Double Digit Challenge
And so two months have gone by since the New Year and no real progress. Mind you, it would be good to have goals and by goals I mean S.M.A.R.T goals.
So to do this, I have adapted the “Groundhog’s Day” which requires goal setting and reporting on each same digit month and day. This should have started on 1/1 and then had the first milestone on 2/2 but better late then never.
By 4/4, I plan to meet the following goals.
- Write a non-whining, non-complaining post to Livejournal, at least twice a week.
- Write down all the food I eat and attempt to keep it below or at 1,600 calories
- Do karate, twice a week, so long as work does not conflict (but only work)
- Do some other exercise, twice a week, preferably something outside once it gets warm.
- Start reading the anxiety book.
Leisure – Areas for Improvement
Oh leisure. This is where I’m supposed to relax. This is for the things I love to do. Hmm.
1. I need to evaluate my hobbies. Am I enjoying them or just doing them for the sake of filling time? And are their things I’ve stopped doing that I wish I was doing again?
2. I need to think about writing. I enjoy it but my muse is kind of… not here. I have a journal set up for it and I need to start using it.
3. I need to write about my hobbies. I need to remember why I do them.
Leisure is a tricky subject. I need to learn how to relax but I don’t know how. In fact, I’m struggling what to really write here. I think that says volumes.
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Leisure doesn’t seem like it should be a category. But the fact is that if all I cared about or concentrated on was work and my health, then life would be rather boring.
Leisure activities are the way I should relax. More often then not they cause more stress then they should. My likes and dislikes don’t change that often but I do go through cycles. And things that I once liked fall our of favor.
Gaming is one of those things that changed recently. I’ve noticed that I don’t really enjoy the types of video games I once did. I don’t know if the systems themselves changed or if I outgrew it but for whatever reason, I don’t get much pleasure from some types of games any more.
Role-playing games are another problem. I enjoy them, the live table top ones and the internet based ones. But for whatever reason, the games I’m currently involved in don’t really peak my interest.
Writing was one of my greatest of joys but I haven’t been able to write anything I’m pleased with in ages. I read a lot though some of the books I’ve read are horrible. I don’t really know how I turn things around.
Knitting is great. It’s fun to create things but I’m starting to get frustrated. I’m bored with the easy projects but I don’t have the skills to do the tougher stuff.
So I don’t know whether I should try to fix the stuff that I’m not liking or try new stuff. Either way, this problem is also directly related to the fact that I’m never home.
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