Get Your Shit Together Carol

And by Carol I mean Me. Ok so summer is over, the last of the 3 day weekend holidays is over and my birthday is over. I have no more excuses and it's time to quit dicking around and set a few goals to finish out this year. Because let's face it, in like 5 minutes we will all be sitting down to carve a turkey, unwrap a few gifts, pop some champs and then it's done. Buh-bye 2014. Am I scaring you? Well, I am scared. There is a lot left that I want to do this year and I have sufficiently blown the last 6 weeks right out of the water. But so what. It's never to late to start today.

So I think today is as good as any day for me to pen a few goals for the rest of the year. I think I am going to call this part one because I want to reserve the right to add and/or subtract as I see how the next few months unfold. So .....

1. Be Cool - We all know I have a tendency to get a wee bit anxious. For the most part I have this under control at the moment but my little train can easily go off the rails at the drop of a hat. So, I have a lot on my plate for the rest of the year... job wise, finances, possibly moving... but none of this is necessarily bad. I need to stay calm and remember It might be hard but it's not going to kill me.

2. Career Focus - For the last several years I have been just working to make a living to survive until all of my personal shit got resolved. Collecting a paycheck and not really enjoying what I am doing has taken a toll. Now, I am not one of those hugely driven career folks but I would like to at least like my job. So for the remainder of this year my goal is to at least put a toe in the ocean of looking for anew job. What that means is getting my resume up to speed, reconnecting and networking, spending some time actively seeing what kinds of positions are out there right now. It's been a while since I looked for a job and I think that come 2015 I need to start moving in a different direction.

 

3. Clean Eating/Paleo & Exercise - I have been slacking for the last several weeks and I feel it daily. I feel like I have had just enough cheating to cancel out the good days which means I am at a stand still. Time to get the ball rolling in the positive direction again. I have been eating for shit and I can feel it. I am sooo tired lately and bloated.The bags under my eyes have bags and it's all of the crap I have been eating/drinking. So goal for Fall... be prepared... shop, food prep, eat out minimally, only moderate weekend drinking, one cheat meal on the weekend, exercise 30 min. a day... even if it's only a dog walk it counts. Oh and get back to some strength training.

4. Dating/Relationships - I think I am going to actively shelve this one for the remainder of the year. That means shutting down the online profiles really. I only have one currently active but it really only provides entertainment and blogging material. I'm not sure that's fair to the unsuspecting asshats out there and/or a good use of my free time. I could be playing Candy Crush. And honestly... it's depressing.

So those are at the top of my goal thought process today. I think I may need to add a few more but these are pretty much 100% in my control so I will start there.

What do you still want to accomplish this year in the 113 days we have left?