Goals for 2010…
Flicking through my journal (which has been sadly left to the wayside in recent months) I found my resolutions for 2009. I make resolutions most years and enjoy writing down my goals for different things. I am a huge list maker and resolutions are no different…
I sometimes even write resolutions for the week kind of like a to do list- some of which have to be done (like the shopping!) and others which are more for me (like finish a book or journal 2 times etc)
Even though we are now more than half way through the first month of 2010 I sat down today and wrote some resolutions for this year but first here are the resolutions I wrote in my journal on the 1st January 2009.
” 2009 will be the year I get married, become more responsible with money, make another international move and hopefully get pregnant. It is set to be a very big year and I am going to be happy, a good wife and pro-active in what I want and what I need to do. My resolutions
- Lose at least 5 more kilos thought healthier eating, more regular exercise etc. Preferably before the wedding.
- Be more responsible with money, combine our finances and work at saving a little bit each month.
- Get pregnant
- Learn to use photoshop, at least the basics
- Find an apartment in Tokyo/Chiba and make us a home we both love. ”
I succeeded in completing 4 out of 5. I did lose 5 more kilos before I got married. I weighed 78kg on new years day and reached 73kg before I got pregnant, we are definitely more responsible with money now and have combined our finances and are working to save a little each month. I got pregnant (and even had the baby!), I worked on photoshop but sadly this is the one I did not complete as I still know very little about it but will hopefully try to work more with it this year and we found a great apartment in Funabashi which we both love.
Some of my goals/resolutions for this year are similar to those i had last year, a little like an extension of what I already achieved.
1. Cross as many things off my 101 things in 1001 days list as possible- do not beat myself up if some remain unfinished on the deadline, donate $10 to charity for each uncompleted task and move on. Write another list to start on Jan 1 2011. (This will incorporate learning to use photoshop which I did not complete in 2009)
2. Make a scrapbook for Noah of his first year of life, write monthly letters to him to read when he is older (Blog these and print to put in the scrapbook), and be diligent about filling in his baby book with his milestones and accomplishments.
3. Have $10,000 (AUD) or more in our savings account by the end of the year (we almost have this now with the baby bonus set to come in soon but I mean that we STILL have to have this much in our savings account even with a trip back to Australia for the three of us)
4. Get back to pre-baby weight and maintain my weight- preferably lose a couple more kilos or more. Try to exercise three times a week (walking to the train station and back does not count)
5. Find some more part-time work or lessons or a way to earn some money.
Do you believe in resolutions? Did you make some for 2010? Share if you like!
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I definitely need to start putting a baby book together for Misora, of course first I need to actually buy one. I`m just not a fan of all the cutesy Hello Kitty, Mickey Mouse, etc, type of ones.
I haven`t really planned to really have any particular goals set in stone this year. T and I have been talking more and more about buying our own place (even if it is just a mansion) so it would be nice if we could do that.
I suppose by the end of the year I would like to perhaps start working again or at least have something set up to start working.
Those are some good resolutions! My parents were very diligent in filling out my baby book, and to this day it’s something I like to flip through once in a while. It’s one of my treasures (I even brought it with me to Japan!) so surely Noah will appreciate his in the future. He’s the first-born, so I don’t think you’ll have much trouble finding the motivation to document every second of his life, don’t you think? haha!
This year is a big year for me (kind of like the year you had last year!) so definitely I have some resolutions too. I think after finals are over I’ll take the time to write them on my own blog, but for now they are:
- graduate from college!
- get married!
- get a PUPPY!
- start applying for some jobs (i’m still not exactly sure what I want to do… any advice, lulu? what did you do here after you finished school?)
- start up a new hobby i decided i can commit to: sewing
- try to be more diligent in updating my blog/filling out my schedule book
- eat healthier/cook at home more often (both Tatsuya and I are getting chubby from 7 eleven food)
that’s it, I think!
Melanie- I bought my baby book in Australia but perhaps you could find something online (and in English) that you like! The scrapbook, is one I was given from a friend as a gift when Noah was born- she gave me some scrapbooking paper and stickers things also but the book itself is very plain, which I like. It is navy blue with white spots- nothing too “frilly” about it. The actual baby book though I have been filing in since before Noah was born- with pregnancy stats and other things. Eventually I will go through my blog and print some things for him too I think since I record a lot on here as well.
