2013 Goals - Personal or Public

We are all looking at a new year this morning with fresh eyes.  I'm sure most of us have at least thought about what are our 2013 goals (for some of us, resolutions) are going to be.    I know I have.

But here is my dilemma this morning, on January 1, 2013.  Do I want to make this new goals list public by posting all about  it on this blog, or do I want to keep it more personal to me?  Or maybe it's that I haven't quite made a decision on all of them.  Maybe I'm not sure that this list is set in stone and therefore, afraid to post it and make it public?

I think maybe that's the answer.  But why should I worry about that.  I mean, what's wrong with instead of having a list of goals set in stone, have a list that's subject to change, ditching goals that don't work out and swapping in new ones that maybe you find are a better fit after the new year is really in full swing?

So here goes, my new list of goals for January, but subject to change:

1.  Obviously, marathon(s).  I'd like to run at least two marathons in 2013, and of course, want to PR my
first marathon, which was this past November.  That shouldn't be too difficult.  :)

2.  More Family Time.  I think I've already started working on this one in the past month and hope to continue it.  I enjoy spending time with my brothers, sister, nieces, nephews, in-laws.  Sunday dinners once in a while would be nice, game night, hiking trips, etc.

3.  Pay down credit cards - That needs no explanation!

4.  Emergency Fund - I need to work on this one.  Being self-employed has it's cons, one of them being that you don't have a guaranteed paycheck every week.  So I want to work hard to establish an emergency fund, and when work is slow and I'm not getting the paycheck I need, I can take a draw from the emergency fund.  When work is good, I can build on the emergency fund.

5.  Second honeymoon - This was on my list of 2012 goals, but we never got there.  Bob and I have been married 22 years, and have not gone on many trips at all, other than our trips to Florida to visit mom and my aunt, uncle, and cousins..  A second honeymoon would be nice.

6.  100 sit-ups - I apparently have no strength for doing sit-ups.  Learned this while taking my first boot camp class.  I'm working on it.  Did 20 in a row, twice in one evening, last week.  So I'm going to build on this and hopefully by the end of 2013, will be able to do 100 straight.

7.  Skiing - Bob and I used to ski all the time while we were dating.  Even at my heavy weight, I still enjoyed it, although getting a snow suit that fit was difficult.  I had to get a men's size, and it was way too long and fit very snugly.  I still have that snow suit, and even though I "swim" in it now, I still wear it.  Anyway, Bob can't ski now due to a really bad back, but I'd still like to go.  I have cousins who ski.  Hoping to maybe hook up with them and get back on the slopes.

8.  A Number on the Scale - This is the biggie.  I'm tired of playing around with this.  I'm tired of hovering over that goal number every week.  I WANT a cushion (not in the seat of my pants).  I want to be able to enjoy myself at a party once in a while without constantly worrying about going over goal.  So first, I have to get back to goal, which as of this morning, is between 3 and 4 pounds (I have a very old scale), and then I'd like to get off another 5 pounds.  Part of this goal is also to get a new scale, a digital one.

So there you have it.  Again, this list is subject to changes, additions, deletions, but I've done it.  I've set it down in writing.

Now it's time to go enjoy a New Year's Breakfast (will report back tomorrow on the WW 5-point breakfast casserole).  :0

Happy New Year to everyone.