Webster Says...

I'll cut right to the chase... I don't believe in New Year's resolutions.  I set New Year's goals.  I don't like the word resolution. Webster's defines resolution in this context as "the act or process of resolving: as the act of determining."  Webster defines goal as "the end toward which effort is directed."  I set goals instead of determining resolutions.  With that said here are my 2009 goals (in no particular order) for the world to see.  Hopefully this will help me achieve each one.

1. Start shooting trap or skeet
2. Start saving money for a Mount Everest (just to base camp) or Kilimanjaro trip
3. Be a better blogger
4. And finally... run, Forrest, run!   

Let's evaluate the reality of each goal:

1. Trap and Skeet: I've talked about the "pull" thing before. Those of you that have been reading for a while get it.  This one shouldn't be too hard to accomplish.  John will help.  He gets excited when I want to do gunny stuff. 
2. Mountain:  I'm not usually this adventurous, but it seems like a vacation-meets-accomplishment-meets-braggin' rights-trifecta.  John refuses to go.  He says he climbed too many mountains in the Marines (whatever). John, I'm not going in 2009, I'm just saving my our shekels to go later.   
3. Blog: Post more often, enhance my video technology knowledge, take more pictures, do a better job managing news feeds, and all other blogoshpere important stuff.
4. Run: This one actually scares the crap out of me. I prefer spinning, weight lifting, and Bikram yoga... but, I really, really, really want to be that girl who runs five miles before work. I'll keep you posted.

Note to word-smiths and English teachers: please do not bombard me with semantics e-lessons. I prefer goal.  It's my list. I can name it what I want.  Hmph.

Comments

[julie]

love your "GOAL" list ... i went with "resolutions" but might do the "goal" concept next year.

The idea of Everest interests me too ... got a friend in training for it now (he's on the other side of the country so i don't get roped into training with him). I'm totally jealous but life, money & family just won't work with Everest at the moment!

Good luck in reaching your goals.

[DirtCrashr]

Instead of climbing a mountian you could climb a pyramid - they have some good ones in Guatemala, like at Tikal - where you'll see the closing shot from Star Wars, of Temple IV...

[the mushroom]

What about sporting clays? Might as well toss that in too.

[the mushroom]

what about sporting clays? Might as well throw that in too.