2025 Goals...

[arthur_p_dent]

2024 was a pretty decent year goal-wise. Unfortunately, taking a monthly look at my progress fell by the wayside in the second half of the year, and that's something I'd like to be better at this time around so I can truly see how I'm doing. For 2025 I carried over most of my day-to-day goals, but with some modifications. There are no more daily goals - it was far too easy to tell myself that 4 days out of 7 was good enough, when 7 is what I really wanted to achieve. I've also added more goals that are for "me to take care of me" - to add more and different kinds of fun into my life. I'm looking forward to a good year.


2025 Planner:  Have my planner completely filled in by the end of the month.

Weight under 200 pounds:  This is my only specific weight goal for the year. I had hoped to get below 200 pounds by the end of 2024, but some personal issues in December got me off track and I came up 2.5 pounds short. I want those pounds gone!


Sleep:  Be in bed before midnight on work nights. Minimum of 5 hours every night.

Alcohol:  Maximum of 1 drink when dining out. Maximum of 2 total drinks per day.  (occasional "nights out" are exceptions)

Hydration:  Minimum of 3 glasses of water per day.

Home Leisure:  Minimum of 2 days per week.  (activities include puzzles, board games, reading, etc.)

Dishes:  Load/run the machine a minimum of 3 times per week. Hand washing a minimum of once per week.

Exercise:  Minimum of 4 days per week.

Computer Tasks:  Every week, day(s) TBD.  (tasks include banking, weekly DW post, etc.)


Haircut:  Minimum of once per month.

Me Day:  One day a month to recharge. Only requirement is zero chores.  (stole this idea from a friend)

Goal Review:  Review the previous month and post the results in DW no later than the 3rd of the month.


Run Events:  Participate in a minimum of 1 race event each quarter. I've already registered for:
                        Q1 - 5 km
                        Q2 - 5 km
                        Q3 - 1/2 marathon
                        Q4 - 1/2 marathon

Quarterly Activity:  Experience something new.  (in 2024, the sushi rolling class and the running club were great new experiences)

Fun Day:  Basically, day trips. There are far too many fun and interesting things within a few hours of home - I'd like experience more of them.

And that's it. Wish me luck! =]

Comments

[fuzzyred]

That sounds like a great list of goals! I hope they go well for you! :)

[arthur_p_dent]

Thanks. =]

I'm really looking forward to doing some new things this year. I spend far too much time adulting these days.

[fuzzyred]

New things and a break from adulting sound great. It's always good to be able to mix some fun in with the obligations.

[dustbunny105]

Nice goals! I like that you've got fun stuff and R&R baked into your priorities, as I feel like those can be easy to overlook in planning. It's awesome that you've already registered for races too! Do you think you'll do more?

[arthur_p_dent]

Fun and R&R are things I felt I had to put in, because those are the things I don't do for myself. I almost always put responsibilities first, and that's something I really want to change this year.

I'll definitely do more races than those. There are several others that are local but aren't open for registration yet. I used to run a lot when I was (much) younger, and now that I'm back into it I'm looking forward to some challenges. It helps that I found a good group of running friends that also do events and are very encouraging.