| Jun. 2nd, 2009 @ 10:09 pm An update on the goals I set for myself at the beginning of the year. |
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I don't normally officially make new year's resolutions but I did set down some concrete goals at the beginning of the year. Since it's halfway through the year I thought I'd revisit them.
1.) Get my driver's license and buy a car Hasn't happened yet. I haven't even driven this year.
2.) Buy a trailer or move someplace cheaper I realized that it is far too expensive to own a home up here, with winter heating bills alone running a few hundred dollars a month. Moving someplace cheaper is, of course, still an option.
3.) Memorize the runes and their meanings I've been neglecting this. Flat out, I admit it.
4.) Read everything on the AFA Clergy Program prerequisite listI've read a lot of it, and have purchased a volume of Icelandic Sagas, and Beowulf, but haven't had time to finish them. I'd ordered Njal's Saga and it was unavailable so it's still on the "not started" list.
5.) Put another $5000 into my savings account over the year. I managed $4500 in 2008. Um, well, I've only got $3500 in there right now. I put a grand onto my visa, put some more back into savings, then had to use some of it again for bills. We'll see what happens, especially if I get a room mate.
6.) Squat 100lbs. I can only squat 60-75, that's including the weight of the bar. I meant to do some today again but well, the sciatic nerve is acting up so badly that I almost pulled a cash register on top of myself at work when my leg buckled... we'll see.
7.) Bench 100lbs. As I said in January, my elbow injuries make this harder than it should be. I warm up with the bar, which is 45 pounds, and can add another 30 without needing a spotter, but after that it's difficult to lower it more than a few inches; my elbow pops, and according to the doctor "It might be okay or you might need surgery," so I try not to push it. I'll get there, though. I was up to 90lbs on the bench machine but with an actual bar it's tougher. |
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