Every year a friend and I each write a list of things that we would like to achieve during the year. This is the list for 2015:
Physical Activity
- Hire something fun e.g. Mini Moke, Segway, House and/or BBQ boat etc
- Run 5km in under 30mins
- Have a sauna
- Do a class at the gym
- Have a sauna
- Run 500km over the course of the year
- Sign up for the 12 week challenge at the gym
- Get a new PB for swimming 1500m
- Beat my time for Noosa Triathlon
- Run more than 10km in one go
- Play in the rain
Hobby
- Read one James Bond Novel
- Watch all of the Star Wars movies
- Watch all of the Big Bang Theory series
- Do a jigsaw puzzle
- Take a photo and turn it into a silly Christmas postcard
- Learn all the words to a 2015 no. 1 song
- Find 12 geocaches
- Read a book from the NYT Bestsellers list
- Do something that scares me
- Blog a weekly progress update of the 52 list
- Do a course in something that interests me
- Cook a new recipe once a month
- Spend a night looking at the stars
- Pass the first test in Duolingo with 100%
- Fold origami
- Paint something
- See a waterfall
- Photograph one sunrise a month for the entire year
- Custom build a new wordpress theme for my blog
Social
- Games night with friends using board games purchased from the op shop
- See a musical
- Go for a night out and dance (my usual “bopping” at the bar doesn’t count)
- Date night once a month
- Have a movie marathon
- Go on a ride
- Play bingo
- Surprise someone (in a nice way)
- Contact a company I had a good experience with and say thanks
Health
- Stick to the autoimmune protocol diet for 4 weeks
- Go to bed every night for a week before 9pm
- Implement one computer-free night a week from 7.30pm (conditions apply, e.g. excludes my kindle, and exceptions can be made if emergencies)
- Get a sight check
- Get a molescan
- Get a massage
- Hit my goal weight of 69kg
- Donate blood
Finance
I’m aiming to pay off a loan 3 years early so I can buy my first property, which means these goals are aggressive.
- Do a monthly budget on the first of every month
- Determine my overall debt amount, set a feasible target for the year broken down by months, then meet that target monthly (unless there is an emergency)
- If I don’t meet my monthly target, implement a penalty in that I am not allowed any luxury items of any kind for a week e.g. no buying coffees, lunches, sweet foods, or going out.
Travel
- Go on a ferry
- Use public transport, or walk/cycle for 7 days
- Go on a road trip with friends with pre-defined turns e.g. seventh left, first right, third right etc. No looking at a map in advance!