Goals from 2009 revisited
Since I posted my goals for 2010, I figured I should look back at last year's goals and see how I did. I'm striking through everything that I accomplished.
For 2009:
- Organise books into my bookshelves. Right now they're just all over the place in my closet, in stacks.
- Get poetry book published and be serious about it. I have already mailed off my manuscript to a book contest, and if I don't win that, I will keep trying. I do have a backup idea already.
- Sell more of my artwork. This is already going on! I sold a piece to my friend Scott just this evening, and I am listing my artwork for sale on etsy.com: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5171580
- Get good grades in both my remaining semesters at Sac State. I got a 3.6 this last semester, which I am very proud of, and I'd like to continue in this pattern so I can get into the grad school I want to go to.
- Graduate from Sac State.
- Take care of my car so it lasts at least through 2009 and until I need to move. Ideally, keep it in a condition that will keep it running even after I move. (Well, I took care of it until it was totaled, and now I have another one I'm taking care of...)
- Go skydiving again at least once this year.
- Kick ass in the dance performance I'm going to be in in May, and make it to enough rehearsals.
- Visit Aaron as much as possible, and hopefully help him visit me. On a similar note, I also want to visit Beth and meet her new baby after she's born. :)
- Get some sort of job before I graduate so that I have something to support myself afterwards.
- Read more books... I am perpetually in the middle of the Harry Potter series and desperately need to finish it. I'm on book 6 at least.
- See Jessica and meet her husband.
- Knit more.
- Pass my Spanish classes with a C or better... this will be tough.
- Go to as many lindy/blues events as possible, hopefully travelling out of state for at least one exchange.
- Dance whenever possible.
- Go rock climbing in an outdoors environment (this is precursed by me needing to get gear).
- Spend Christmas with Aaron or Elsje... somewhere other than Paso Robles, I need a change.
Looser/ Longer term goals:
- Get rid of a bunch of stuff, mostly including clothing I never wear. (This is still in progress.)
- Get into grad school, get Master's degree and teaching certification. (This is turning into a goal of just getting my credential.)
- Find a teaching job at a middle school or junior high, teaching English or English as a Second Language.
- Move and settle down somewhere, ideally in Washington. (Yeah, not Washington anymore.)
- Get married, have kids. Be an awesome wife and mom.
- See the aurora borealis.
- Go on an airplane ride with my uncle Tim.
- Make a demo recording, preferrably singing songs co-written by me.
- Dance as much as possible.
- Go hot air ballooning.
- Learn to SCUBA dive, and dive off the Great Barrier Reef.
- Hike Half Dome.
- Learn to cook more things. I'm good with baking, generally, but not so confident with cooking.
So, I feel like I'm doing well. There are some things on my long-term list that need to be edited... I think I'll add those onto my 2010 list for longer-term goals like I did last year. :)
For 2009:
- Organise books into my bookshelves. Right now they're just all over the place in my closet, in stacks.
- Get poetry book published and be serious about it. I have already mailed off my manuscript to a book contest, and if I don't win that, I will keep trying. I do have a backup idea already.
- Sell more of my artwork. This is already going on! I sold a piece to my friend Scott just this evening, and I am listing my artwork for sale on etsy.com: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5171580
- Get good grades in both my remaining semesters at Sac State. I got a 3.6 this last semester, which I am very proud of, and I'd like to continue in this pattern so I can get into the grad school I want to go to.
- Graduate from Sac State.
- Take care of my car so it lasts at least through 2009 and until I need to move. Ideally, keep it in a condition that will keep it running even after I move. (Well, I took care of it until it was totaled, and now I have another one I'm taking care of...)
- Go skydiving again at least once this year.
- Kick ass in the dance performance I'm going to be in in May, and make it to enough rehearsals.
- Visit Aaron as much as possible, and hopefully help him visit me. On a similar note, I also want to visit Beth and meet her new baby after she's born. :)
- Get some sort of job before I graduate so that I have something to support myself afterwards.
- Read more books... I am perpetually in the middle of the Harry Potter series and desperately need to finish it. I'm on book 6 at least.
- See Jessica and meet her husband.
- Knit more.
- Pass my Spanish classes with a C or better... this will be tough.
- Go to as many lindy/blues events as possible, hopefully travelling out of state for at least one exchange.
- Dance whenever possible.
- Go rock climbing in an outdoors environment (this is precursed by me needing to get gear).
- Spend Christmas with Aaron or Elsje... somewhere other than Paso Robles, I need a change.
Looser/ Longer term goals:
- Get rid of a bunch of stuff, mostly including clothing I never wear. (This is still in progress.)
- Get into grad school, get Master's degree and teaching certification. (This is turning into a goal of just getting my credential.)
- Find a teaching job at a middle school or junior high, teaching English or English as a Second Language.
- Move and settle down somewhere, ideally in Washington. (Yeah, not Washington anymore.)
- Get married, have kids. Be an awesome wife and mom.
- See the aurora borealis.
- Go on an airplane ride with my uncle Tim.
- Make a demo recording, preferrably singing songs co-written by me.
- Dance as much as possible.
- Go hot air ballooning.
- Learn to SCUBA dive, and dive off the Great Barrier Reef.
- Hike Half Dome.
- Learn to cook more things. I'm good with baking, generally, but not so confident with cooking.
So, I feel like I'm doing well. There are some things on my long-term list that need to be edited... I think I'll add those onto my 2010 list for longer-term goals like I did last year. :)