2005 has ended and while I had “good intentions” at the start of last year, I lost momentum about mid-year on most of my goals. I think 2005 was the first year I’ve actually written down and then kept track of where I was resolution/goal wise. Here’s my list from last year:
2005 Goals
Weightloss – lose 79.6 lbs
Ä Did not meet. Actually ended the year weighing MORE - ACK.
Geocaching – hit 350 finds this year, which means we’ll need to average 3.73 finds a week :o)
Ä Did not meet. 250 finds to date (found 94 in 2005).
Writing – write a book and send it to a publisher
ü Yes, finished 2 picture book MS and mailed one. Currently have over 70K words for a YA novel as well (began in 2005)
Quilting – Complete the wall hanging quilt in the front room
Ä Did not meet although came VERY close.
Scrapbooking – be totally caught up through 2005 (currently somewhere in 1998)
Ä Did not meet. Family Album through 2001 & Christmas Greetings album through 2004.
Reading – Finish reading 12 books (average 1 book a month).
ü Completed. Read 15 and finished 2 began in 2004 (for 17 total)
Journal – locate my old written journal entries and convert them to electronic form (this could be time consuming)
Ä Did not even begin.
Ok, so obviously I didn’t even get close to completing all of my goals for 2005. This year I plan to use a better tracking system so that I can hopefully be more organized in 2006. As you’ll notice I’m continuing on with several goals. I’m working up my plan of attack and looking forward to making this year count.
2006 Goals
Exercise –minimum average of 3 days a week (156 days total);
Water - Aim for between one half gallon and a gallon each day (between 23,360 and 46,720 ounces total)
Weightloss – lose an average of 1lb per week. Since I actually have more to lose than last year, I think it’s safe to say I need to and can lose at least 52 lbs.
Geocaching – shoot for 350 finds again this year. That’s an average of 1.92 per week.
Writing – Sub at least one pb ms, enter one contest and complete YA ms.
Quilting – Complete wall hanging quilt in front room.
Scrapbooking – Complete Family Album through 2005. Scrap 2006 as the year progresses so it is completely scrapped by the end of January 2007. Complete all Kids’ albums through 2002. Complete Family Christmas Album through 2002. Keep Christmas Greetings Album caught up.
Reading – Average one book per month (12 total titles).
Home Improvement – complete kids’ room makeovers (more details to come)
New Skills – learn how to knit :o) Programming Skills.
Journal – Average 3 personal journal entries a week for 2006 (156 entries total). At least find old written journals lol.