26 goals update

the faithful few (one?) who have been following this blog know that i started a habit when i turned 25 to set 25 goals and allow myself a full year to attain them. now that it's been 7 months since my birthday, i thought now would be an appropriate time to do a quick review of the progress (or lack thereof) i am making with those goals.

unfortunately, there has not been much movement in some (most) of these goals, so this report might be unexciting.

1. Pay off my credit card debt - working on it! i am thankfully more disciplined with my money, but at this point, i don't think all the debt will be paid for.
2. Run a 10K - i injured my shins and had to stop running for a month. will get back on the wagon soon.
3. Run a 10 miler - see note above.
4. Achieve target weight - hopefully, when i am back on my running feet, there will be more progress on this.
5. Take up yoga - yep... just need to get this done.
6. Watch "Casablanca" - see note for goal #5
7. Learn how to ride a bike - anyone want to teach me how to ride a bike?
8. See 3 musicals I've never seen - progress! my boss bought my co-workers and me tickets to see Billy Elliot the Musical in january. I just need to find two more shows!
9. Read 10 books I’ve never read - i've already read 6 books. i'm also working on tipping point by malcolm gladwell, mudhouse sabbath by lauren winner, and the cookbook collector, a new york times best seller written by someone i don't remember.
10. Paint a self-portrait (or something)
11. Secret Goal!
12. Visit 5 new states - i went to alabama for the first time last july, so i will need to figure out 4 more. we'll see where work travel takes me, otherwise, a road trip might be necessary.
13. Save 3 months’ worth of income - this may not happen by may either, but i hope to have good financial habits in place that will facilitate this asap.
14. Learn how to speak Korean - yeah... i'm working on it.
15. Feel comfortable driving in DC/beltway traffic - still terrified!
16. Take a dance class - saving this for the spring! i miss dancing so much and i can't wait to start getting into it again.
17. Go deeper in friendship/relationship with one acquaintance - is there any way to quantify this goal, she asked rhetorically.
18. Try 10 new recipes - i realize slightly that this goal is silly. i try new recipes all the time. will post some of my fun creations soon!
19. Blog/write at least once a week - i'm pretty sure i haven't regularly blogged/written once a week, so this has been a fail in the last 7 months, but i am writing and being reflective much more often that i used to, so the intent behind this goal is being achieved.
20. Practice the sabbath regularly - again, i don't think there's a way to quantify this, except for being more intentional about how one spends downtime... which i have been.
21. Give 5% of my income to charity (after tithing) - i'm on my way to this. i made a donation last month, and am hoping to continue the practice.
22. Make a T-shirt quilt - DONE
23. Participate in and complete NaNoWriMo - DONE
24. Finish writing the novel started during NaNoWriMo - my novel is turning out really well, and will need to go through several drafts. i should qualify that i will consider this goal met once i have a first draft written.
25. TBD
26. TBD