Birthday Goals... A Look Back on what was important to me in 2005

originally posted on Monday, June 12, 2006

6.12.06 Happy Anniversary , 33rd birthday!
So, every year I think it's a good time to state some birthday goals. Sort of a new years resolution but New Year for me. Given that the anniversary of my 33rd birthday rolled around again, I thought I'd revisit my LAST year’s goals.

BIRTHDAY GOALS JUNE 2005
1. 20 push ups per day
2. Go OUT at least once a week
3. Call each family member once per week
4. Buy gifts for celebrations ON TIME!
5. Keep house visitor friendly
6. do (1) condo outreach each week

So, how'd I do?

1. 20 push ups per day
Apparently this was the beginning of my "I need to get in shape, and THIS time, I mean it." goal. I'm fairly certain I did well for about two to three months on this, then backslid, then started again in February. I am currently NOT doing pushups so this is a:
PASS
FAIL(X)

2. Go OUT at least once a week
Apparently this was the beginning of my "I need to get a life” stage, go out, be amongst friends, have a “sex in the city” swingle life instead of being a boring grind. I think as a byproduct I was going to date like a crazy woman and meet Nice Men who would Take Me Places and DO things With Me. (Outside things) I did horrible on this one. Never called people, never responded to voicemails. Never went out. Oh sure, I tried for about a week but then I moved, met Doug, and reverted to my "stay home and get organized" self. My “let me finish this one more thing” self. So on this one I give myself a big
PASS
FAIL(X)
(as a side benefit I DID go out and meet Doug so I give myself a PASS for overall achievement)

3. Call each family member once per week
So far so good. I DID call most everyone at the beginning, although Tony and I got down to once every two to three weeks – but then, there’s only so much one can talk about with ones far away brother. I admit that towards the end, I also backslid on this one but OVERALL, I did keep in touch better then years prior, so I give myself a
PASS(X)
FAIL

4. Buy gifts for celebrations ON TIME!
This one was SO easy. I stopped going out, stopped calling people back, lost friends, so I didn’t get invited to anything thus DIDN”T HAVE TO BUY GIFTS!!!! Whoo hoo.

Ok, not strictly true, but funny, no? I did ok on this one. Had gifts on time but only because I ran around like a mad woman at the last minute driving to said event. Since it caused more stress, then good, I give myself a
PASS
COMPLETED (X)
FAIL

5. Keep house visitor friendlY
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PASS
FAIL (X)

6. do (1) condo outreach each week
Ah yes, the great house hunt. God I miss those days of high hopes. Well, I did “outreach”, I was diligent, and I DID buy a house. . .right before the market tanked so the sellers got a GREAT price – so yes, I get a PASS on this one but clearly recognize that an F might have been better!
PASS (X)
FAIL

So, all and all I achieved 2 out of my 6 goals. 33% success rate.
Sigh.
Birthday goals are TOUGH!