goals

Is February to late to post a goals list? Asking for a friend. Trust me, if I don’t write it down it won’t happen. Even though I’ve made goals lists before and completely ignored them, but this time is different, I swear!

If you’re alive, you’ve probably seen goals posts out the wang this year. This list started out as a birthday goal list. The idea is to make a list of x number of items to complete before your next birthday. (x=your current age. #MATH) It gets tougher the older I get and I seem to put off big goals I have out of fear. For the last few years I’ve had the same few things on my list to complete, but after my 26th birthday I’m-seriously-getting-older-and-not-younger-what-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-life crisis I’m making strides to get these done. Like I talked about in one of my recent posts, I’m the most balanced I’ve ever been and arguably the most motivated. So lez do eet.

2017 Goals

• Start retirement fund
• Save an emergency fund
• Save $700 cushion fund Well, I did this and then I used it for emergencies! Back to square one!
• Get a credit card (See #27.)
• Finish decorating my apartment and be done I did, and then I moved. So I’m starting over, lol
• Buy a new computer Welcomed a new iMac to the fam.
• Budget an entire year and stick to it This is literally impossible.
• Start a band
• Redesign blog
• Travel to two new places
• Develop a core group of friends (wanna be friends?) I already have a core group of friends. I just didn’t realize it.
• Get first tattoo
• Get a second tattoo
• Meditate more
• Find a part time work from home gig I LOVE working for Rover! I can literally set my own schedule and I love all of my clients.
• Lose thirty pounds (I KNOW)
• Don’t dip into the negative. Ever. (already screwed this one up!)
• Love yourself more
• Keep your house as minimal as possible Got rid of SO MUCH STUFF in the move!
• Visit fifteen Dallas spots on your list
• Mark off three bucket list items
• Wear sunscreen every day for a week
• Complete Whole 60!
• Go camping
• Take another friend vacation Heading to the beach in July!
• Be bold
• Pay off credit card every month

If I wanna be extra…

• Buy a bike!
• Learn to put on false eyelashes
• Buy good tennis shoes and start running again
• Paddle board or kayak on White Rock Lake
• Run a 5k without walking

 

The good news is I’ve already crossed off a decent amount! The bad news is some of these are abstract and can’t necessarily be measured in a year and some may seem like easy challenges. Like going camping? Easy. Getting a second tattoo? Done. Others are tough, like completing a Whole 60 instead of a Whole30 this go round is going to be difficult, but I can do it! Starting a band? Woof. I look forward to having a benchmark for myself to look back and see how I’ve improved. Crossing something off is the most satisfying thing to me!

 

Here’s to the next 182 days!

 

xx