Setting Goals

My goal for March is to try and achieve all or most of the daily and weekly goals I set. Kind of redundant, but I figured it was a good start. My daily goals for yesterday were to start my cover letters for job applications and to workout 30 minutes. I didn’t have time to work out because I was running around like a mad woman after work. BFcalled and said he was on his way home from STL and was coming straight to my house. So, I was trying to get dinner together, clean up the house, shower, shave, and keep my sanity in tact. Lots of anxiety there. Its funny, I've known him for 10 years but now I get nervous at the very thought of him coming over. I know I don't need to do anything but I always want to do something to impress him. I just want everything to be perfect!

So anyway, I did write one cover letter yesterday. My mom proofread it for me and told me not to change a thing! I was excited about that. It was a good letter. So, then I sent it off to one of the ads I found right away. I really hope they like what they read because it’s a fun opportunity downtown with a wedding and event firm. I'd be surrounded by beautiful projects all the time. Exactly the kind of atmosphere I'm looking for. My weekly goals for this week are to lose 5 lbs and send out job applications. My counselor told me to focus on setting achievable goals to start with. That way I will stop feeling like a failure for not accomplishing them, and it will help to gain my confidence back… something I lost while with FI, for some reason.

I did write down some bigger goals as well though just to keep them in mind. I’m sure I’ll be focusing more on them soon. I’ve been told that you have to put a time limit on your goals if you want to reach them. So, here goes…
1. Find a higher paying job by June (so I don’t have to move in w/mom & can stay independent). 2. Pay off debts by (can’t remember exact date…I think I wanted to do this by September 2008).
3. Pay off car by September 2009.
4. Take a 2 week road trip along the pacific coast in Summer 2009. I've wanted to do this for so long and now that I'm single I see no reason why I shouldn't do it!
5. Buy property by my 30th bday. (house, condo, townhouse...something of my own.)…30 might be pushing it though since its only 2 ½ yrs away.