New Year's Resolutions Check In
Jan. 28th, 2022 02:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithWe have almost reached the end of January! \o/ By now, most New Year's resolutions that are going to hit roadblocks or fail completely have already done so. About 95% crash and burn before the end of January. If you're still going, you've passed the roughest part. If you're having trouble or you've given up, there are options.
These are the previous check in posts:
* January 7
* January 15
* January 21
These are some previous posts on other aspects of New Year's resolutions.
Your Resolutions
How many New Year's resolutions did you make? How many succeeded? Failed? Ongoing because their timeframe is longer than one month? Did you make any changes? Add, drop, or modify goals? If so, how did that work out for you? How do you feel about your 2022 goals so far?
Remember that your goals belong to you. If they aren't working, you can fix them, or abandon one and replace it with something else. Don't beat up on yourself because the first thing you tried didn't work out perfectly. Just trying new things is a useful life experience that puts you ahead of where you were before you started. You can always try again another day. Even failure is useful information that helps you set better goals in the future. If you succeeded way beyond the goal, consider a more challenging one next time.
Here are some resources for New Year's resolutions and other goals at this time ...
6 Steps To Stick To Your New Year's Resolutions Past February
Embracing the Now: Checking in With Your New Year’s Goals
Reassessing your New Year’s resolutions
Remember those failed New Year’s resolutions? February is the best time to restart
RETHINK YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE
Why You Should Start Your New Year in February
My Resolutions
Here are my goals for 2022. See last week's post for my earlier accomplishments.
Completed total (10)
Out of 40 goals, I completed 10, which is one quarter of them. Some cannot be completed until later (like running the Rose and Bay Awards) or the end of the year (a lot).
Completed in the past week (4):
* Fill in desk calendar with repeating posts and other memoranda by the end of January. [MET Begun 1/19/21, finished 1/28/22]
* Sell at least one poem of 50+ lines, eligible for the Rhysling Award long category. [MET "Words on Walls" 1/9/22]
* Clean the window prisms. [MET 1/5/22]
* Rehang misplaced window prisms. [MET 1/10/22]
* Make a post about my previous writings on death. [MET 1/2/22]
* When posting for Moment of Silence, include "carry on the work" suggestions based on each person's activities. [MET 1/9/22, 1/14/22]
* Finish at least two catalog orders for spring plants by the end of February. Orders sent in March or later do not count. [MET 1/17/22 ordered Monarch Butterfly Wildflower Seed Mix from American Meadows and Bee Lawn Mix from Open Seeds.]
* Organize at least one area that is currently a mess. [MET 1/19/22 removed some of the junk in front of the washer and dryer]
- Shrink book stack in front of printer?
* Start a memory book for my mother, who passed away on 12/26/21. Use a black 3-ring binder with an assortment of black and hippie-themed scrapbook supplies. [MET ordered scrapbook papers 1/28/22]
Begun total (16) (most of these cannot be finished quickly)
Begun in the past week (0)
Out of 40 goals, I have begun but not completed 15 of them, which is close to half. Some, like most of the yardwork, cannot be started until later. I finished the desk calendar.
* Actually look at this list of goals, at least twice a month, before the end of the year in hopes of meeting more of them and not trying to cram in December. [1/3/22, 1/5/22, 1/7/22, 1/10/22, 1/16/22, 1/17/22, 1/21/22, 1/22/22, 1/23/22, 1/24/22, 1/25/22, 1/28/22 ]
* Fill in desk calendar with repeating posts and other memoranda by the end of January. [MET Begun 1/19/21, finished 1/28/22]
* Continue holding one Poetry Fishbowl per month. [Short Forms 1/4/22]
* Participate in at least six bingo fests. [Begun 12/23/21 with Story Sparks Fest for January]
* Participate in the![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
snowflake_challenge. [Begun 1/1/22]
* Run the Rose & Bay Awards for 2022. [Begun 1/1/22]
* Finish spending holiday money by the end of January. [Mine done 1/9/22]
* Put some bee plants in the prairie garden for the honeybees in the bee tree. [Begun 1/17/22 ordered Monarch Butterfly Wildflower Seed Mix (also bee-friendly) from American Meadows and Bee Lawn Mix from Open Seeds.]
