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January 1, 2005

My Goals for 2005

GoalsI was at a meeting tonight wherein someone mentioned that they didn't quite do all the goals they set out last year on New Year's but they had accomplished a few of them.

On the morning of December 31, 2004, my office space was filled with piles of paper, scattered objects, and worse; mildew from the air conditioning unit, food stains, paper stuck to the floor, and minor bodily fluids left by my poor cat Joplin (See My Poor Cat). It was the one part of the house I couldn't bear to face and caused me to feel nothing but dread every time I thought about cleaning it.

But by last night, I had cleaned it up entirely. I didn't want to carry that clutter into the New Year with me. Instead I carried a sense of empowerment, and my self-confidence is strong enough to risk listing a set of goals for the year 2005.

  1. Get three more short stories into publication.

  2. Finish the second draft of my novel.

  3. Take a trip somewhere I've never been, at least 500 miles from home.

  4. Make enough income from web design to not have to work any longer.

  5. Get through my tenth step.

  6. Finish the three walls along the lakefront.

  7. Learn PHP (it's an internet programming language based on C)

  8. Quit smoking and stay quit.

  9. Get my teeth fixed.

  10. Keep my office organized for the entire year.

Okay, so I've written these goals down, in public, for everyone to read. Succeed or fail, you will all know that I've done them. And I promise to let you know every step I take toward these goals, and let you know when I've completed each and every one of them.

Or, in the case of smoking, if I've backslid.

Posted by Bastique at January 1, 2005 11:48 PM

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I thought u should know these goals are copy/pasted in My Documents.lol

Posted by: tammi at January 2, 2005 5:05 PM

as I mentioned in a prior post....I copy/pasted ur goals in My Documents.(just wanna keep up w/ how ur gona tackle these goals) :-} Your such a sweetheart,Cary....I enjoy reading ur thoughts so much!
Unfortunately I have been wayyyyy out of commission for a few days,as I had a terrible car accident.Details in my blog,as it's soooo friggin hard to one hand-type.
missed keeping up w/ you and ur views on any and everything.
Your the best!!!
T.

Posted by: tammi at October 1, 2005 3:59 PM

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