Goals for 2009

So,

As many of you know, I think the concept of the "New Year's Resolution" is quite stupid. Essentially what a New Year's Resolution says to me is that you feel a bit guilty about what you did/didn't do this holiday season and want to make up for it by making some resolutions that are endless or unrealistic in an attempt to justify previous bad behavior.

I myself set "goals". Now I know some of you are thinking...... How in the world are "goals" different from "new year's resolutions"? Well, the answer is quite simple. "Goals" are a bit smaller and they have a defined end.

Here are my goals for 2009:

1. Try something new. (DONE! I signed myself up for a 5 lesson pack on cross country skate skiing and with it I get an after 3pm pass to Cypress as a bonus, I'm half way to the hill by simply driving to work, so It's a win win.
   
2. I'm not going to purchase any new books until I have read all the books I already own. Now this has some rules: If someone gives me a gift card for books, I can buy books, but I can't give someone 20$ send them for a gift card and give it to me (that would be cheating). I can also borrow books (ie. from the library, my friends, my collegues). In addition, I cannot trade in books at a used book store take that credit and purchase books. Although that sounds like an interesting loop hole.
   
3. Get X amount of money into my savings by June so I can go to Pam's wedding (Like I would tell you how much money I am saving up........)
4. The Starbuck's 20$ a month limit is still in effect. And since I can now track my purchases on the website, there will be no cheating.
   
5. I will only eat out for dinner once a week on work nights (Term 2 only) This is going to be hard; So I have allowed myself to have roll-over dinners. IE: if I go one full week and don't eat out at all, I could eat out 2 times the next week. This will allow me to stock up for the times of the year that I am at the school alot. This will also stop me from going out and buy food because I'm feeling to lazy to cook. If I can be sucessful, I will extend it into Term 3.
   

There they are. I will keep you posted on my progress.

Hope everyone is having a great first day of 2009.

AD