First off.
It's been eight years since I've joined Gaia, which is crazy! To think that I only joined because my boyfriend at the time wanted me to play zOMG with him, and look at where I've come! He doesn't play anymore, (and truthfully, after they took it away, I still haven't fully gone back yet) but I'm still on here and I've met many wonderful friends because of it. I am sad that due to us breaking up, and me taking a month-long hiatus because of it, coming back from that... I haven't really been as active on here as I used to be. Maybe it's because I still considered it a place where 'he' was, and at the time, I didn't want anything more to do with him.
I'm trying to be more active. In fact, my goal this year is to write every day, and hey, I'm writing a journal entry so this technically counts~
I think having this goal is really helping.
But I didn't want to write this journal to talk about that. I'm writing it to talk about what I want out of this year. For one, I want my husband to find a job. We had to move away from my hometown because of my own new job, and because of that, he had to leave his old one and has yet to find something new. This place has also triggered his depressed big-time, but thankfully we at least have health insurance, and we have him on some medication and he's starting to revert back to the person he used to be. heart
But it's hard and stressful, having only one income. We actually don't have enough to pay the bills for this month, much less get food. I don't know how we're gonna make it to the end of the month, but we're gonna do it. It was worse trying to make our wedding happen and we still did that.
So, my first goal is to get him a job. That will make both of us happy and things a lot less stressful around here.
Second, I want us to start taking annual anniversary trips. Last year, for our one-year anniversary, we finally went on our honeymoon to Disneyland and I had so much fun! We also took a roadtrip to visit some of the friends I've met on here, which was wonderful as well. heart I only want to do one thing this summer, and that's probably to go back to Colorado and spend a decent amount of time there, probably a week.
Third, I want to start being able to save money (and actually do a good job doing so!). Star Wars Land is opening in Disneyland next year, and I want to go there in 2020 with my husband and some friends, to celebrate not only that, but that year will be ten years since I graduated high school. Ten years since I started Gaia! Disneyland costs a ******** of money: staying at a resort on property, flight tickets, car rentals, money for food and soveniers... it's a lot! But it is so, so worth it in the end. And to that, I need to practice being able to save money without spending it on useless, needless s**t! I eat out a lot, and I need to stop doing that, damn it! scream
Fourth, I already mention this, but I want to be writing every day. I miss it, and I think writing every day will help me get back into doing Gaia every day too like I used to. Now, I've already gotten off a few days, but, like today, I forced myself to turn on my laptop and start working, and I stayed busy for like two hours! It's amazing what you can do when you get passed the procrastination! And I am a procrastinator, if nothing else. I'm glad, at least, in my career I don't procrastinate, so I suppose if I have to do it in something, at least it's in my free time...
Fifth, I want to work on my body some. Ever since last year (probably when I lost my job), I've been feeling unhappy with my body. I feel ugly and fat and not as skinny as I used to be. And I know my eating habits are a part of the problem. I want to try and get a gym membership and start going to the gym. I would probably just get on the treadmill, but they say walking is the number one way to lose weight! And I'm totally fine with walking!
Anyways, I'm pretty sure those are my goals. I wanted to get them written down; that way they're out there in the world, and I can look back on them and either say: "Hey, I DID do that!" or "You ******** idiot, you didn't save jackshit this year!" I love you guys lots and hope that your 2018 is going to go amazingly. Pick your goals and stick with them! How much better can it get?! biggrin
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