* Keep track of my crowdfunding activity as the year goes on. [Begun 1/9/22]
* Keep track of things I would like to receive as gifts. [Begun 1/9/22]
* Read at least four cookbooks, marking recipes of interest. [Taste of Home 5 Ingredient Comfort Food 1/8/22]
* Make at least one new recipe per month. [ * mango coconut smoothie 1/7/22, ]
* Quite good, ** Made 2+ times
* Try at least one new cooking ingredient. [Ordered Itty Bitters and Blood Orange Syrup 1/9/22]
* Bullet journal family activities, aiming for at least one a week. [Begun 1/1/22]
* Bullet journal vegetable days. [Begun 1/1/22]
* Bullet journal watering plants weekly. [Begun 1/1/22]
* Continue with other griefwork. List any further activities under this goal. [MET 1/23/22 made shrine in library room, My Mother Read Me The Hobbit When I Was Four 1/25/22]
- Hippie Foods post?
- Strike / Activism how to post?
Overall, I am very pleased with what I've started on my goals so far.
These are the previous check in posts:
* January 7
* January 15
* January 21
These are some previous posts on other aspects of New Year's resolutions.
Your Resolutions
How many New Year's resolutions did you make? How many succeeded? Failed? Ongoing because their timeframe is longer than one month? Did you make any changes? Add, drop, or modify goals? If so, how did that work out for you? How do you feel about your 2022 goals so far?
Remember that your goals belong to you. If they aren't working, you can fix them, or abandon one and replace it with something else. Don't beat up on yourself because the first thing you tried didn't work out perfectly. Just trying new things is a useful life experience that puts you ahead of where you were before you started. You can always try again another day. Even failure is useful information that helps you set better goals in the future. If you succeeded way beyond the goal, consider a more challenging one next time.
Here are some resources for New Year's resolutions and other goals at this time ...
6 Steps To Stick To Your New Year's Resolutions Past February
Embracing the Now: Checking in With Your New Year’s Goals
Reassessing your New Year’s resolutions
Remember those failed New Year’s resolutions? February is the best time to restart
RETHINK YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE
Why You Should Start Your New Year in February
My Resolutions
Here are my goals for 2022. See last week's post for my earlier accomplishments.
Completed total (10)
Out of 40 goals, I completed 10, which is one quarter of them. Some cannot be completed until later (like running the Rose and Bay Awards) or the end of the year (a lot).
Completed in the past week (4):
* Fill in desk calendar with repeating posts and other memoranda by the end of January. [MET Begun 1/19/21, finished 1/28/22]
* Sell at least one poem of 50+ lines, eligible for the Rhysling Award long category. [MET "Words on Walls" 1/9/22]
* Clean the window prisms. [MET 1/5/22]
* Rehang misplaced window prisms. [MET 1/10/22]
* Make a post about my previous writings on death. [MET 1/2/22]
* When posting for Moment of Silence, include "carry on the work" suggestions based on each person's activities. [MET 1/9/22, 1/14/22]
* Finish at least two catalog orders for spring plants by the end of February. Orders sent in March or later do not count. [MET 1/17/22 ordered Monarch Butterfly Wildflower Seed Mix from American Meadows and Bee Lawn Mix from Open Seeds.]
* Organize at least one area that is currently a mess. [MET 1/19/22 removed some of the junk in front of the washer and dryer]
- Shrink book stack in front of printer?
* Start a memory book for my mother, who passed away on 12/26/21. Use a black 3-ring binder with an assortment of black and hippie-themed scrapbook supplies. [MET ordered scrapbook papers 1/28/22]
Begun total (16) (most of these cannot be finished quickly)
Begun in the past week (0)
Out of 40 goals, I have begun but not completed 15 of them, which is close to half. Some, like most of the yardwork, cannot be started until later. I finished the desk calendar.
* Actually look at this list of goals, at least twice a month, before the end of the year in hopes of meeting more of them and not trying to cram in December. [1/3/22, 1/5/22, 1/7/22, 1/10/22, 1/16/22, 1/17/22, 1/21/22, 1/22/22, 1/23/22, 1/24/22, 1/25/22, 1/28/22 ]
* Fill in desk calendar with repeating posts and other memoranda by the end of January. [MET Begun 1/19/21, finished 1/28/22]
* Continue holding one Poetry Fishbowl per month. [Short Forms 1/4/22]
* Participate in at least six bingo fests. [Begun 12/23/21 with Story Sparks Fest for January]
* Participate in the
snowflake_challenge. [Begun 1/1/22]* Run the Rose & Bay Awards for 2022. [Begun 1/1/22]
* Finish spending holiday money by the end of January. [Mine done 1/9/22]
* Put some bee plants in the prairie garden for the honeybees in the bee tree. [Begun 1/17/22 ordered Monarch Butterfly Wildflower Seed Mix (also bee-friendly) from American Meadows and Bee Lawn Mix from Open Seeds.]
