This year I am setting monthly resolutions. I read that this is a good way to get a lot done. I'll use some months to set new practices in place that in theory will continue past their designated month. Other months are self contained. Last year I did my resolutions faithfully until May. A net gain, and also a failure. To keep on track this year, so that my last 7 monthly goals get a chance, I am doing something kind of finicky with mail, called remailing:
At the 1st of a new month, I will sit down with my resolution and write it and draw it on the front of a postcard. Then on the back of the postcard I will put my own address, and draw a little calendar of the month. Then I will put this postcard into an envelope and address that to the postmaster of a US town with a relevant name. From what I've read, this will get the postcards postmarked with that town's name. I am not sure this is correct, because letters posted in my town get the postmark of the mail sorting center, not the town, but I am willing to try it. And every day I will yearn for the postcard to turn up, and that will keep me on track to completing my goal. When it does turn up, I can record my daily progress on the calendar I've drawn.
January: Learn to cook new healthy foods. Focus on having very balanced nutrition.
Hershey, PA
February: Practice yoga every day. Learn about yoga resources or theory.
Half Moon Bay, CA
March: Go on an adventure.
Globe, AZ
April: TBD
Truth or Consequences, NM
May: Wake up at sunrise, because it is sunrise.
Morning Sun, IA
June: Take time to meditate every day. Do not learn any more meditation theory.
Bliss, NY
July: Swim! Swim until I am worn out, until I can't get out of the pool without using the ladder.
Neversink, NY
August: Spend 40 hours on my current artwork. (track hours)
Paint Lick, KY
September: Be a better global citizen. Conserve resources, share wealth, pay attention to what is happening to everyone.
Blue Earth, NM
October: Take ice skating lessons.
Snowflake, AZ
November: Practice cello 20 hours.
Stringtown, OK
December: Submit JET app.
Satsuma, AL
This method does not seem to promise the wonderful cumulative effect of working on something consistently for a year.
2 comments:
I looked up was JET was, and the apps closed on december 2nd this year, so maybe you should make it an earlier resolution.
Good idea, especially since planning for the deadline eluded me this year.
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