Tag: goals

  • The Year of the Non-resolution Resolution (Or, Why I’m Not Making Promises I May/May Not be Able to Keep This Year)

    I’m done with resolutions. My husband is mildly horrified at the idea, but he’s wise enough not to say anything. He’s also wise enough not to try to guilt-trip me with his own (I’m sure) extensive list, just as I won’t question his decision to make the list in the first place. (It’s this kind…

  • Goal-setting revisited — and revised

    The fact that I should have posted this yesterday probably gives you a hint about how well I managed to stick to last week’s goals, right? Even with my pared-down expectations, I fell short of what I thought I could achieve. I suppose I could feel disappointed with myself, but the truth is, my ‘failure’…

  • Setting goals

    You may have already heard me say this (multiple times), but I am not the most organized person in the world. It’s actually one of the reasons I like deadlines so much: they tend to get me focused and make me super productive. Without a deadline, however, I’m rather like the proverbial ship without a…