Tuesday, January 1, 2013

New Years Resolutions

1.  We are going to get financing for our house.  Then we will manage our finances to make way for more rental properties.

2. Every year, my resolution is to lose weight.  This year, I am going to focus on cutting sugar out as much as possible and working out twice a day.  I usually work out 4 or 5 days a week for 30 minutes, but I eat an average of 1800 calories including 200 grams of sugar.  I'm going to change that to less than 30 grams of sugar.

3. My other yearly goal is to get published. In 2012, a poem of mine: "Standard of her Deviation", was included in New Millennium Writings. A couple years before that, I had two poems published in Lincoln Memorial University's magazine, The Emancipator. This year, I want to get two or more additional poems printed.

4.  My next goal is to net over 500 dollars a week.  Any job will be better than staying at home changing diapers, folding laundry, and playing World of Warcraft. That should be my weekends, not my life.

5. I have the materials to make wood signs.  I have a few saved on Pinterest.  I will make three of these signs by March 1st.

7. I aim to finish my first script. I have other stuff that I am writing on, but I lose momentum each time I switch from one project to another.  I should finish 90 something pages sometime this year.  I will write 2 pages a week.

8.  We will pay off the two big credit cards we have.  We will also pay down the smaller retail debt.  We will avoid collecting more or putting more on the ones we pay off.

These seem like the same goals I have every year.  So, here are some bonus goals:

* Visit Hot Springs in Asheville.
* Build a goat/dog house and fence for Skydog and Nannygoat
* Build a hen house and fence with garden system and compost bin.
* Make Berry Planters and plant strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries.
* Learn about making moonshine in a still and how to use it on small engines.
* Study small engine repair.
* Learn conversational Spanish- build towards fluency. Trip to Mexico/Costa Rica 2014
* Keep student loans on tax-based payments
* Herb Gardening
* Teach Aromatherapy class
* Make more jewelry for girfts and to sell on ETSY.
* Do kick-back exercises, squats, and lunges and hope for a big bubble booty.
* Learn to hula hoop and buy a waist-training corset.