New Goals...

So, when I was in middle school and high school, I was always checking out self help books from the library.

Saying that [well, typing it], sounds super lame.  But I don't actually think it was that lame.  It was just that I wanted to be better, and access my full potential! [which sounds so cliché!]

In any case, this morning, I'm wanting to once again create new habits, in order to be more tomorrow than I am today.  Because I truly believe I can be.  And if I don't ever start those habits, and get into routines, then I'll never achieve some of the goals which require more than a one time/one day commitment.

So I thought I'd share them with you.  I'm going to be using the pomodoro technique, if you haven't heard about it, and want to make better use of your time, you should totally check it out.  I've downloaded an app on my phone, but you can also use an actual kitchen timer.

New Daily Goals [which I've had on my hypothetical to-do list forever; and haven't actually done at all]:

* 1 pomodoro [25 minutes] of duolingo * [I'm learning German :); my awesome Onkel George died in Germany just a few weeks ago, and so a new determination has built up inside me to make this happen].

* 1 pomodoro of reading the bible and journaling * [Besides just actually gaining knowledge and thinking more about the things I believe, I think this will be really good for my identity in general, and writing out things I'm thinking about as well as ideas I have on making my business more than just a business, but also making it something that gives back to the community, and figuring out what I'm passionate about as well and how to make a difference in that part of the world].

* 1 pomodoro of drawing * [I took drawing classes in college, and I loved it (well, mostly, except for that one tool professor).  My one teacher made me promise I would continue to draw after the class was over.  My response was, "of course!"... but I've sucked at it.  So hopefully this will get me back in the habit, and more inspired].

And that's it, as far as daily goals.

An hour and a half with short breaks in between.

Totally do-able [not for everyone, I know, but I'm self employed, so it totally is for me].

In other news, we're turning in an application next week for a special house purchasing program [they help you out with the down payment, and there are special restrictions for purchasing their houses; which we currently qualify for (hooray!)].  Who knows what will happen with it, or whether or not we'll be accepted, but we're hopeful!

That, and I'm working at The Cove this summer in the box office :).  I'm sorta excited about it, and it's a good summer for us to stick around SB and not spend money traveling [no weddings, or other big things that we NEED to go to].  So instead, we'll try to make some extra money, pay off more debt and just plug into SB more.

-mrp-