February 2013 Goals

iPhone photo of the view from a hike up Mt. Tam last month with Laurel.

Heeeey, February! Well, a week into it, but still! :D

Considering what I set myself up for, I basically crushed January. Seriously, if you could have tasted my Pho, you would have died—it was that delicious (and based off this recipe if you’re interested in making your own!). I also signed up for a piano class that meets twice a week at a local community college (Nineteen weeks of instruction for $52—so economical!). This is my current skill level, which is to say not super impressive, and yet quite impressive when you know I started from absolutely nothing three weeks ago. :D

One of the things I didn’t finish in January is the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. And honestly? I would go so far as to say this book is awful. Not in terms of its message—in fact, I think the principles it espouses are sound, for the most part. But the book is so bloated with jargon, adspeak and unnecessary (and not terribly elucidating) anecdotes that it takes me ages to make any progress. But I’m not a quitter, so despite spilling a cup of water on it yesterday, I’ll finish the dang thing. Ishmael, on the other hand, was wonderful and highly recommended. I won’t tell you what it’s about, though; it sounds too weird to be worth it. But it planted a seed in my mind that I haven’t been able to stop mulling over (watering?) since. Worth it.

This month is tax prep, race running and house cleaning. So, here’s my plan…

Goals for February:

  • Continue practicing the piano, one hour per day, Mondays through Saturdays
  • Get my new brand and website under contract (ugh, finally!)
  • Post temporary galleries to this site for the meanwhile
  • Read Einstein’s Dreams and finish The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
  • Perfect a minestrone recipe
  • Burn archive image DVDs and delete extra copies from my computer
  • Make my IRA contribution :)
  • Make “Best Of 2012” posts next week
  • Run a 10k
  • Walk 10,500 steps each day this month
  • Go camping!

Completed December Goals:

  • Sign up for piano lessons
  • Practice piano one hour per day, Mondays through Saturdays
  • Do a serious file purge and clean up on my desktop
  • Set up financial software and budget tracking
  • Finish cleaning and organizing my office
  • Write a 2012 business retrospective
  • Read Ishmael
  • Perfect Veggie Pho
  • Write and mail a letter to my great aunt and uncle
  • Collect and dissect 15 inspirational web designs (10 good, 5 bad) for my rebrand
  • Walk 10k steps each day this month

What are your plans for February? If you need encouragement on any of your goals, I’m happy to lend some positivity—just let me know! :D

February 10, 2013 - 9:11 am

Laurel Your photo from the hike turned out so beautifully!! Such an invigorating day.

By the way, I took your recommendation and just read Ishmael. We’ll have lots to talk about on our next hike. :)

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