Resolutely Non Resoluting
I’m just gonna go ahead right now and say that I’m not making any resolutions. This is a refrain you’re gonna read all over the Internet this week, of course and understandably so. The key to making meaningful resolutions is to keep the list short and realistic. In that case, they are just goals, anyway! I don’t need some big, fancy RESOLUTIONS list every single January 1st.
I have long-term goals, some big ones and some small ones. Instead of making a new list every year, I focus on the list I already have. I have no interest in making it longer than it has to be. I’m a five-year plan kind of gal, or ten years, even.
Having said that, here are the goals I’ve been working on for the past couple of years:
- Buy a house in the country.
- Have a lot of kids.
- Find a satisfying teaching position.
- Be more crafty.
- Have a VBAC or HBAC with future children.
There are other goals I have like, get out of debt that are just plain unrealistic right now. I’ve downsized my debt quite a bit, to be sure, aside from my student loans but it won’t go away completely unless we get a large windfall, or I go back to work.
Also, this will be the year that I get back to the reading habit. How I went from finishing several books a month to barely being able to finish a 200 page novel, I don’t know but it is a disgrace.
Emily wrote:
Got #1. Someday working on #2. Wishing I knew how to find #3. Trying to do #4. Definitely on #5.
Nan, I am so with you on these. Why can’t we live closer to each other? We would have so much fun!!!
Posted on 02-Jan-09 at 5:36 pm | Permalink
Julie wrote:
I am so impressed with your goals and plans. You are making progress on making all of them come true, and you should be very proud of that! Let’s hang out sometime and knit together. It’s been forever since I’ve seen you or Alice!
Posted on 03-Jan-09 at 3:52 pm | Permalink
Julie wrote:
Nancy,
Congratulations on your baby, and on discovering a new kind of life. I was looking up some NYCWP stuff this morning and happily happened on your blog again, and it was great to hear your writing voice again.
I love your posts because I find them to be so honest– I was really touched by your posts on leaving teaching. I hope you realize that e3very honest, reflective piece you’ve written helps the rest of us in education. Let’s keep in touch. Also love your goals.
Posted on 04-Jan-09 at 9:15 am | Permalink
Julie wrote:
BTW, I’m Julie from the NYCWP Invitational a couple of years ago– I was a mentor then, now I’m a mentor/math coach (life gets very interesting) at West Side High School. Question: do you have any posts on how your started your blog?
Posted on 04-Jan-09 at 9:18 am | Permalink
susan wrote:
You have a great list going there! I agree with “long-term goals” as opposed to resolutions. It’s funny – we kinda blogged about the same sorta thing. Check mine out.
Posted on 04-Jan-09 at 11:08 am | Permalink
Nancy Cavillones wrote:
Going over now to read it! Thanks!
Posted on 04-Jan-09 at 8:46 pm | Permalink
Nancy Cavillones wrote:
Silly. I remember. I knew as soon as I saw your name on the comment. Anyway, thanks for the update! Glad to hear you’re doing well & your comments are gratifying! (I don’t have any posts on how I started my blog… why do you ask?)
Posted on 04-Jan-09 at 8:48 pm | Permalink
Nancy Cavillones wrote:
Would love to hang out! You won’t believe how big Alice is! You can do the knitting, we’ll watch. LOL. I’ve lost patience with the needles.
Posted on 04-Jan-09 at 8:50 pm | Permalink
Nancy Cavillones wrote:
well, if you could just move a little more east, and i’ll move a little more north…. we could meet in the middle!
Posted on 04-Jan-09 at 8:51 pm | Permalink