Here's my update (as I'm now 5 months into this goal listing):
- paint the living/dining room - pending - will do after roommate's departure
- throw a big party - COMPLETE - did this for Halloween
- read 10 books of my own choosing - pending
- bake an apple pie from scratch, including the crust - pending - halfway there
- plant that big ol' vegetable garden I keep pining for - pending - waiting for spring
- finally hang the curtains in the living/dining room - pending - will do after roommate's departure
- take a "family" photo in a snowstorm - pending
- get another tattoo (or two) - pending - already know what I want, this is a reward for thesis completion, so it is on hold for a bit
- join a gym - COMPLETE - best decision ever
- whole-heartedly commit to daily exercise (work out at least 4 days a week - no ifs, ands, or buts) - ONGOING - I'm really happy with this goal: feeling much better, not seeing visible results, but living with less pain
- pay off my credit card debt - pending - working on this, am on target
- go to Ikea - COMPLETE - didn't buy anything, but did a lot of looking and planning
- finish my thesis, get it conferred, shut the book on that damned project - a big fat PENDING on this one
- visit Kristen in Door County (before she finds a fabulous new job and leaves) - VOID - she already left for a fabulous new job...now I need to visit her in West Bend
- fix the ding in my windshield before it cracks - COMPLETE - actually had to do this twice since August
- make at least one home-cooked meal each week, regardless of the roommate's whereabouts - ONGOING - this is going well, though I haven't been too adventurous and we eat a lot of leftovers
- get new tires for the car - COMPLETE - it was pricey, but I did it before the first snowfall
- visit my nephews and the new baby at least twice - COMPLETE - have seen them twice already and will see them again in February
- go to some sort of professional development that I actually find useful - COMPLETE - have attended two useful conferences
- cardio - even though I despise it, I will do cardio at least 3 days per week (my cardiologist and my physical therapist will finally be happy) - ONGOING - reluctantly plugging away at this one, and am doing cardio each day I go to the gym
- complete the landscaping around the perimeter of the house - PENDING - waiting for spring
- make a calendar for our family members - it will be funny, the man and I have discussed it for a couple years - PENDING - we've begun a calendar for 2011
- take another college class - PENDING - I am, however, taking a couple community-based short-courses not at college level
- send/give thank-you cards for each gift given - ONGOING - I've been giving more phone calls than thank-you cards, but it is going alright
- six-pack abs, or something close to that without being too manly - PENDING - not there yet, my resistance of holiday treats was futile
- write to my grandmother at least once per month - ONGOING - this is going alright
- make the transition away from having a roommate - PENDING - this should happen in the summer, though I'm trying to get him to lock down a date
- complete three NaBloPoMo month-long blog runs - PENDING - first will begin in February or March, hopefully when more is happening to write about (it appears that I'm more boring than normal during the winter months)
I do have one resolution for 2010, I guess. I am striving to be more positive and to complain less, to make any self-fulfilling prophesies positive in nature instead of worrying so much that the end result is forced to be negative. It is going to take some time, but I am confident that a much happier and more positive Trish will be the result of 2010.
1 comment:
I think 'visiting Kristen' should be an ONGOING goal, never completed. :)
Also, what is this tattoo???
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