Friday, January 1, 2010

Goals for 2010

Everything I have read about goal-setting says that the best way to ensure that you succeed is to have a plan in place for your goals. So, as a method of accountability, I will list my goals as well as what I intend to do to accomplish them.

1.) Lose 10% of my body weight by July 1st.

To achieve this:
1.) Keep track of all calorie intake and adjust it accordingly.
2.) Start off exercising for 10 minutes everyday at home. Gradually work up to 3 half-hour sessions per week in my parents’ home gym. I am very out of shape, so I need to take this slow.
3.) Find healthier ways to make the foods I love.
4.) Cut out fast food entirely. Limit eating out to once per pay period.
5.) Drink the minimum 64 oz. of water per day

2.) Lose another 10% of my body weight by January 1st 2011.

To achieve this:
1.) Keep track of all calorie intake and adjust it accordingly.
2.) Work out 3 days for a half hour at my parents’. Work out two addition days per week at home with either exercise videos or self-made routine.
3.) Find healthier ways to make the foods I love.
4.) Cut out fast food entirely. Limit eating out to once per pay period.
5.) Drink the minimum 64 oz. of water per day

3.) Pay off half of our accumulated debt by 2011.

To achieve this:
1.) Earn at least $500 dollars per month through ChaCha revenue, online surveys, odd jobs, etc.
2.) Eliminate eating out to one time per pay period.
3.) Utilize the Snowball Method of paying off debt.
4.) Continue to use the Envelope System for managing money.
5.) Meal Plan.
6.) Follow Budget.
7.) Try to save at least 25% off grocery bill by using coupons, shopping loss leaders, etc.

4.) Finish 2 novels or 250,000 words in 2010.

To achieve this:
1.) Slowly develop a regular writing habit again.
2.) Make daily writing my first priority before email and checking out websites/blogs


Other smaller goals:

1.) Limit computer usage to one hour per day for checking emails and blogs, etc. It’s become a huge time sink and limiting my productivity.
2.) Maintain cleaning and organizational habits established in 2009.
3.) Develop and stick to a bedtime routine.
4.) Develop and stick to a morning routine.

6 comments:

  1. Great goals! Mine also include watching what I eat, writing regularly and limiting computer use. Happy New Year!

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  2. Stumbled across your blog today. Enjoyed reading your goals. Mine are similar. You can check them out at http://super-kate.blogspot.com/2009/08/super-organized.html

    HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

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  3. Looks like you have a good plan - especially for the weight loss. The two big things I have found are 1. track EVERYTHING you consume (I used a small 1 year calendar from the Dollar Tree last year and it worked great)- you will be amazed at what you eat and it will be easier to change the habits. 2. MOVE. You just have to get and stay active, even if it's just taking a 10 min walk.
    Blessings!
    Lori

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  4. I've been tracking what I eat for awhile, which is where I figure out what my big problems are. I'm eating good foods, but too much of them. The moving thing is where I'm nervous. I am ridiculously out of shape. I get winded walking up a flight of stairs. I figure even I just spend ten minutes marching in place until I build up stamina, I'm doing well.

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  5. Somehow I put the wrong link in my 1st comment, but you managed to find me anyway. SOrry about that! (Must've been multi-tasking w/ too many windows open, LOL!)

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  6. Great goals! I hope you achieve them, and blog your way through! :)

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