6 Six Month Goals

I'm not going to lie, life is about to get crazy. I am moving to a whole new world where I don't know that many people and I am going to be a professor (crazy). So I thought that I would give you an insight into some of my general six month goals.

1- Plan ahead
This is going to be a crazy semester and I know that, but that doesn't mean that no one else will have an event in those months. I am trying to write a list at the beginning of the month of the  upcoming birthday's, events, or just random things so that I can send cards or gifts to arrive before the date comes.

2- Pay off the debt
This move is going to be very expensive, which is ok I am going to live my dream. But I would like to pay this off and be all good by the end of the year. I also would like to have started getting things together to start a Roth IRA in January.

3- Make the phone calls and let the rest go
I go through phases where I don't really know how to keep in touch with people, so I am going to try and call my friends (and keep calling when I can't get a hold of them). I want to be a good friend but at the same time I am also going to allow myself to not feel guilty about a lack of contact when they never call back. This includes making my friends Skype or FaceTime, sometimes you just need to see her face.

4- Find time for myself
Many of the blogs and articles about how to be really good at your job or how to feel fulfilled in your life mention taking time for yourself in whatever manner that is. I would like to make it a priority to see as many of the Texas A&m football games this fall, I love this and find it refreshing. I also want to make a point to allow myself to just do the one thing, just watch the game not watch the game, plan a lesson, cook for the week, and who knows what else.

5- Be active in the Jacksonville Junior League
Spending time not on myself is important and helps me gain perspective.

6- Don't be afraid to say No
I am terrible at saying no to anything, it is pretty terrible. I am going to work on saying no and meaning it and not feeling as if I need to explain my reasons. In order to be successful in the next few months I am going to work at protecting the time I need to do my job well. It is hard to be new at anything and I want to be able to give it my best.

What are your goals, do you have anything big coming up? I look forward to sharing with you how this went in a few months.