Reaching Beyond Myself

I've tried for years to "stick" to my New Year's resolutions and every year I pretty much fail.

So last year I made a "things to do,try, learn in 2007" and it worked out beautifully. I even think I started my list later than Jan. if I remember correctly.

A couple of the things I did were....

• learn to knit.......check
• overcome my fear of attempting to play the guitar in front of my advanced guitar playing husband......check
• make a new friend.....check....I accomplished that on my road trip to Nashville
• get out of my comfort zone if only briefly......check, see above
• walk 10 miles a week......check, it only lasted while I was in FL, but that was atleast 1/2 a year, so for that 1/2 check

So this year, I've given a lot of thought to the "goals" I'd like to achieve. I've decided that it would be rewarding to even start any of these and if I manage to succeed kudos to me :0)

1. Allow my husband to hear me sing (while he's recording) into his microphone and then honestly critique me......ugh....eeek...yikes
2. Walk for the Cure at my work in April.
3. Make a good friend here in Columbia, a friendship that is easy, not difficult.
4. Join a gym and commit to 3 days a week
5. Do an individual Bible Study on "Tithing"
6. Learn how to speak Spanish at a basic level again
7. Enroll for my Master's degree for the Summer program.

So there you have it....nothing too outlandish, nothing pertaining to "I want to lose 100 lbs this year" I want attainable, reachable goals....there they are folks, feel free to ask me how it's going throughout the year ;)

Labels: 2008