I’m a day late but HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I know EVERYONE is doing this, but I figured I might as well share my “resolutions” for 2013 also. I hate calling them resolutions. I really even hate having year long goals. While a year goes by dang fast, it’s still way too long for my liking. I like shorter goals – monthly or even weekly goals. But, starting with those long term goals really helps me nail down what I want to do each month or week to accomplish my long term goals.
So, here they are: MY GOALS FOR 2013 (subject to change).
Fitness + Running
- Set a PR in at least 1 distance (5K, 10K, Half Marathon, etc.)
- Do ONE unassisted pull-up (there is absolutely NO excuse why I can’t do this!)
- Run at least 6 races this year (already registered for GO! St. Louis again!)
Career + Blog
- Build myself professionally to become a better teacher and coach
- Become more assertive in both career and blogging
- Blog at least 2-3 times per week (Woohoo! Mission accomplished this week!)
- Build my “brand” and get my name out into the blog world more
Home
- Do at least one thing from Pinterest each month
- Keep a cleaning/chore schedule
- Budget and save money each month
- Complete at least ONE big home improvement (new deck, siding, new carpet, basement, kitchen, etc.)
Family
- Read to MacKenna every day (I’m sad to say this suffered greatly this past year)
- Put cell phones away from the time we get home until MacKenna is in bed
- Have a date night once per month (with a babysitter)
I don’t think any of these are too outrageous or difficult to accomplish. I’m hoping that it will at least keep me accountable. I think my hardest ones will be the Home goals. I love being organized but after a long, hard day at work, I get really super lazy. I need to be better at this!
Bring it, 2013!
What are your New Year’s goals/resolutions? How do you keep yourself accountable with keeping them?
These look alot similar to my goals this year!! Especially the read to your daughter thing, and I love the put cell phone away til they are asleep!!
Aww, I love the one about reading to MacKenna every day. She’ll adore that!
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I don’t like setting “resolutions” but I feel like having written goals makes me more likely to follow through with them.
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Great goals!! I just barely did my first dead hang chinup!
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Mine is to dress better. I just realized it was also my 2012 resolution. Oops, guess it didn’t happen yet!
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Great goals Kristen. It is wonderful to see a young person like you have so many good ideas about what you would like to accomplish with your family and your career. I personally do not set goals anymore (due to my advanced age), but this year I do have one goal and that is to make it to our 50th anniversary in August. Have a wonderful New Year.