512 Days Later...

The last time I reevaluated my goals on this blog was in April 09. I have no idea how far I've come... or how far I've left to go... or if my goals are even relevant to my life anymore!

creativity + productivity
These words are abstract... skip :)

abolishing the snooze button
As you know, this is currently a goal of mine. What you may not know is that I had a few months during which I WAS SO GOOD at this! I never used the snooze button... it was awesome! Since I know I'm capable of it, I'm going to do this for the next week straight and reclaim my good habit.

being healthy + glowing + awake
Five-hundred-twelve days ago, I said I wanted to build more muscle, lose my extra fat, have clear skin, a clean bill of health, and health insurance. I've still got some progress to make. I DID do the 30 minutes of walking that I committed to in my last post. And the next day, I did a bajillion jumping jacks and things of that nature. I've mostly been walking, so I'm gonna kick it up a notch. Do you think I should get into Burst Training or back into running (training for a 5k)?

conquering my apparent fear of housework
I've been doing really well at getting rid of stuff. Still working on it! My at-home office looks great and it's a super-functional space, so I'm excited to keep at this one.

being reliable + available
What I'm noticing about my goals is that they're not really set up to be complete-able... Like, how long do I have to be consistently reliable & available in order to know that I've accomplished this? Good qualities, though...

getting a job that i love
Yay! I'm self-employed!

nourishing my relationships
Another very unspecific goal/good idea...

collaborating
Ditto.

becoming debt-free
I've made some definite progress on this one!

continuing my education
I've been in business/life courses for over a year now. I'd say I'm doing REALLY well on this one.

New SMART goals coming next time!

i love me some public accountability

Image from idontdomornings.com

It's been a long time since we 'dipped' and I've got some thangs to accomplish... so here I am! (I'm also hoping that the conversation will turn once more to silly photoshops ~~ you set 'em up, I'll knock 'em down?)

Backstory: For the past two months, I've been really diligent about getting enough sleep. (Before, I would go days and days averaging 4 - 6 hours per night - ACK!) Deciding to make rest a priority started out really well, I loved the new energy it gave me. Then I swung onto the opposite side of the spectrum and have started oversleeping... like 9 - 10 hours a night. And this is frustrating me because my brain knows when it's time to get up, but my body stays in bed. Also, have you noticed that when you over-sleep, you end up just as tired as if you didn't sleep enough?

One of my healthcare folks asked me if I was exercising -- the answer is 'no' - and he said that (generally) No Exercise = Over-sleeping.

So one of the reasons I'm back here on Da Dip is to create more accountability for myself to exercise. (Plus since we live far apart now, it could be a fun way to keep in touch besides chatting. I know you're busy, but hey, maybe, right?)

I have a few other goals I want to accomplish during 2010, and I'll write about those in the next couple days. As for today, I'm going to.... hmm.... something to do with exercise... I can't sign off without making some sort of plan for my goal...

Okay! I'm going to walk for 30 minutes today.

I would say jog, but I need to film a video this evening, and I've already done my makeup and don't want it to get all runny & sweaty. I'll do something sweat-inducing tomorrow.

PS. Did you enjoy the kitty's superlative apostrophe?