Taking Stock: 2013 Goals

When I pulled out my agenda today to fill in some upcoming calendar dates, I flipped back to January, where I'd written down my 2013 do-or-die goals. I made a point this year to keep my goals both focused and large in scale. Each of the three goals was written knowing I had to do everything in my power to make it happen. Point being, if I don't accomplish the items on this short list, it speaks volumes about my lack of initiative in life. Overall, failure to accomplish means I'm just that: a failure.

So as things stand today, July 6, 2013:

1. Pay off credit card debt: I'm happy to report that my total credit card balance is down to about $2600 (it was close to $21K at its peak). Even more important, I'm down to just one credit card, which is much easier to manage. I slipped up a couple of times, but have been pretty steady at paying off the balance since I enlisted the help of my husband (then fiance) in late 2011.

2. Find a new job: This one surprises me. Done!

Honestly, I didn't expect any real change to happen until late fall or even winter, but it did. As a result, goal number one might not be completed this year (my salary is significantly lower in the new position), but I'm okay with that. I'll continue to chip at the remaining balance until it's gone. Hopefully that will happen by spring of 2014.

3. Become a certified group exercise instructor: I should have written this goal to include "AND start teaching a class." I'm currently licensed to teach both Zumba and Turbo Kick. Have I taught a class (even as a sub)? That's a big fat NO. For the second half of 2013, I'm zeroing in on this goal. Also, I'm going to become AFAA or ACE certified before the end of this year. I've only been thinking about teaching group ex since my days as a college undergrad. Time to git to gittin.'

Conclusion? All things considered, not too shabby. Like I said, goal number one might not materialize, but I'm okay with it due to the circumstances that come with having accomplished goal number two.

Side note: In case I'm not typing to myself (which I'm pretty sure that I am), my last post was noticeably in April 2012. I had every intention of leaving this blog in its public cyberspace graveyard rather than deleting it altogether. I'd kind of forgotten it existed.

For whatever reason I logged into Blogger today and started reading my old posts. Admittedly, I enjoyed it. I found it kind of nice to look back and read what was going through my head. Hence, I'm picking blogging back up again. Perhaps I'll ditch it again in three months, perhaps I won't, but I'm just going to roll with it.

Oh, and in true transitional fashion, it's now While in Boston.