Summer Goals

I'm the type that sets goals. The annoying type who always has to have something to go towards to even when she is supposed to be relaxing. I've come to terms with that. So I've decided to set some highly achievable and some less the achievable goals for the summer.

• I will drink at least three glasses of water a day this summer. I will be hydrated by the time I return to university even if it kills me.
• I will do sit-ups every night no matter how tired I am.
• I will spend at least an hour outside every day enjoying the beautiful weather that I get. Even rain is beautiful.
• I will read books that I want to and also books that are good for my brain.
• I will not spend all my days off at home.
• I will get to know more assistants at work this summer, especially the ones from other countries who I may never see again.
• I will have at least two alcoholic drinks a week. This may qualify as an addiction, but it is relaxing.
• I will get out of the house at least two nights a week.
• I will figure out if I really want to do a Masters degree for me or for another reason. I'm not sure which way that's going to fall yet.
• I will read all the books I brought to work for the summer. That doesn't cover the books that I'm sure I will buy.
• I will write something everyday, no matter how mundane it is.
• I will fall in love with someone or something every day. It's what makes the mornings worth it.
• I will smell the flowers that grow so gloriously in the backyard. They are not something I have control over and they are so much more beautiful because of it.
• I will accept the fact that I don't control a great deal of things that happen in my life. I will!
• I will feel pretty every day, no matter how terrible I actually look. That is irrelevant. I know that I am beautiful and I need to realize that.
• I will get more than six hours of sleep at least five nights a week.
• When I get back to school in September, I will be relaxed and I will be ready to finish my degree.

This may seem ridiculous to set goals for a time when I'm supposed to be relaxing, but it's one of the few things that may help me relax. I don't know how many of these I will keep, or how many will fall through the cracks. I do know that telling more people about these goals will help keep me to them. That's the running theory at least!