What are your other (non-fitness related) goals?

michelleepotter
michelleepotter Posts: 800 Member
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Is anybody working on improving other parts of your life besides eating right and exercising? Here're some things I am working on:

* I homeschool my kids, and I by the end of the year I want to have my oldest two ready for high school. In order to accomplish this, they have to complete their last math and grammar courses for middle school. (The other subjects are a bit more fluid.) It's kind of a long course, so I'm aiming to have this done by the end of December.

* At the same time, we're also working on a logic course that is actually their first high school credit. I'm so excited about this because I'm doing it with them, and I've always wanted to learn logic! My goal is to have the first book done by the end of May.

* I'm also teaching two of my younger kids to read. My goal is to have them finished with their phonics course by the end of July, and then I can start teaching my youngest daughter.

* One of my personal hobbies is photography. I've tried doing Project365 (one photo a day for a year) several times and always failed. I've also been neglecting my blog. So this year I set a goal of 50 photo posts to my blog. Each one has to contain a photo from a separate event (so I can't do six posts with different pictures of Easter dinner, but I can have one from church on Easter morning and one from Easter dinner at my mom's), and I also write up a short (or sometimes long) description for each.

* I read 50 books last year, mostly in the last 6 months of the year. This year I am trying to read 75, including 12 books that I read out loud to my kids.

* Finally, I have some vague ideas about needing to improve my spiritual life, that I haven't really formed into concrete goals, yet. We recently started going to church again after being unable to for months, and I just finished an awesome sketch of Saint Thomas Aquinas by GK Chesterton. I think the next step is to read / do a study of Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster, but that's as far as I have got on a plan.

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  • HelloSweetie4
    HelloSweetie4 Posts: 1,214 Member
    I want to get more education. I have bachelor's in sociology now, I eventually want to get my masters. I can't right now because of money (which is another goal), but I have been taking extra trainings that work puts on. Right now I'm working on my interagency co-occurring specialist certificate, which will allow me to go for my LCDP.

    I am also working on my finances. I have a lot of defaulted loans (from school) that I'm working on repaying now.

    I feel like the changes I've made with my diet/exercise have cleared my head and now I am able to deal with the other issues I need to work on.
  • khskr1
    khskr1 Posts: 392
    Expanding my side business and get to the point where i can go part time at my day job. (opportunities available to help :)

    Read 5 books this year.

    Run a half marathon (completed last month)
  • CassieReannan
    CassieReannan Posts: 1,479 Member
    Right now I am studying my first year of my bachelors in nursing.
    I want to get into neonatal care and midwifery but am also interested in sexual health.

    Other goals for me include getting a new job and saving up to move out again with my fiance and my cat (our kitty is staying at his house) :)
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    I have a very ambitious plan of world domination by slowly infecting the population with my knowledge.
  • megmay2591
    megmay2591 Posts: 621 Member
    I am currently going to school for a bachelor's degree in Creative Writing and a bachelor's in German. I'll have both complete in December 2013!

    I am very interested in German (obviously since it's my major) and I'm trying to improve and refine my grammar. I also want to travel to Germany for a month so I'm currently saving up money.

    I have started the basics of my first novel and I want to keep working on that, I'm hoping I'll have the first draft by August! I want to get published before I leave college so I need to work hard to get it finished and published!

    I used to be such an avid reader, but since I've been in college I haven't read as much. I hope to read at least 40 more books by the end of the year!

    I love photography, and I'm really glad that you mentioned Project365 because I'm going to do it! I want to improve my photography, so this is an awesome way. I'm hoping to buy a better camera as soon as I save up!
  • Azzne
    Azzne Posts: 17
    I have started Tai-Chi for stress relief and I am hoping to add to my flower beds. I am also considering learning how to seed save and more about heirloom seeds/plants. It is my goal to learn more about eating responsibly while reducing my impact on the environment. I hope to raise children that are contentious, peaceful, educated, and strong.
  • iqnas
    iqnas Posts: 445 Member
    -Become a kinder person
    -Start spending more time with my family
    -Start crafts/arts
  • KrazyAsianNic
    KrazyAsianNic Posts: 1,227 Member
    To graduate in May, reorganize my room at home so I can move back after graduation, Find a job, buy a car, and start saving for my own place.
  • austindog2
    austindog2 Posts: 128
    Finish my third year of college (bachelor's in psychology) with a 4.0!

