Happy New Year all! I know, I know, I’m late.
For me 2010 is all about the pursuit of happiness. I’m not trying to become a new person, I’m trying to become a happy person, or rather stay a happy person.
So what makes me happy?
Love. Love for myself and love for others. Real talk, I don’t think I fell in love with myself until 2007. So sad, right? Anyway since then I haven’t fallen out of love with myself since. It’s a priority for myself and really influences all the other goals I’ve set for myself for the next year. But I’m not so caught up in loving myself that there’s no room for loving others. While dating is really time consuming, I’ve decided I need to make the time to get out and meet people. Let’s face, I’m not going to find my Mr. sitting in my apt.
Being Healthy (read: not being fat). If you know me, getting fat is probably my largest phobia. And in 2009, I was hitting numbers on the scale I never thought I’d see. It was really really depressing. My clothes weren’t fitting right. And for the first time in my life, I did not like the way I looked. I hated it. So I whined for a while. I changed my eating habits, I got a trainer (then fired him, that’s another post), and now I have a regular routine for the gym.
Having money in my pocket. Currently I am “grad school broke” and I’m not exactly happy about it. I’d like for my money to work for me, so this year I’m going to learn how to invest it. I’ll share my (hopefully) success stories with you. With this crappy economy, we need all the financial advice we can get.
Not being stressed. When I started school, I decided the only thing I was going to let stress me out was school. Not friends, roommate, family or lovers. I know for some it seemed like I became an ice queen, but it’s a self preservation move. My main goal over the next 3 years is not only to graduate but to be, what my friend calls, the baddest bitch. I set a goal to publish at least 3 articles before I graduate, I need to work with different faculty members – put myself out there – and still do my coursework. That is all crazy time consuming and stressful. There’s simply no room for other things to stress me.
Having fun. This goes hand in hand with not being stressed. I had to learn to make time for doing something free (and stress free) and not feeling bad about it. This is probably the hardest part, but successfully making fun time for myself will ensure I don’t go completely crazy this year.
So what say you SASSY ladies, what are your plans for the 2010?
peace,
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Sounds like good 2010 goals for me
It seems like health, love, & dedication in *all* that you do is key to *all* of your goals. You can so do this!
This sounds like a great list. Definitely one that we could all adapt in our year.