Here is a quick update on my goals from the beginning of the year... I just wanted to see how I was doing and what I need to work harder on!
12 Goals for 2012
- Graduate from college… (should be easy… right?) Still working on it... but I have made a lot of progress by passing ALL of my teaching certification exams! Now all I have to do is complete 60 days of student teaching! WHOOP!
- Get a job teaching … (this one is kind of a duh! but with the way jobs in the teaching field are going this one could be tough) See #1... I went to a career fair! Thats a start! AND I made a resume! I begin the application process SOON!
- Eat healthier… (avoid fast food, sodas, and fried foods) Suprisingly... I have done REALLY well in this area! Occasionally I eat fast food or have a soda... but I am much more cautious about it! I went all of lent only drinking water, which was a huge accomplishment for me! Summer has been killer because I have access to sodas and fast food much more often, but I am trying my best to stay away!
- Begin a regular exercise schedule… (occasionally I go for a run, but I want to be more consistent) I have done okay so far on this. I am not totally consistent, but I have gotten better. I still want to get better at this before the end of the year! Crossfit has definitely helped me be more consistent!
- Run a 5K, 10K, and a half marathon … (eek. This may be hard because of how busy I am going to be this year, but there is no excuse not to get this done! This was one of my goals for last year… I ran a 5K but never made it to the 10K or the half.) So far I have ran three 5Ks! WHOOP! I even placed third in my age group in the 5k I ran on July 4th in Arkansas! However, I need to keep running (see #4) to be able to do the 10K and the half. I still have 6 months! I CAN do it!
- Be positive ALL of the time! … (this is something I harp on a lot because I think it is one of the most important qualities of being happy… but sometimes I struggle with being positive in stressful situations.) Again... I have done surprisingly well in this area. Of course I am not perfect... not even close, but I try to think of things from different perspectives when I am being negative! That really helps!
- Be patient … (this includes all areas of my life… school, family, friends, and faith) Oh, patience. I'm working on it. But overall I think I have been very patient... and, more importantly, very grateful for what I have at this moment.
- Be spontaneous … (or maybe even plan-taneous) I would say I have been somewhat spontaneous. Random trips here and there... but we STILL HAVEN'T GONE TO KRISPY KREME! (you know who you are!)
- Go on fun dates … (this kind of goes along with spontaneous) I have definitely been on some fun dates (Dallas, movie nights, snow cones, Ring Dance, circus, etc)... but it never hurts to have more ;)
- Do my hair and make up more … (aka don’t look like a zombie when I go to class) I definitely failed at this for my A&M classes. However, I have done my hair and make up more overall! I had to do it in the fall on Wednesday and Thursday for my field experience, but I also did it on nights and weekends! I am not looking forward to having to do my hair every morning next semester... but I better get used to it. I don't know why I dread fixing my hair so much... it's kind of dumb now that I think about it.
- Communicate more with my friends that don’t live near me … (this is so hard but it is something I HAVE to get better at!) FAIL! I have been a complete and total failure in this area! I MUST MUST MUST get better at this, ESPECIALLY since I am living at home now! I don't know why this seems to be so hard for me!
- Strive to live and love like the Lord has taught us to. This, of course, is something we can ALWAYS get better at! I hope that over the past six months I have grown closer to the Lord and I pray that as the year goes on that special relationship continues to grow.
I still have a lot of things that I need to do before the end of the year! I am glad that I went back and looked at the goals that I set for myself at the beginning of the year! I can see improvements I have made and I know what I need to work on! Thanks for sticking with me and for the encouragement you provide! (I should add a new goal... post on my blog more! I will be working on that as well!)