I don't like the word "resolutions" because it sounds too serious, to committal. Goals, I think, is a much more, "Well, I'll give it a whirl" word. This is my semantics discussion for the day.
Some people are very goal-oriented, and some people are not. I am in the former category. I think this is why I like saving money because it takes awhile and gives me something to constantly work towards.
Although my anxiety is certainly better managed than its ever been before, setting goals gives me something to focus on besides worry, besides all the things I cannot control in life. Setting goals makes me feel like I gave a grasp on something.
Some of my goals for 2012 are--
1. to exercise 1 extra day a week (on the treadmill) for 30-45 minutes.
2. to learn to play Happy Birthday on the piano (although with D's help I figured it out last night so I shall say I want to become really excellent at playing it).
3. to read Charles' Dickens A Tale of Two Cities.
4. to paint the basement.
5. to switch the kids' bedrooms so that G and M will share a bedroom and N will have a room all to herself.
6. to make 2 extra house payments (in an attempt to pay this sucker off in 10 years).
I am always glad to see Christmas vamoose so that I can enjoy the days between it and New Year's Day. There is something about the promise of what is to come that I relish. It feels exciting and wonderful.
Oh, geesh, I'm talking like an optimist or something.
Some people are very goal-oriented, and some people are not. I am in the former category. I think this is why I like saving money because it takes awhile and gives me something to constantly work towards.
Although my anxiety is certainly better managed than its ever been before, setting goals gives me something to focus on besides worry, besides all the things I cannot control in life. Setting goals makes me feel like I gave a grasp on something.
Some of my goals for 2012 are--
1. to exercise 1 extra day a week (on the treadmill) for 30-45 minutes.
2. to learn to play Happy Birthday on the piano (although with D's help I figured it out last night so I shall say I want to become really excellent at playing it).
3. to read Charles' Dickens A Tale of Two Cities.
4. to paint the basement.
5. to switch the kids' bedrooms so that G and M will share a bedroom and N will have a room all to herself.
6. to make 2 extra house payments (in an attempt to pay this sucker off in 10 years).
I am always glad to see Christmas vamoose so that I can enjoy the days between it and New Year's Day. There is something about the promise of what is to come that I relish. It feels exciting and wonderful.
Oh, geesh, I'm talking like an optimist or something.
1 comment:
Resolution sounds so...resolute. As in "nothing is going to sway me from this, so help me God!" And there's very little in life that I feel that strongly about, so I avoid the word as well. You're right, "goals" is much better. And I like that yours are all achievable.
I haven't made my list on paper or on my blog yet...it's still floating around in my head. Which, the experts say, dooms me to failure. Oh well. At least they were just goals, not resolutions. ;-)
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