Weight- In the past two years I’ve gained a substantial amount of weight. I’ve talked to my doctor’s about it and thankfully overall I’m healthy. I just need to get to work the old fashioned way to lose these LBs! I’ve always had an overall interest in nutrition, cooking, and working out. I just haven’t always put my knowledge to use. I do not blame anyone but myself. I always have an excuse for not working out or taking the easy route when it comes to quick meals or just plain being gluttonous.
I also would like to find ways of entertainment that do not center on food. Going out to eat is always my fallback plan of entertainment. That needs to stop! I would like to start hosting game nights, join a book club, or some other form of socializing that does not revolve around the presence of food or booze.
So far I’ve invested in a new pair of trainers, three new gym outfits, and have purchased a variety of gym passes thanks to Groupon. I have a 30 day pass to MAC Fitness, 5 classes at Bikram Yoga Baltimore, 1 month unlimited at Charm City Yoga, and a 3 month unlimited pass at MV Fitness. So this should keep me active until January unless I overlap the yoga passes with the gym. Dance classes will start up in October and that will be every Wednesday evening. Also, I am extremely blessed to have a supportive group of girlfriends that are my weekly workout buddies! I’ve known some of these ladies for almost 20 years and my Beautiful Bootyliscious Ballerinas are my <3!!>
My ultimate weight loss goal is 55 lbs! It isn’t going to be easy but the time is now!
Finances- I have not been the most money savvy person. I would live well beyond my means, constantly going out to eat, and plain and simple not being able to turn down a sale. God forbid if something has a red tag on it! The damn thing could be marked down $.35 but it would be in my cart.
Thanks to some assistance by my parents (…I know right!) I got a consolidation loan and I’ve been paying $540 a month for the past 3 years. I’ve also stopped buying stuff that I will “need in the future” and analyzed prices. I’ve done very well to dig myself out of the hole that I was in, +$20K! I will have the last of that debt paid off in November 2011. More than 1 year but considering that the debt is not carrying any interest and principal is actually getting paid, I’m happy with that. Unfortunately I still have a pretty wicked clothing addiction and while I’ve been paying cash for them I still have accumulated too much stuff and am not saving any money.
My goal is to hopefully pay off this loan 2 months early and set up an emergency fund account, a vacay fund, retirement IRAs, and a play money savings account. I want to really compartmentalize my money and analyze what am I busting my hump for?
Simplified Life- This goal is not as specific as the others. Basically I would like to analyze what I can do to make my life easier and make other people’s lives simpler. I know this goal will change and adapt as the year progresses but as long as the end result is a simpler way of life then I will be OK with that.
One aspect of this will include doing more volunteer work. I’ve always been a charitable person but, in the past few years I haven’t donated as much of my time as I would like. I plan on getting back to monthly volunteer activities.
I would also like to scale down on the amount of material items that I own. Things just bog down a space and I don’t need that any longer. I only want to keep things that I truly love.
So far I've already applied to be an ER Victim's Advocate for Turnaround. I've been wanting to do this for some time but I haven't had the time while I was in school or once I graduated I started working two jobs. I've also returned anything in my room that still had the tags attached and I had the receipt for. I also keep a box on top of my wardrobe and I use that to keep clothes that do not fit/I do not want anymore. When the box is full I will take the box to the Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County. They've taken my clothing donations in the past.
Well these are my three main goals that I would like to achieve by August 1, 2011. I plan on doing this in the most Eco-friendly way possible. I will not be avoiding using TP, I will still use electricity (just moderately), and I will still be driving my SUV. I have no intentions on being an extremist and I will not harp on others for what they do. This new project is for my own good. If I encourage someone to do something differently then great!
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