{"id":342,"date":"2010-01-30T05:47:43","date_gmt":"2010-01-30T10:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?p=342"},"modified":"2010-03-20T16:56:03","modified_gmt":"2010-03-20T21:56:03","slug":"checking-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/checking-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Checking in"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, I do these birthday goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The thing about year-long goal setting is that life can get in the way and then, unless you are diligent, you can lose sight of those goals. That general you really refers to me.<\/p>\n

So, I’m checking in. When you set 31 goals, you sort of know that you won’t meet every single one of them, unless all you are doing is working toward those goals. Considering that have a bazillion other things that I like to do, not to mention those that I have to do, exclusive attention to goal-progress isn’t an option.<\/p>\n

Well, so far, I’ve achieved 2\/31 goals. (I made homemade horchata and I completed a half marathon).<\/p>\n

I’ve got some work to do!<\/p>\n

I’m supposed to try 31 new-to-me cocktails. This goal seemed really cute when I wrote it, but the truth is, I just don’t drink that many cocktails. A few \u00a0months slipped by and I hadn’t had any. So, I had to step up my game. I am at 9, which isn’t bad, but really, I have to stay on track. That isn’t something you want to leave off until the very last minute. That could get pretty ugly, pretty fast. \u00a0One goal is to try 100 new recipes. I don’t know quite where I am with that, which is the problem. I cook plenty. I also try new things plenty, but I have not been the best at keeping up with them. That leads into the goal of blogging more. Had I kept up with that, I would have better documentation of the recipes.<\/p>\n

If I had to grade my efforts, I would give myself a C+. I am doing better than the average person who, say, sets goals on January 1 and \u00a0has forgotten about them by the time February rolls around. But I don’t see myself as doing THAT much better than that average person.<\/p>\n

And if you know me, you know<\/em> how I feel about average grades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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