Hello 2009
I don't really like making New Year's resolutions. I'm a creature of habit and saying that I'm going to change my ways is probably not true. But that doesn't mean I can't have goals. So here are my goals for the next year.
-Get promoted in my job. I got hired at the lowest level possible but my boss said he thought that they could probably promote me after a year. That would be awesome. Don't get me wrong, I already make more money here than I did at my last job and I'm very happy about that. But I know I'm just as good as the people making more money which makes me think I deserve better. :)
-Save money and vacation time. Plan for some kind of travel. Even if it doesn't happen this year, it could happen next year. Oh, right, and this time I really, really need to get a passport.
-Pay off some student loans.
-Keep in touch with all of my friends and get out more. I realized that even though I know a lot of people in DC and I consider them to be friends, I don't really know a lot of them very well and I don't see them often. I should change that.
-Move to an apartment that doesn't have mice. hm. yeah. My lease is up at the end of July and I think this year I'll finally move out of my lovely Silver Spring apt. I'm hoping for something better now that I can afford it.
-Learn how to do new things. I went ice skating and bowling for the first time in a million years yesterday. I was getting really frustrated with both because I didn't know what I was doing. This made me realize that it has been too long since I've really tried to learn a new skill. Learning about new things and trying new things is very humbling and good for me.
And of course, I always think that I'll lose 10 pounds although I've probably gained that much or more the past few months. So of course I'll just throw in here that I should go to the gym more.
Here's hoping for good times in '09.
-Get promoted in my job. I got hired at the lowest level possible but my boss said he thought that they could probably promote me after a year. That would be awesome. Don't get me wrong, I already make more money here than I did at my last job and I'm very happy about that. But I know I'm just as good as the people making more money which makes me think I deserve better. :)
-Save money and vacation time. Plan for some kind of travel. Even if it doesn't happen this year, it could happen next year. Oh, right, and this time I really, really need to get a passport.
-Pay off some student loans.
-Keep in touch with all of my friends and get out more. I realized that even though I know a lot of people in DC and I consider them to be friends, I don't really know a lot of them very well and I don't see them often. I should change that.
-Move to an apartment that doesn't have mice. hm. yeah. My lease is up at the end of July and I think this year I'll finally move out of my lovely Silver Spring apt. I'm hoping for something better now that I can afford it.
-Learn how to do new things. I went ice skating and bowling for the first time in a million years yesterday. I was getting really frustrated with both because I didn't know what I was doing. This made me realize that it has been too long since I've really tried to learn a new skill. Learning about new things and trying new things is very humbling and good for me.
And of course, I always think that I'll lose 10 pounds although I've probably gained that much or more the past few months. So of course I'll just throw in here that I should go to the gym more.
Here's hoping for good times in '09.