn't mean make them ankle length. *laugh* They are already ankle length. So binding them off doesn't count. *grin*
- Have at least five dates with my DH
Hey, time to up the anty. We need the time out together. Our 10th anniversary is this year. We need to do something special. I really want to figure out a way to get a night alone without the kids for our anniversary in April. It is critical that we get some time together without the Littles. I love them. But we also really need some time for us.
- Get more activity into my routine
I am hoping that when the nicer weather returns we can do more of this as a family. I am also hoping maybe I can find some Wii games that I like that will enable me to work out more at home. Since I have been approved for two days working from home again for 2013, I need to take advantage of that. I am thinking that sometimes that needs to be me taking an actual lunch hour & working out during that time.
- Lose weight in a healthy manner
I need to get serious about losing weight. Not just making half hearted attempts. *sigh* This one is rough. I don't know if the answer is going back to Weight Watchers again or trying something new. I know WW works. And looking for something new requires time & energy I don't have.
With the merger stuff, I also need to be prepared if I get laid off. I don't want to think about it, but I need to be realistic about it. And there is a whole lot of biased against fat people. It is one of the last remaining prejudges that is not only socially acceptable but in fact actively cultivated.
I am not at a healthy weight currently. And I really need to keep up with the kids. That will only get more true as they get older. And if I am not moving, they aren't going to move much over time as well. So it is very critical to make this a priority for the coming year.
- Get any buttons or beads on finished WIPs within four months of finishing the knitting portion
It felt good to not see so many items lingering in my WIPs that are waiting for buttons. I still have the elastic issue for the dress for DD. But otherwise my WIPs are just that *in progress*. That feels much better than having them linger. I was going to say two months. But I know sometimes it takes a bit longer to *find* affordable buttons. I have some lovely singleton or pairs of buttons. However, I really don't have a sweater's worth even for the littles lying around. So it takes time to find ones that won't break the bank.
- Get out solo and/or have an evening with a friendI would really like some solo time. I also think this could include getting to one of the fiber fests. I was sick for Maryland S&W and then too broke to make the trip to Rhinebeck (which of course came after a bout of illness tore through the house too so I was exhausted anyhow.) So I really want to make one of the fiber fests this year. *crosses fingers* I really miss going. *sigh*
- Sleep training with DSI won't go into this insanity. But suffice it to say, it should have been done already... *sigh*
I think that is plenty for the coming year. *sighs* Feeling like there is too much when I look at the list. That doesn't include the things I need to have happen in prep for the possible/impending merger. I want to say I feel confident it will all be okay. But it is all one big question mark. And I don't know what I can do other than prepare what I can... *crosses fingers it all goes well*
Frankly, I am current just hoping to be employed this time next year...
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