Found my list of Summer Goals, from way back in May, when I had high hopes and thought, as we always do, that I’d make more time somehow.
Six things:
-read more, less TV
-get a land line, no more cell phone
-become a better photographer
-learn to sew
-start new blogs (and then I list them, which I won’t do here)
-go for more walks
Things I Am Going to Do Today:
– sleep in
– drink coffee/pay bills/check up on blogs/pinterest
– snack (salty)
– play nintendo with Kevin
– read (Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal Vegetable Miracle)
– nap
– snack (sweet)
– run
– work
– try to reconcile with a friend. again.
– make lists/set goals
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Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about goals. Making them, keep them, tracking them. I’ve decided that what I’d like best is to have a goal for every year, every season, every month, every week, and every day. That sounds like a lot, but really it’s not. For example, today is Tuesday, June 12th, 2012. It is summer, I am 26 years old, and here are my goals:
26 Years – be more bad-ass and independent; know thyself
Summer – go for more long walks
June – fast AND organize/decorate the apartment
This Week – better time management
Today – relax and do as I please
See? That’s not so much, is it? And they fit nicely within one another, like Russian nesting dolls. It is important to note, however, that goals are not the same as a To-Do list. Today’s To-Do list involves calling my dad, paying the bills, blogging for the library, etc. A To-Do list is about tasks and accomplishments, whereas my goals are about growth and progress. They represent a steady evolution, rather than a check-mark.
And the list above? Well, that’s just because I realized that I would be able to do everything I wanted to do today, at a more-or-less leisurely pace, despite having slept in until ALMOST 11:00 and having to work at 4:00. It pleased me, and so I celebrated with a list.
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How about you? What are your goals for today, tomorrow, this week, this month? What are your summer goals? What do you want to do with this year of your life? And, most importantly, how are you going to make this happen?
little sarah Big World 