2015 New Years Goals - End of the Year Update

Here we are, at the end of 2015. Gheesh this year went by fast. Now to see how I did on the goals that I set for myself last year at this time.

1. Be at work on time every day. If 9am is "on time" then I did this one. After Molly moved in and left for work at 8am every day, I started to cherish that hour after she left to get my hair done, do my make up, watch the Today Show all at my leisure instead of rush, rush, rush, "are you done in the bathroom" craziness. BUT, I'm going to do better in 2016 since I am going t make it a goal of going to the gym every morning before work. (ha!)

2. Cut back on 'after school activities'. I have been doing this and it's giving me a lot more time at home. We'll see how it keeps up in the new semester. I've been praying about a few different ways to get involved/uninvovled in different organizations so I'm thinking there will be some changes coming over the next few months.

3. Sign up for a half-marathon and get to the gym. 
While I didn't run in a half-marathon this year, I did get signed up for one today that is in May 2016. Another reason I'll be more likely to go to the gym every morning is because I spent $90 registering and I'm not about to waste that money!

4. No fast food. I did really good at this probably the first five months of the year. Then I totally bombed at it.

5. No social media. This didn't go so well. I completely deleted my Facebook page. I just don't need it and the people that I am friends with on there are people I should be checking on IRL and not just through a screen. I also only check twitter while I'm at work, but really, does anyone use that much anymore? I only use my one for work and usually a lot of my stuff is scheduled in advance. I blocked instagram, twitter, and Facebook from Safari on my phone, so I can even creep!

6. Study my Bible daily. I've been doing really good at t his. Since BSF is on a break right now, I've been doing the "Keep It Shut" study on "what to say, how to say it, and when to keep it shut." It read the book at the beach over the summer and it was eye opening, so when I found it on Amazon for a few bucks, I went ahead and ordered it so I can take notes and reread when I need to and I ordered the study guide along with it. It's been great to read and answer questions, which has really pointed out a lot of things I need to change.

7. Be a better communicator. This is still a huge work of mine. I have started going back to my counselor that I saw a few years ago for help with this and other issues, which mostly stems from social anxiety that I have dealt with all my life, but has caused a lot of issues in my adult life over the last 5-10 years. So I'm setting some new goals for 2016 that will hopefully help me deal with SAD and my struggle with communicating with others - mostly those that are close to me (or that I want to be close to me).

So toodalu 2015 goals! May I do better in 2016!