New Years Resolutions 2013
Jan. 4th, 2013 12:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kay_gmdRunning late as usual, but I've made progress on one.
I've been dismissive of resolutions in the past, and I'm not so sure that they'll hold this time, but I'm more likely to do something if I tell the world that I will, so we'll see how it goes.
On the health front I'm resolving to exercise for the sake of exercise twice a week. That is to say that I won't count the walking or biking that is part of my commute, or other to get me somewhere transportation, or dance practice which I do to be social, and to be ready to faire. I may make an exception for bike rides over 6 mi that also get me somewhere. Since at that point I'm deciding to bike for exercise, and using it to get somewhere, but since I can get to most places in Davis in under 6 mi, and Sac is 13 mi it's not likely to make a big difference.
So far this has been 10 minutes on the exercise bike which I've done for the past 3 mornings. It's not a lot, but it's better than not doing it.
On the mental side as you may have caught on facebook I would like to become less judgmental. And I'll start by letting go of the thought that judgmental should be pronounced with a g like jug or good with the way it's spelled rather then the soft g that would be properly suggested by "judgemental" which I understand to be a misspelling.
My problem with this one is that I'm not really sure where to start. I know that concrete measurable goals are more likely to be accomplished, and I'm not sure how to break this one down.
I think I'll try spending time thinking about why I'm judging something at least once a week when I find myself being judgmental, and trying to figure out a more constructive response. I may steal BettyBaker's idea of posting about my progress on this one regularly on facebook. I've managed to make myself do things a couple of times that way.
In the career front I want to have at least one application out to a promotion (either at the CEC or elsewhere) that I want, and think I could get by July. July will be a year in the current position, and I think I spent too much time in one place in Grants and Loans. I enjoyed my time there, but it made the transition into this one difficult. Since I don't intend to retire from the current position this means I should keep myself moving up as much as I can, but I tend to get lazy about this until something kicks me into gear, so this is me trying to kick myself into gear. This seems vaguely greedy since I have a number of friends who are un or under employed, but I figure I can help everyone more if I have more resources. There's my Methodism showing. Earn all you can, save all you can, (something I'm forgetting), to give as much as you can.
To this end I've done some poking at what I'm able to apply for, and what tests are available, but I'll have to put more into it by a good bit unless something decides to fall in my lap. For those of you who know the state service better than me I'm an Energy Commission Specialist I (TED) and make about $5100/month I'm open to suggestions.
Of course the standard goals still apply.
Be a good mom, wife, Pryankster, friend, co-worker, and Methodist in varying orders depending on my mood, and take good care of myself, or at least try not to make it too hard for Groblek.
I've been dismissive of resolutions in the past, and I'm not so sure that they'll hold this time, but I'm more likely to do something if I tell the world that I will, so we'll see how it goes.
On the health front I'm resolving to exercise for the sake of exercise twice a week. That is to say that I won't count the walking or biking that is part of my commute, or other to get me somewhere transportation, or dance practice which I do to be social, and to be ready to faire. I may make an exception for bike rides over 6 mi that also get me somewhere. Since at that point I'm deciding to bike for exercise, and using it to get somewhere, but since I can get to most places in Davis in under 6 mi, and Sac is 13 mi it's not likely to make a big difference.
So far this has been 10 minutes on the exercise bike which I've done for the past 3 mornings. It's not a lot, but it's better than not doing it.
On the mental side as you may have caught on facebook I would like to become less judgmental. And I'll start by letting go of the thought that judgmental should be pronounced with a g like jug or good with the way it's spelled rather then the soft g that would be properly suggested by "judgemental" which I understand to be a misspelling.
My problem with this one is that I'm not really sure where to start. I know that concrete measurable goals are more likely to be accomplished, and I'm not sure how to break this one down.
I think I'll try spending time thinking about why I'm judging something at least once a week when I find myself being judgmental, and trying to figure out a more constructive response. I may steal BettyBaker's idea of posting about my progress on this one regularly on facebook. I've managed to make myself do things a couple of times that way.
In the career front I want to have at least one application out to a promotion (either at the CEC or elsewhere) that I want, and think I could get by July. July will be a year in the current position, and I think I spent too much time in one place in Grants and Loans. I enjoyed my time there, but it made the transition into this one difficult. Since I don't intend to retire from the current position this means I should keep myself moving up as much as I can, but I tend to get lazy about this until something kicks me into gear, so this is me trying to kick myself into gear. This seems vaguely greedy since I have a number of friends who are un or under employed, but I figure I can help everyone more if I have more resources. There's my Methodism showing. Earn all you can, save all you can, (something I'm forgetting), to give as much as you can.
To this end I've done some poking at what I'm able to apply for, and what tests are available, but I'll have to put more into it by a good bit unless something decides to fall in my lap. For those of you who know the state service better than me I'm an Energy Commission Specialist I (TED) and make about $5100/month I'm open to suggestions.
Of course the standard goals still apply.
Be a good mom, wife, Pryankster, friend, co-worker, and Methodist in varying orders depending on my mood, and take good care of myself, or at least try not to make it too hard for Groblek.