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  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    I want to collect stray cats.
  • coffeegirl1998
    coffeegirl1998 Posts: 116 Member
    I want to collect stray cats.

    I have a few on my block that I can send to start you off....

    I really haven't thought of non-fitness/healthy lifestyle goals...Hmmm....

    Pinky, are you thinking what I'm thinking??
  • THERubberDucky
    THERubberDucky Posts: 17
    get out of the bronze league in starcraft 2.
  • jonbobfrog
    jonbobfrog Posts: 294
    I want to find a job I actually enjoy AND that has health insurance.
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    I want to find a great guy and have a real relationship.
  • Lyndi4
    Lyndi4 Posts: 442 Member
    My goals are to have more fun with my family. We tend to get busy with all kinds of different activities, and while many of them are great I wan to make more time to just be together having fun. I'd like to take a few family day trips or longer vacations.

    Then my education is going really well. I am in graduate school, and that is going great. I'm getting really close to my comprehensive exams and doctoral dissertation. I am a full time student and stay-at home mom. We have 4 kiddos. Anyway, the education part is great, and I am hoping to get my career on track as well. I worked as a substance abuse counselor recently, but I took a break to handle some personal things. After our youngest goes to school full-time I plan to either go back or find another counseling job. This should be within the next 6 months.

    Anyway, there are some other small things as well, but those things are my main focus right now. I want to find a better way to balance family life, kids activities, graduate school, time for my hubs, and hopefully in the near future- work.
  • makeupinmanhatten
    makeupinmanhatten Posts: 155
    I am working on Clearing up my skin and whitening my teeth :) I am also working on getting my makeup license :)
  • zinok
    zinok Posts: 185
    Finish my BA in anthropology, hopefully get a job in my field!
    Get married some day, have a child or two.
    Buy a new microwave and furniture for the spare room.
    Improve my artistic abilities.
    Take bellydance again!
    Try yoga. (Doing that one this weekend! Woo!)
  • msunluckythirteen
    msunluckythirteen Posts: 335 Member
    Get my drivers license. Yep, I'm 42 and just learned how to drive. I had an extreme phobia that I overcame. I am practicing my driving now and hope to have my license in a month or so.

    Learn to love myself. I am in therapy and reading all I can. I always based my worth by what others thought of me and after a divorce I have just decided I can't do that anymore.

    Go back to college. I am an artist and have my own craft business, but I know I can make more at it if I can improve my skills. I also want to teach art.

    Go on a road trip with my kids (see above, learning to drive. lol!) We are shooting for Memphis by the end of summer.

    Have some of my art in a gallery.
  • ToEKnee213
    ToEKnee213 Posts: 1,031 Member
    What an awesome thread!

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    ~ Get on first shift so I have time/energy to volunteer more (at a Rescue organization along with the Animal Shelter)
    ~ Re-certify for being a Medical First Responder
    ~ Run a 5K
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  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    1. To be happily married and build an awesome family
    2. To travel around the world
    3. To visit Malaga, Spain & Mexico (the places of my paternal family origin)
    4. Learn a 4th language particularly French or re-take Japanese
    5. Have my own graphic design/printing business
    6. Learn Adobe Premier, Dreamweaver, HTML, Quark & Java to enhance more my graphic design skills
    7. Learn AutoCAD so I can help my special friend who is an Architect
    8. To have my own art gallery
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    I want to collect stray cats.

    I have a few on my block that I can send to start you off....


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  • michelleepotter
    michelleepotter Posts: 800 Member
    Pinky, are you thinking what I'm thinking??

    I think so, Brain, but this time, you put the trousers on the chimp.

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