* Keep track of my crowdfunding activity as the year goes on. [Begun 1/9/22]
* Keep track of things I would like to receive as gifts. [Begun 1/9/22]
* Read at least four cookbooks, marking recipes of interest. [Taste of Home 5 Ingredient Comfort Food 1/8/22]
* Make at least one new recipe per month. [ * mango coconut smoothie 1/7/22, ]
* Quite good, ** Made 2+ times
* Try at least one new cooking ingredient. [Ordered Itty Bitters and Blood Orange Syrup 1/9/22]
* Bullet journal family activities, aiming for at least one a week. [Begun 1/1/22]
* Bullet journal vegetable days. [Begun 1/1/22]
* Bullet journal watering plants weekly. [Begun 1/1/22]
* Continue with other griefwork. List any further activities under this goal. [MET 1/23/22 made shrine in library room, My Mother Read Me The Hobbit When I Was Four 1/25/22]
- Hippie Foods post?
- Strike / Activism how to post?
Overall, I am very pleased with what I've started on my goals so far.
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Date: 2022-01-28 10:29 pm (UTC)I did forget something, actually 2 things. I've been thinking my work count goal was higher than it was, but I'm going ahead with what I thought it was. I may have typed it wrong. And I forgot about the Sudoku, probably because I've been doing it multiple times a day automatically since I got in the habit last year. I'm finding that it's true that if you develop a habit that it sticks.
Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-28 10:42 pm (UTC)Go you!
>> It's going slow, but I'm still working on the house.<<
A house is a big goal.
>> I'm ahead of the game for my word goal for the year, which is great since you never know when you'll either slow down or something happens. <<
Yay!
>> And I'm on target for my book reading goal I was hoping to be ahead on that, but the last book I was reading was slow going. <<
I know how that goes.
>>I think that is the list. Knowing that the house was absolutely necessary, I think that was the goal list for the year. I should look and make sure I'm not forgetting something.<<
Yeah, looking at my list helps me remember to do the things. That's why I made "look at this list" a goal.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-29 10:34 am (UTC)I've been doing a pretty good job of developing habits from my goal list . Now if I can only learn to time manage. I used to be good at it and that seems to have disappeared from my skill set lately.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-29 06:46 pm (UTC)Exactly.
>> I've been doing a pretty good job of developing habits from my goal list . <<
Yay!
>> Now if I can only learn to time manage. I used to be good at it and that seems to have disappeared from my skill set lately.<<
I would say look at what changed. What were you doing before, and why did that stop working? You may need a different approach for current circumstances.
Right now, I spend a lot of time at my desk, so that's where my organizational tools are. When I was out and about more, I had different tools suited to that.
Yes ...
Date: 2022-01-28 10:56 pm (UTC)It can take anywhere from 18 days to 254 days for people to form a new habit; 66 days is a common average. Another popular number is 21 days. The variability depends on personality (some people are better at forming habits than others) and on the habit chosen (easy or simple habits will solidify faster than hard or complex ones). But most habits can probably be formed in 1-2 months if they're going to stick at all.
One reason lots of people like New Year's resolutions is because those come with a lot of excitement and momentum at the beginning of the year. If you can make it a month, you've probably permed the easier habits and you're a good ways toward perming the harder ones. Of course, some people hate New Year's resolutions because they haven't found a method that works for them, and wind up feeling defeated. It took me some poking around to find things that work for me, but now I'm pretty well set.
Re: Yes ...
Date: 2022-01-29 12:04 am (UTC)Truer words have never been spoken. =]
Re: Yes ...
Date: 2022-01-29 12:16 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2022-01-29 12:03 am (UTC)Planning to add a reading goal starting in February. I have a number of books that I haven’t read in decades - one a week should bring me through the end of June.
More things to be started as the year goes on, but for now, baby steps.
Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-29 12:18 am (UTC)Go you!
>> Sleep is still a problem, but I have some thoughts on how to make headway there.<<
There are dozens if not hundreds of suggestions for improving sleep. You just have to try things until you pin down what is undermining your sleep and solve it.
>> Planning to add a reading goal starting in February. I have a number of books that I haven’t read in decades - one a week should bring me through the end of June.<<
That sounds good.
>> More things to be started as the year goes on, but for now, baby steps.<<
Very sensible. I have found that I'm more likely to succeed with small, incremental changes than trying to make big ones all of a sudden.