Physical Health
- Get back to my target weight for 135 lbs.
- Get back on a regular workout routine.
- Fit back into a bikini before I hit age 30.
- Start eating healthier and cut out junk food, soda, and candy. [I NEED AN INTERVENTION!]
- Learn to cook better food and eat more at home. [IN PROGRESS - I'VE LIMITED EATING OUT TO ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK]
Emotional Health
- Control my emotions better and stop taking my feelings out on others. [IN PROGRESS - I'M DOING MUCH BETTER BUT VOLUNTEERS WHO AREN'T CONSIDERATE OF MY FEELINGS AND THE NEED FOR A PERSONAL LIFE DO NOT HELP THE SITUATION.]
- Learn to manage stress better. [IN PROGRESS - THE BLOG IS HELPING AND THIS PROJECT ARE HELPING]
- I really need a new job to help with this and have been fielding potential jobs and applications lately.
- Stop bottling up my feelings and talk more about what's going on in my life with those I care about. [IN PROGRESS - THE BLOG IS HELPING!]
- Find a HEALTHY work-life balance. If this means findins a new job then that's what I need to do. [THIS HAS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE SINCE I STARTED BACK AT WORK IN JANUARY - SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE SOON.]
- Learn to find more joy than frustration with my job.
- Take a risk and start a business venture this year. [IN PROGRESS - HAVE ALREADY OUTLINED A COUPLE PROJECT IDEAS AND WORKING ON DEVELOPING BUSINESS PLANS]
- Spend more time with family, especially my niece and nephew. They are growing up way to too fast, and I am missing out. [DONE - WELL I'M SPENDING TIME WITH THEM, BUT NEED TO MAKE SURE TO KEEP IT UP]
- I need to learn to appreciate my friends more and make more time for spending with them (and my family) over work. [DONE - WELL I'M SPENDING TIME WITH THEM, BUT NEED TO MAKE SURE TO KEEP IT UP]
- Get rid of toxic friendships and relationships that are bringing unwanted stress into my life. [DONE FOR NOW AND GOOD RIDDANCE!!]
- Take more ME time...pamper myself with manis/pedis every once in a while, take myself to the movies, read a good book, etc. [NEEDS MORE WORK]
- December was great, but I've had no time in January to spend on myself.
- Find something fun that I am passionate about and make a new hobby of it.
- I really want to do something with an artistic flair. Maybe I will take up painting or drawing again
- Be open to change and new experiences.
- Try to check some things off my "Bucket List". [IN PROGRESS]
- Need to complete my bucket list...although a few items have been scratched off already.
- Stop focusing on how much time I have left to have kids. I need to trust that when I'm supposed to be a mom that it will happen.
- Stop searching for love and let love try to find me. [NOT SURE I WANT TO FIND LOVE ANYMORE CONSIDERING RECENT CIRCUMSTANCES]
- I'm beginning to think I will never find the type of love I want...more coming soon on this in a blog post this week.
- Stop using dating websites to meet new men because they are a waste of time and the quality of men on most of them leaves something to be desired. [IN PROGRESS - WENT BACK TO ONE WEBSITE AND HAVE MET A COUPLE GUYS, BUT ONCE AGAIN VERY DISAPPOINTED.]
- Stop letting men, sex, and love (or lack thereof) define my life. [GOING TO NEED SOME WORK]
- Learn to truly trust and open my heart to whatever may come my way. [FEELING LIKE THIS IS REALLY TOUGH RIGHT NOW]
