Year's Eve is my least favorite holiday. Despite my hatred and anxiety towards change I feel I must conquer 2010 with gusto. Therefore, I have decided to embark on something completely cliche in order to ensure 2010 will not be wasted: New Year's Resolutions.
- Fit into my size 7 skinny jeans. I purchased these awesome Levis back in April of 2008 and haven't been able to wear them since that summer. I would like to finally fit into these once again and not let them sit folded up in my drawer.
Which brings me to my second resolution... - Lose at least 20 pounds. I was just over 130 pounds in the summer of 2008, just 6 pounds shy of reaching my goal of 125 pounds/size 6. I want to finish what I started.
- Form a band and play at least one show. I haven't been in a band since 8th grade, but it has always been my wish to perform one show before I die. I no longer play the bass, but I can still belt out some vocals on a few cover tunes and I wish to do this on a small stage for a small set.
- Pay off our PT Cruiser. This goal is very attainable and we are well on our way to reaching it by summertime. Which brings me to my next goal...
- Find a nice used car an pay CASH to replace the 1993 Oldsmobile Joe has been driving. This baby has a lot of miles on it and I think it may be time for Joe to drive a more practical piece of machinery.
- Make a HUGE dent in our student loans. I would like to pay off at least 20% this year, which equals out to be about $5,200. Having our student loans diappear in 5 years is what we are aiming for. With Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey as our guide I see this being achieved. Which brings me to my next goal...
- Get a raise. I have been at Z92Five since October of 2008 and I think I deserve to see an increase in pay, regardless of how small of an increase that may be.
- Prepare for motherhood. We would like to start a family soon and I am shootin for a winter conception.
I will keep everyone posted on my progress as I strive to complete my goals for 2010. Wish me luck!
-Sarah
6 comments:
1) Love the summer countdown. Praise the Lord for that!
2) LOVE your financial resolutions. I love having my car paid off and saving for another one!
3) You forgot the craft hideaway resolution
well, I was informed today that #7 may not be happening this year, due to the economy... but I think I may just ask anyway. Even if it's a dollar added to my salary!
The Summer Countdown ticker is one of the few things that I have to look forward to... that and the premiere of Time Burton's Alice In Wonderland: Through The Looking Glass (due out in March)!
YES... I DID forget the Craft Hideaway resolution... didn't we say we needed to do it twice a year? Spring & Fall, I recall...
hey - that rhymed!
Ooh- I like the baby resolution the BEST! :)
Thanks, Julie! We'll see...
#7 has been fulfilled. After a long meeting about no raises and losin our comp. days for weekend events my boss gave me a gold dollar for my raise.
Those are good resolutions! Hey, even if you can't get a monetary raise, consider a non-monetary raise instead. Ask for more days off, or personal days, half-day summer fridays, etc. And also add to your list- COME BACK TO NYC FOR ANOTHER VISIT!!!!
HAHAHA! Actually, Carmin, not only are we NOT getting raises this year, we actually got our COMP. days taken away. No chance will I be getting anything extra days this year. I got 4-5 days LESS than I had when I hired in. That being said, I definitely plan on utilizing my ONE PERSONAL DAY that we are given annually this year. I didn't use it last year, partly because I couldn't. My schedule was too jammed at work to even take it. If you don't use it by the end of the year you lose it, so this year I am demanding to use it. I still have 1 week vacation bi-annually, which I have to use when my superiors are not using thiers, making vacationing difficult to do with Joe. He gets the typical days off during the school year (Spring Break, Christmas Break) and my superiors usually take those weeks for themselves. It's like Disneyland or airlines: you have blackout dates during every time you want to go.
Frustration.
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