Since I spent yesterday comatose on the couch in a
carb-induced stupor, I figure that today I’m going to do that “Welcome to
2018!” post. I’ve had these goals for a while now but January is a good time to
tell them to the world. Maybe y’all can
keep me honest.
Goal 1: Work out at least 3x per week. I want to be able
to make exercise a regular part of my routine. I now have a gym membership so,
no excuses!
Goal 2: low carb, very low corn & wheat. This is
kind of inspired by the Whole 30 diet but modified to be more practical for my
life. While I want to make a habit of cooking mostly meat & veggies, I
am also going to add in some potatoes and rice for filler and variety. James
and I did a really good job of this for a while until we went on vacation and the holidays
happened. When we were working on it, I did notice that I felt less sluggish
and happier.
Goal 3: Drink water. I have already been tracking my
water consumption and have cut out most sugary drinks like sodas and juices,
but I feel that I still need to increase my water intake. I am going to include
tea and sparkling water because I’m a Gemini and I need variety. That being
said, a coffee in the morning will still happen b/c I can’t function without
it. Alcohol is a different goal so I
won’t discuss it here.
Goal 4: Sober January. I am going to cut alcohol out for
January, starting 1/2. The goal is to not drink until James’s bday in mid-February
but if a special occasion shows up in there, I may break that for a night.
Goal 5: Consolidate my debt. Buying a house in 2017 put
me in more debt than I would like to admit. 2018 is going to be the year of
getting rid of it somehow. Paying it down, yes, but also trying to get it to a
point where I’m not getting as much interest on some of it. I’m also going to
work on not buying things or eating out if I don’t need to.
Goal 6: Have a clear goal for publishing my novel by
12/1/18. This means that either I have submitted it somewhere and gotten
accepted, or gotten a ton of rejections and either decided that I will try to
self publish OR keep submitting it places. I would like to learn more about
this process in the upcoming year.
Goal 7: Write an average of 300 words/day (Once I start
doing this, I will adjust based on how much time that takes). The writing can
be anything I do to further advance myself: blogs, Toastmasters speeches, stuff
on my novels, short stories, random journal entries. Possibly also job-related
(as long as it's not an email)!
Goal 8: Try to fix my shoulder nerve-pinch thing. If it's
not better by December 2018, I think I should work on getting a new
mattress....
Goal 9: Lasik....pipe dream perhaps and goes counter to
my Goal #5 but it may be worth getting in a bit of debt to do away with
glasses/contacts furever....
Goal 10: Improve my fencing. This means going at least
1x/week (which is part of Goal #1) but possibly 2x if time allows. Grow more
comfortable with all the off-hands, starting w/ dagger.
Goal 11: Make or trade for new SCA garb. I'm going to
start w/ a Persian coat and Norse Apron Dress. Probably need a couple more
under tunics and pants too. Then, if I get all THAT done, work on a new cote
(in purple).
Goal 12: come up with a plan to replace the carpet in my
townhouse.
Goal 13: The once-per-week thankfulness jar that I keep
seeing on Facebook. I already attempt a daily gratitude journal (mostly on
weekdays) but I love the idea of writing
down 1 thing you're thankful for and putting it in jar to read on 12/31. Maybe
I can get James to go in on this with me and we can both do it!
So that’s it…I don’t think those are too ambitious,
right? And it's not like I haven't already started some of these things... But,
I guess we’ll just have to see! Here’s to 2018 being another year of growth!
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