WIll you return to full-time work do you think? I am not sure what I am going to do yet but by the end of the year I at least hope to have some regular part-time jobs even if it is just a couple private lessons a week or an all day Saturday job (while Shun watches Noah)…Ideally though something I could mainly do from home would be great. Not sure there is much option for that though.
And buying a place?! WOW! I wish that could be on my resolutions list. Maybe in a couple of years.
Elizabeth- The blog is a great way to document Noah`s life and milestones too- so even if I am not diligent about filling in the book as soon as he does something I am sure it will be in emails to my mum or on here- so I can go back and fill in things later. So far I have done a pretty good job recording things in it though. I am really looking forward to starting on the scrapbook as a creative outlet- I need to get a couple more supplies first though (namely, glue!)- I have some photos printed out and ready to go though.
Your goals sound great! What sort of industry do you want to be in when you graduate? If you have some kind of an idea I might have some suggestions- we can chat about it next time we see each other. Internships are a great way to get your foot in the door as well.
Good luck with your finals.
You’re definitely right! I guess my parents didn’t have much of a choice since when we were little, blogs weren’t around
But since you’re planning to print out stuff too he’ll have something tangible to look at as well. Good luck with your projects!
I feel like it’s a little bit complicated right now, lol. I’m still kind of hemming and hawing about what kind of job I want because I’m still not sure how much time/how many years I want to dedicate to building a career. over the last couple years i’ve wanted to work for the embassy–not really a diplomat, but at least a government worker who is part of the process. but then i’ve also considered working for a company… but in that case my japanese would have to get a lot better first. So I’m thinking about studying Japanese for another year or two after graduation, but in the meantime I at least want to have a job that’s paying the bills… even if it’s just typical gaijin part-time work at an eikaiwa or something. So I guess that’s what I wanted to ask you about, since I know you did private English tutoring and stuff like that. And yes, internships are good too! Sigh, I just hope I’m not starting all this stuff too late, I feel like I should’ve been on the ball as soon as I arrived here
Thanks for the good luck.
Sounds like 2009 was a very productive for you!!!!
Your goals for this year seem do-able and good!!! I am already behind on my resolutions… wahhhhh (eats chocolate)
This is going to be an awesome year for you I can just feel it.
Thats good that you managed to accomplish virtually all your goals for 2009 – and your ones for this year all sound realistic and achieveable also, so good luck! And ha, i’m visiting tokyo next month lol.
You can still get the baby bonus from Japan? Lucky.
Can you get anything like that from the Japanese gov too?
Sara: Hopefully I will be able to achieve them all. I know you have goals for this year as well and I hope you can acheive them!
Amanda: Thanks for the comment! I hope you have fun in TOkyo next month- pack your thermals! Feb is the coldest month for us here!!!
Kelly: Sorry I meant the baby bonus in Japan- I guess it is not really a bonus since pregnancy isnt really covered by insurance but we paid everything up front for our clinic before I was 20 weeks and then get 420,000yen back next month some time. We do not qualify for the Aussie baby bonus though!
I think I would just work part time unless a really good job offer was available. I definitely wasn`t terribly happy working so many hours before especially with travel time added on top of it.
Yeah, it would be really nice to actually be able to buy a place, especially considering how much we pay in rent every month.
I`ll have to take a peek online about baby books to see if I can find one I like
Wow, you did really well with your goals for 2009!! I bet with your motivation you will get through all the goals you have for this year as well. I’m not very good with new years resolutions – I normally make them but never end up sticking to them. This year I decided to make them fairly simple:
1) give birth to a healthy little girl in April (I can’t really control the healthy part but I can hope!)
2) get back to my pre-pregnancy weight and then lose an extra 5 kgs on top of that.
I love that you are making a scrapbook of Noah’s first year. I think I might do something similiar for Baby N as well. I have ’start scrapbooking’ down as one of my goals for the 101 things so I will be killing two birds with one stone if I do
As a mom now, I am sure you can appreciate that it is harder than ever to find time for yourself. Especially until you get into the swing of things! We had been traveling over the holidays too, so I am just getting myself back into blogging and READING! Your blog was the very first one I checked! I am so happy to hear about your beautiful little Noah James! I absolutely love the name! And you sound like you are doing wonderfully as a new mommy. I am very, very happy for you and your beautiful family. Hopefully I will get better at keeping up with things, but I just wanted to share my congratulations. My best to you all!