Some new goals

Now that I’m thisclose to being done with school (for a while anyway), I’ve been thinking about what my next goals should be. I’ve accomplished so much in my education and I want to take that feeling of accomplishment further in my life.

So, here are some of my new short-term goals, in no particular order…

I will finish my Bachelor’s by December 2013.

I will work out every other day to get my muscles back and tone down those 15 pounds that came back from being lazy. I will lose those 15 pounds by October 15, 2012. (I’m pretty sure this one will happen sooner. Power 90 kicks my butt and makes the weight fall off so fast!)

I will write most or all of a book during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month. I found out about this wonder last year after NaNo, which happens in November and decided to give it a shot this year.)

Some long-term goals…

I will own a 4 bedroom house with at least 5 acres of land to make my own mountain bike/running/hiking trail. I’m giving myself 5 years on this one, so by June 2017.

I will own dogs, huskies or labs, and will be a rescue shelter for dogs and cats. Since I need the house and land to do this one, this is also a 5 year goal, June 2017.

One more accomplishment

For the last 2 and 1/2 weeks, I’ve been waiting for word from the state about my insurance license application. Yesterday I finally got the confirmation email. They have accepted my application and issued me a license to sell insurance in Ohio! I’m so proud of myself. I can’t really believe I’m on this journey right now. I never thought I would be the type of person who would be happy in an office. I’m more the run-free-through-the-woods type. I do have moments where I can’t stare at the same four walls anymore but it helps that we have windows and I can always take a break, even if just for a couple of minutes.

Today is also the first day of class for me. I’ve got two classes online this quarter. Intro to Law and Micro Econ. Yeah, I know, it’s gonna be tough but I’ve got to do this for my degree. I’ve also got Stats this quarter but that one I’m taking on campus. I do better with math classes in person. It loses something in the translation online.

The next thing I need to work on is either finding a new home for my daughter and I that allows dogs or convince her we don’t really need a dog lol. I have a feeling before long, I’m going to be packing lol. I don’t want to move but I’ve got to admit, I would love a dog, too. We have two cats already that I’m sure would NOT like a dog. We’ll see what happens. I’m not having much luck yet, but it may just not be the right time yet. The apartment I have now came at the perfect time last year so I hope another place will come along at the right time.

What are your goals and plans? Any recent accomplishments?

Take care friends

Life lesson from my cats

I had an epiphany this morning cleaning out my cat’s litter box.

Wait! Don’t go yet! I promise it’s worth it!

It stuck me this morning that there are a lot of crappy things in my life that I don’t speak up about. Things I’m not happy with and just refuse to admit, both to myself and the people who may be a part of the situation. And not dealing with it is a lot like my cats burying their poop. I know for them it’s instinctual and they are just trying to bury it as if they were going to the bathroom outside, but I have to come behind them and dig it out and throw it away so my house doesn’t stink like poop.

I know, gross, right?

Here’s where it gets cool…The junk in my life I’m not dealing with is like that junk in the litter box. If I DON’T dig it up, it’s gonna make my life continue to stink. Burying it is not helping. I HAVE to expose it to get rid of it and make my life better.

Now comes the hard part of having an epiphany. Can I put it into action? Here’s hoping I can because I have some junk in my life I really need to dig up and throw away. My life could “smell” a lot better than it does and it’s up to me to clean it up. No one else is gonna come behind me and clean up my messes.

I’ll keep you posted on my progress but until then remember to be kind to each other because we are all related.

Much love, Bandia