Goals

So, I was inspired by a relative's blog to write down my list of goals for the year, as presently constituted.  I already had these set and have been working on them with moderate success.  I was inspired to divide my own list into classes of health: physical, spiritual, mental, social, and altruistic.

For my physical goals, I will be trying to lose 12 pounds this year (one each month).  I think this is fairly realistic.  I will primarily be trying to reduce the snacks I eat.  I also have a goal to be able to do all the routines in my yoga DVD; to that end, I have been stretching every day at work on my break.  By the end of September I should be able to touch the ground from a standing position.  I am trying to do yoga three times per week.  I am trying to drink more water by finishing my 2 L bottle every day, but so far I am only averaging about 1.5 L.

My spiritual goals are not especially profound.  I have been reading one chapter in the BOM per week (not one time necessarily, I just focus on one chapter and then switch to the next the following week).  I am in 2 Nephi 2 this week.  I want to read the whole BOM in Spanish this year to help me learn, so I need to average 1.78 pages per day (I am ahead right now).  I was also just called to teach the 13- and 14-year-olds in Sunday School, and I have a goal to read the lesson the week before so I can think about it during the week, and pray for each of my students individually every day.

For my mental development, I am working on memorization.  This year I would like to memorize all the soliloquys in Hamlet.  It is only about six lines per week.  I will also (soon, I hope) set goals to work on calculus and chemistry.

Socially, I don't have any fixed goals, but we are trying to have more people over to visit and call/write more often to those we love.  I also have a goal to write in my journal or blog at least every week.

I want to focus on doing something crafty or project-ish for someone every month.  I will be making rings for a coworker and his almost-fiancee next month maybe; for this month, I need to finish Aaron's pull toy and Alison's meal ideas calendar.

So, there you go.  It seems like there were more of them but they aren't coming immediately to mind, and I have to work on the budget for a while.