Last year I had a long list of things I am NOT doing for the New Year and it went pretty okay. I loved that I could look back and see what my goals were and my progress but remembering to do all those things was pretty hard. Especially with everything else I have to do in a day!
So this year I am deciding to focus on one thing a month, a total of 12 things… 12 steps to a better Aletha! Now I know some of the bigger goals I won’t accomplish in just month but I will start it and carry it on.. At least to start my focus on it for the month and get into the habit of thinking about it every day. This is going to be a year long journey to a better me.. I like myself already but it don’t hurt to add frosting to the cake…
January: I will start Graduate school: this includes enrolling, registering, fin aid and attending classes.
Horray for me! I am enrolled and registered and attending classes.. Adv thermodynamics and FDA regulation of Medical devices. School has been in session for about 2 weeks now and I am getting back into the routine of studying and doing homework. I just have to juggle school and work.. But people go to school, work AND have kids (like my mom did).. So no complaining for me! Which brings me to next month…
February: I will have a good schedule written out and followed by the end of this month. Because I have work, school and one goal a month to accomplish (not to mention washing dishes and doing laundry!!) I need a good schedule to follow so I don’t spend my days zoning out and then wondering what happened to the day. I am a list person so this is going to be a pretty easy task. I already go by a schedule but it really needs tweaking.. I will make sure to share!!!
March: because I will have a stellar schedule planned out, I will be able to add one more thing to the pot! Starting my business.. I've already started the preliminaries but I will need a timeline, business coach and a whole lot more.. This will be the month I take the time out to do these things.. Of course I won’t accomplish all these things in one month but at least I can get started with the good foundation I already have in place! I’m giving myself to the end on 2010 to launch and this will be a good month to start.
April: April showers bring May flowers?...nope!! In Cleveland there is still snow on the ground in April but that is okay. Spring and summer are just around the corner and hopefully I would have survived a semester of classes AND started in the right direction with my business.. Time to reward myself! And how will I reward myself you ask? SHOPPING! Well, not a shopping spree but I will definitely take the time to incorporate a few quality pieces to my wardrobe. This month I am going to focus on my appearance and stop dressing like a “Senior year engineering student” lol.. First thing.. Buy jeans that fit!
May: happy Birthday to mee!!! I will be a whole 28 years old and since I am already furthering my education, starting a business AND dressing SHARP, I am pretty sure I will have a full plate… OF CAKE!! YAYAY this month I am going to learn how to bake a cake from scratch.. From the eggs to the icing. And please believe that I will document the whole process so you can learn with me!
June: Another season coming to a end… this is the 6 month mark.. And in Cleveland it will probably be nice and sunny outside. I will need to make a conscious effort to save up money so I can travel this month. I will either be taking summer classes or just taking it easy this month but never the less, I will make time to see my family and friends. I <3 yall and life is too short to not have fun..
July: July 1st is my father’s birthday and it might be pretty rough for me so I will spend it with my mom in Cincinnati. Well I traveled and spent all my money. Time to be a bit more responsible and start paying my bills. I need to get my credit score and report so I can see what is going on. If I want to be a responsible woman I need to be debt free! Or at least working my way to it!
August: Now that all my bills are squared away and I am a step closer to financial responsibility I will ruin it by buying furniture for my apartment. Ok ok so I know this was on my last year resolution list but give me a break!
September: Whew making 12 goals is HARD work! I actually have to do all this?? Maybe by now I would of just forgotten this whole ordeal and went back to my random life.. But being the stubborn Taurus I am, I will prolly be too stubborn to quit.. So here I am.. A whole 8 months into my 12 step program. It’s impossible to look into the future and know where I will be or what I will be doing. I can only wonder and hope that the future Aletha is happy and satisfied with her decisions throughout the journey because in reality.. This is just the first chapter to the rest of my life. Speaking of the rest of my life, it’s time to do some Goal setting.. Where do I want to be 5 or 10 years from now? I need to write these things out and start claiming greatness! Since my father passed, the future has been scary to me because I don’t have control over the inevitable. I just want to be strong enough to handle whatever comes my way
October: I am pretty sure I'm still in Cleveland and I’m pretty sure it’s snowing AGAIN UGH!.. I need to learn to love snow.. or at least Like it!! It’s too cold to be outside!! so it’s time to start planning again lol I should have a grip on my daily activities by now.. so I am going to torture myself and add something else to at least start on.. I want there to be a Nobcche chapter in Cleveland… At the very least I want a job bank and virtual meeting so I can keep all the professional chemist and chemical engineers abreast on what is going on as far as science in the world.. and keep them updated on conferences and opportunities to make themselves better leaders. And networking is always a plus.
November: My mom and brothers birthday is this month! Horray to another year! This month is about relationships and being a better friend, daughter and sister (hopefully I'm not a mother by now!! *faint*) since I was 17 I've been on the move so I always made new friends and now I have a circle of terrific friends that I absolutely love… I really mean it.. I LOVE my friends. I don’t know how I would ever make it without a random phone call from one of them asking where I am and scolding me for not calling the past week.. yall really keep me in check. And I appreciate that.
December: It’s the end of the year. Hopefully I would of grown so much by now and actually did the things I set out to do this year.. I anticipate this month being a rough one for me since my father passed this month.. Because of that, I will be wherever my mother is around the 17th. I know I am going to cry, I'm crying right now just thinking about it. And because of the stress, tears and confusion I went through last year at this time, my goal this month is simple.. to play like a kid every single day. I don’t care if there is a Final exam coming up that I have to study for.. life is too short and I realize that now. My ex told me “my happiness is paramount” and I totally understand that now.. I would rather live my life happy than live struggling to keep my head above water. My father was the strongest man I knew and he fought to stay alive, all the way to his last breath he fought to keep his eyes open.. in memory of him I am going to fight too.. to be the happiest person I can be.. no one, no class, no job, no dollar is going to take that from me and I will fight to make sure of it.
And when this year is all said and done. I am going to Praise God and be thankful for this journey.. 100 more years left.
Aletha Kay Scott
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