On goals
Lord knows I've set them before. Tons and tons of them.
But I may just be keeping some new ones, and attaching them to old ones seems to be making the difference.
Gym has always been that thing you do when you get to go with a friend so it doesn't suck terribly. Let me explain one thing, I don't think actually being at the gym sucks. Once I'm there, aside from burning thighs or abs, etc, I actually enjoy it. Ok, maybe not enjoy, but when it's over I feel really great. It's just the getting there. So without friends to drag you out there, it doesn't so much happen.
Tho I haven't managed going to the gym alone (often enough to make a difference anyway), I have managed to force myself to get on the bike once in a while and making sure I tag alone with a friend to the gym (when our schedules coincide).
So I've managed to set several teeny tiny goals. If I make them bigger, it's bound to fail. So we'll start small.
Goal #1: Get some kind of exercise (at least half an hour), at least twice a week. Home, gym, whatever. Just something. I know, 2 days don't mean jack, but it's better then nothing and if i can make them routine then I'll be able to build on them.
Goal #2: Write 1000 words a day, at least 3 times a week. Again, it amount to jack. But the writing is honestly something that takes a lot of time (if you want it done right and not half-assedly) and with school and all that jazz, I won't get too much more then that. It's something I love doing, though it can get tedious finding the right way to put something down so it portrays what you see in your mind, and I wish I had a steady job that let me have the time to do nothing but write. Maybe some day.
Goal #3: (This one is easy) See more of my friends. I miss a lot of events, either because of my own self-destructiveness or due to my school schedule. I've been making so that I basically don't do anything even when I can. Even thinking that maybe that's for the best so that I spend the time studying. But the truth of the matter is, that I end up studying only half of that time, because really...how long can you possibly look at your textbooks before you start to crack. So. Something I've been working on, spend more time seeing people I miss just hanging out with dearly. Doesn't have to involved spending money, or skipping classes or anything. Just...go out more. Hang out. Even if it's just an hour to say hi, give some hugs, have a cup of coffee and go off into the night.
In the meanwhile, these are my goals. And hopefully they will expand. Three things that, ultimately, make me a happier person all together.
But I may just be keeping some new ones, and attaching them to old ones seems to be making the difference.
Gym has always been that thing you do when you get to go with a friend so it doesn't suck terribly. Let me explain one thing, I don't think actually being at the gym sucks. Once I'm there, aside from burning thighs or abs, etc, I actually enjoy it. Ok, maybe not enjoy, but when it's over I feel really great. It's just the getting there. So without friends to drag you out there, it doesn't so much happen.
Tho I haven't managed going to the gym alone (often enough to make a difference anyway), I have managed to force myself to get on the bike once in a while and making sure I tag alone with a friend to the gym (when our schedules coincide).
So I've managed to set several teeny tiny goals. If I make them bigger, it's bound to fail. So we'll start small.
Goal #1: Get some kind of exercise (at least half an hour), at least twice a week. Home, gym, whatever. Just something. I know, 2 days don't mean jack, but it's better then nothing and if i can make them routine then I'll be able to build on them.
Goal #2: Write 1000 words a day, at least 3 times a week. Again, it amount to jack. But the writing is honestly something that takes a lot of time (if you want it done right and not half-assedly) and with school and all that jazz, I won't get too much more then that. It's something I love doing, though it can get tedious finding the right way to put something down so it portrays what you see in your mind, and I wish I had a steady job that let me have the time to do nothing but write. Maybe some day.
Goal #3: (This one is easy) See more of my friends. I miss a lot of events, either because of my own self-destructiveness or due to my school schedule. I've been making so that I basically don't do anything even when I can. Even thinking that maybe that's for the best so that I spend the time studying. But the truth of the matter is, that I end up studying only half of that time, because really...how long can you possibly look at your textbooks before you start to crack. So. Something I've been working on, spend more time seeing people I miss just hanging out with dearly. Doesn't have to involved spending money, or skipping classes or anything. Just...go out more. Hang out. Even if it's just an hour to say hi, give some hugs, have a cup of coffee and go off into the night.
In the meanwhile, these are my goals. And hopefully they will expand. Three things that, ultimately, make me a happier person all together.