Shoot, I meant to do this on 9/5, ah well. What's a couple of days between friends? Let's do this!
Goals I'd like to accomplish prior to the Presidential election of 2012
The thermostat's 5 degrees higher than it was, and I'm spending more time outdoors!
2. Write 4 pages a day M-F (offline)
Hoo-boy, sadly no. I've got major fiction writing "ring rust" which has come from years of posting stupid comments online. I find myself just blasting through plot without stopping for dialog or breathing room and finishing up what I want to say in less than a page. I need to do some writing exercises to get my brain working again.
3. Become more social
I've been to a movie with someone other than my wife, a couple of social functions with my wife during the week! That's kind of a big deal for me because I tend to be a complete hermit during the week
4. Volunteer (maybe at the Democratic Party of C-U?)
We did a foodmobile for the Eastern Illinois Foodbank and it was actually quite a bit of fun. I mean yes, there was some soul-crushing realizations of how bad off some people are, especially since the complex we did the foodmobile at i being torn down in the next couple of weeks, but I did feel good about helping them out while they were in the process of moving, even if nobody want my triscuits.
5. Stay employed full-time
So far, so good.
6. Never be "adjusted" by the IRS again
We "self-adjusted" our First Time Homebuyer's Credit back to the IRS because of an incorrect letter that was sent out. Never should have signed up for that thing in the first place.
7. Cut out soda (by Sept. 2011 hopefully)
Done! Well, at work. I still drink (soda) socially, say if we go out to eat.
8.Work out every day (6x/week after my challenge is over)
Yes, but I've been very sore lately, and just this weekend my exercise bike broke. The left pedal just broke off where the crank meets the interior wheel. That's the third time that's happened in my life, and I have no idea why. Is my left leg so much stronger than my right? You wouldn't be able to tell that just from looking at it, in actuality my right leg looks much more buff than my left, which is something I need to work on.
9. Put $50/check in savings for when I want to buy something
So far, so good. Though now I'm torn between an iPad and a new thingy from Wacom which is a pen that stores your movements when you're drawing so you can upload them into photshop. It's like a weird low-ish tech version of the Cintiq where paper is your screen.
10. Pay off the credit card
Well, Jenna's card is at $2k, but now we have to pay back the FTHBC, so it's an additional 8 months (10 total) until it's truly paid off, barring some other catastrophe.
11. Get past this *bleeping* weight loss plateau
I got past that one to settle at another 5 pound lower. *sigh*
12. Pay more attention to my parents/family
Another one that's gotten away from me, though I've been interacting a bit more on Facebook.
13. Update my blog more often.
Hey, once a month is better than slightly longer than a year between posts, right? Right?