My new goals
So, my Wall of Dreams didn’t work out in the end. The November goal list finally fell off the wall a couple of weeks ago.
I decided to scale back and think about what goals I would really, truly work for. I wrote from the heart and scribbled out page after page of all the things I would like to change.
Here is what I boiled them down to:
- Feel better
- Keep track of progress toward my goals
- Learn to play the piano well enough to play at church
- Pay off the bills and save money
- Move to a place we both love
- Get our own house
- Get a new job
“Feel better” encompasses the widest array of goals. I thought that if I left one big goal out there, I could mark down almost every day that I did something toward that goal. That should boost my confidence and encourage me to do more.
Some of the things I include in “feel better”: reduce my back pain (find a better mattress so I’m not hurting my back in my sleep anymore, and get a comfortable chair at work so I’m not slouching all day), calm my upset stomach (eat better and track what foods are causing the discomfort), sleep better and stop being tired all the time (the mattress should help out here, and I need to be more aware of my acid reflux; I also want to journal and blog more to get all my worries off my mind so I don’t have bad dreams), and reduce my stress and the tension in my shoulders (do yoga more often, that better office chair ought to help the neck, and get a more fulfilling job).
The progress part is easy. I’m journaling more already, and I’m writing out the first letter of each goal and just putting a plus, minus or zero next to it to tick off what I worked toward each day. It may not actually accomplish much in and of itself, but I need my gold stars to build my confidence so I will really tackle these. 
The piano part is one of those buckle-down-and-do-it things. I have a great keyboard, but I haven’t taken the time to find a piano teacher. Once we move I’ll set that up.
Bills are self-explanatory, although I must say that I’m glad we bought the boat and scooters even at the expense of higher bills. They’ve made life so much more enjoyable for the both of us.
Moving is hopefully much closer than we thought — I can’t wait to hear what that manager has to tell Hubby tomorrow!
Once we’ve moved, we can get a short little lease, and then if the place is right we can finally settle down. It would be so nice to live out of town, off by ourselves, but still be close enough to get to work and to a grocery store without a terrible commute.
The job goal is the hardest. I finally managed to sum up exactly what I need: a job that either puts me in a good position to start my own business, or else makes me so happy that I don’t even want to bother with the hassle of doing my own thing. I think I’ve finally figured out the kinds of jobs I should be looking for, and oddly enough, the Denver area has an abundance of them…
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