At the end of December 2009, I posted the goals I wanted to accomplish in 2010. It feels kind of weird that 2010 is more than halfway over, so I thought I’d update you all on what I have — and haven’t! — accomplished so far.
- Save more money. I still suck at this. I wanted to save a hell of a lot more money, especially since my last regular paycheck will be in three weeks, but I haven’t saved nearly what I wanted to before becoming full-time self-employed. This is kind of freaking me out, but luckily I should have a couple of paychecks from a couple of clients soon.
- Play more video games. I have accomplished this! I’ve been playing LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, and a few other DS games. I’m currently replaying Harry Potter, because there’s a lot of stuff you can’t get until you’ve already beaten the game, and you have to redo each level to get each thing. I typically play at least one level a day, usually before I go to bed.
- Pay off my student loans. This is the part of saving money that is freaking me out. For a while, student loans were given through independent banks. Now, they’re through the government, which means my student loans are through this Great River bank company or something like that. Chase was going to have me pay like $14 a month, but Great River or Great Lakes or whatever the hell it is wants $50 a month. This shouldn’t be a problem, but without that regular paycheck, it’s scary. I don’t want to defer them, though, because I just want to get it over with. As of August 25th, I’ll be paying $50 a month. I think before then I am going to put some money toward it, maybe $100-200.
- Get an apartment with Mike. This is going to happen… eventually. There’s a lot going on that is forcing us to wait a little longer, but I’m really hoping that we can do it before the year ends. We’ll see, right?
- Finish Secondhand Mom. I have to admit that I haven’t touched this novel in at least two months. With everything that’s been going on… it’s just kind of gone to the backburner. I think about it every day, though. When things start to calm down a little more and I’m more settled into my new self-employed schedule, I want to start going to Barnes and Noble again every day to write for a couple of hours.
So, of the five goals I set back in December, I have accomplished one. That’s much better than none, and I’m sure that within the next couple of months, I’ll have my student loans paid off and maybe will have finished that novel!
A girl can dream, right?
That’s great you came up with a goal list! I should try this…maybe then I will actually be more focused on getting things accomplished. I find that as long as you keep it in front of you, there is a better chance that you will work harder to get it accomplished. Good luck! Remember we are human and we have our days….(sigh)
Your fellow 20SBer,
Arika. L
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Hi Arika! Thanks for stopping by!
I am a goal junkie! I try to set a couple of goals for each month. Making the lists definitely help keep me focused, and it’s kind of like making a promise, since all of my readers know, so I’m more inclined to actually do it (usually).
Are you serious – you really had a goal to play MORE video games? This is the first time I’ve ever heard of something like this haha. You know, because usually people make resolutions to play less video games…But, when you come to think about it, it’s really better this way because it means you’re not playing too much.
Exactly — I was actually working so much that I never made any time for video games, something I used to really enjoy. They let me unwind, relax, and have fun by myself. I’m proud of having taken them up again.
Great goal list! Accomplishing one goal is better than nothing. Btw, I’m digging your new blog layout :]
Thanks! The theme is Twenty-Ten, and the header I made myself.
And hey, if the only goal I accomplish this year is giving myself more down time with video games, I’d say I did a good job!