Goals For 2009

As mentioned in my last post, there are many things I am proud to have accomplished in 2008. In fact, so many good things happened to me in 2008 that I feel that 2009 will be tough to live up to. So I'm going to post a couple of my goals here:

1) Cook more meals at home / Learn to cook better: I am the worst when it comes to cooking. If I am not going out to eat, then I usually just grab something quick and already prepared from the grocery store or heat something up that's frozen. But I want to get better at cooking and have a handful of recipes that are easy to make and delicious. When I was up in Mammoth my friend Pam gave me 2 new recipes to try out: red chicken curry and chicken enchiladas. I'm excited to make them.

2) Write Cards: I bought holiday cards to send to people this year and never got around to doing them. I think sending cards to people for birthdays and holidays is a nice gesture. It's important for me to let the people in my life know I appreciate them, and I want to get better at doing that.

3) Get Better at Making Phone Calls - I have many friends who live in different cities. And even though I feel like we stay in touch, it's not as often as I'd like and I could be WAY better at it. Many of you who are reading this blog right now will agree with me on this, so props to Collin for putting this goal on my radar.

4) Be More Organized - I need to get better at organizing my personal paperwork. I have lots of loose papers all over my room and desk. I want to get more tidy about this.

That's it for now. I have more personal goals but those are the ones I feel like sharing for now. Also - I know many people call these resolutions. But not me. I'm not resolving to do anything, I'm setting a goal and giving myself a year to accomplish it. Like the quote on my business card says, "A Goal Is Just A Dream With A Deadline."

-LT