of personal goals and resolutions
this year started with me uncharacteristically wanting to list down resolutions, but alas, it’s already mid-feb and i’ve yet to nail down one single thing i promise to do this year. like what i told meeya, it’s just so difficult to promise something you know there’s more than a slight chance of breaking. and i hate broken promises, as much as i hate being cornered into doing something just because i declared it a promise.
on the other hand, i love making lists. shopping lists. things-to-do. schedules. outlines and tables of contents. i love jotting things down, partially because i can’t be expected to remember to buy a bag of potatoes, a tub of yoghurt AND a bottle of shampoo, without forgetting one or the other. and yes, i’ve got post-it’s everywehere.
so whether to remind me of my personal goals, or to reflect at the end of the year on how closer i’ve become to satisfying them, i’ve listed down some things i’ve always wanted to do but never got to. my theory is that by writing them and making them public, i’ll finally get round to accomplishing them. or at least take the first steps toward them. this list is dynamic; i’dd add some more and delete those which don’t ring palatable after a while. and unlike new-year-resolutions, i’m giving myself more than a year. for some, it may take a lifetime, possibly.
things to learn:
knit.
edit digital videos.
another language (spanish?).
the salsa or the rhumba.
swim more than 20 meters.
yoga/pilates.
more than point-and-shoot photography.
speak german like a local (assuming we stay in germany for the next few years)
things to do:
have another child (not necessarily my biological one).
organize jan’s photo album.
set-up/organize a charity project.
enlarge, frame and hang some of jan’s photos.
send a balikbayanbox, once and for all.
sign up for a DSL.
re-connect with old friends and relatives.
see bohol and pagudpod, among others.
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7 Responses to “of personal goals and resolutions”
February 17th, 2005 at
“have another child (not necessarily my biological one)”
here, it takes 3-7 years. we checked pearl s. buck foundation in roxas and you have better chances there.
“set-up/organize a charity project”
that would be great!
“knit”
wait until you are an Oma! hehe j/k
February 17th, 2005 at
Hmmm… uncanny list. “Outlines and table of contents” - they also give you a thrill? Hehehe!
February 17th, 2005 at
AnP: whooah, not too fast. we haven’t thought it out that far yet. and oi, knitting is supposed to be therapeutic daw agaisnt stress!
karen: not exactly a thrill, pero i find it difficult writing a lengthy piece without them. (my english 10 prof would be proud of me, hehe)
February 17th, 2005 at
ako din…i want to learn how to knit. i remember last year, i even bought materials to start on, pero ala…nanalo yung cross stitch. now, i’d have to dig through my stuff for those materials if i would want to learn…hehe
anyway…i wish you the best para ma-pursue mo lahat ng goals mo this year.
February 17th, 2005 at
Don’t you just love Post-Its? I have them all over the place too! ha!ha! just today, my hubby pulled one off my butt as I was getting out of the car. It said, “dive in chamber” bwahahaha!!!
(inside joke: chamber as in hyperbaric chamber) One of my many reminders at work
I make lots of lists too, but I can’t say I’ve made too many table of contents lately
February 18th, 2005 at
knitting? summer (my youngest stepdaughter) knows how to knit so i’m sure you can do it ruthie!
I am doing Callanetics which is similar to Pilates and it’s great!
And like you, type na type ko rin gumawa ng to do lists! Pati menu namin I do a week in advance (kasi I need to LIST down all the ingredients to buy in one go kaya always a week in advance ang menu ko
OC ba? hehe
February 18th, 2005 at
Oooh, me too! I love making lists. I have a pocket PC but I still write my list on a post-it and stick it on the pocket PC. hehehe.
I’d like to learn how to speak Spanish too! But it’s more in my things-to-do-before-I-croak list.
Let me know when you start working on the charity thing and maybe I can help you out. 8=).