My Short-Term Goals for the Year
Posted on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
I’ve decided to list a handful of short-term goals for the summer and rest of the year. Hopefully, by seeing them on paper (or I should say, screen), I’ll have a better chance of sticking to them. Plus, I will take pictures of my progress. They are:
1. Compete against my father to see who can grow the better garden. So far, I’ve done my research, and bought Brussels sprout and cilantro seedlings for $1 each. I’m aiming for an organic garden using eco-friendly products.
2. Grow a bonsai tree indoors –a species that curls up whenever you touch it – kinda like a Venus flytrap only it doesn’t eat bugs. So far, I’ve bought the seeds and looked at them a million times.
3. Build a light box to take better pictures for my website because I’d like to avoid the wasted time of using Photoshop to remove shadows out of the images I take. A friend sent me this tutorial.
4. Make a baby quilt. @Killerella has motivated me to explore sewing and I want to create one from scratch. I want to cut out or make my own animal decorations. So far, I have brainstormed a theme and attempted to buy supplies this weekend, but was not successful in coming home with any.
5. Launch my Etsy (or Artfire) shop – depending on which one I believe will benefit me the most, although I absolutely love Etsy. So far, I have purchased a ton of supplies, have a journal with a million ideas and sketches, purchased my mailing labels, and have a name for the shop.
6. I completely forgot one of the most important goals. Get a driver’s license, which makes all of the above so much easier to accomplish. So far, I’m on my third learner’s permit and can take the written test with my eyes closed.
Question:What are your short-term goals for the summer or the year? I’d love to hear them!
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Hi! I can’t believe you mentioned me on your blog! I don’t think I’ve ever been mentioned in someone’s blog before!! I’m honored. As for your goals, I applaud you for putiing them down in black and white. I know you can accomplish every single one of these!! Hugs, Dee
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Continue to stay smoke free – quit smoking cigarettes 13 weeks ago! YAY!
Run a 5K
Find a job – BEFORE I lose my mind.
Oooh – great goals! Hmmm…I’d like to finish my 2nd novel (I’m halfway done.) In addition to that, I’d like to edit my first and polish it.
I also have a photo collage project I’m envisioning that I want to create for my dining room.
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hmm, this is a short term goal and I hope to have it done by the time summer is over….cleaning and organizing everything I have in storage…..ugh
I think I may tackle it a bit each day so its not so overwhelming.
I have bought a pattern, so I must start sewing an outfit for one of my grandkidlets……..hopefully it won’t take so long that the wee one outgrows it before its made
I also need to go to the dentist………I always put that off, so by the end of summer I want to have that taken care of
Thanks
Thanks so much, Dee!
CONGRATS on quitting smoking Christine – I know that is a really big goal. One of my lifetime goals is to run a marathon…ok…a 1/2 marathon is more realistic, but that’s a long way off. Good luck on the job hunting.
Another lifetime goal – to get published. Good luck Sam on your 2nd novel! Ooo – I can’t wait to see that photo collage project.
Awe @ grandkidlet! Good luck with the organizing. I’m due for a good purge soon. I don’t even want to tell you how many magazines I have here that I haven’t read.
My goal is to clean out my desk/closets/basement storage area this summer. Yeah, I like to dream big!
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Lisa, very doable goals! Good luck…one task at a time. I know when I clean out a closet – I love the feeling of having more space…even though it doesn’t last that long, but still, it feels good while it lasts!
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What are your short-term goals for the summer or the year?
Organizing my room
My short term goal is to stop drinking so much diet soda and drink more water. I bought a filtered water pitcher and some new water bottles for incentive.
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Diet Pepsi is so refreshing on a hot summer day but water is so much better, so I know what you mean. Good luck! Water bottles definitely makes it easier to increase your intake.
save money and quit smoking: how fun
I guess I do have a few goals I’m working on! 1.Lose some more weight 2.Write more on my food blog 3.Get more followers to my food blog http://diabeticsnacker.blogspot.com/ 4.Enter & Win more blog giveaways so much fun! 5.Get more sponsors for product reviews & giveaways 6.Keep my blood sugar level Great question!
to give up tim hortons coffee , sound simple but i just cant seem to get through the day without it and it is expensive , such a struggle
Maybe I should try that coffee, Stacey…or not if it’s that good (lol)
Among my shortterm goals for the end of the year are losing 50 pounds and finding a GOOD job! Wish me luck
I wish you luck, Jamie!
My goal is to try to save as much money as possible to help pay my daughter’s tuition through couponing, ebaying, and rebating.
Another goal is to get my eyes examined because I really need new glasses.
Oh…and to clean out some closets. Hasnt been done in a while and really need to.
Good luck with your goals, Jackie! Just cleaned out a closet and I swear it looks the same.