Happy New Year! I’m sorry that I haven’t shown this blog much love over the past 6 months. Of course I have the same ol’ excuses: my schedule has got me going non-stop with little time to write. But I’m hoping that 2012 will change that.
You will be happy to hear that I started blogging again with a vengeance. I participated in #Reverb11 and managed to answer prompts about 2011 for each day in December. Now of course I didn’t do this perfectly at first, but by the end of the month I was committed to posting everyday. You can read about my 2011 reflections at my Reverb blog here.
And speaking of reflections, I have looked back at my 2011 goals and in the general scheme of things I’m pretty proud of what I’ve accomplished:
New Years Goals 2011
- Eat healthier/lose weight: ACCOMPLISHED! Thanks to Jane (my nutritionist), ballroom dancing, and overall trying to make better decisions, I’ve lost about 12 lbs. and am eating a lot healthier.
- Exercise more: I was going to the gym almost everyday. And then I found ballroom and it’s changed everything. Dancing 5-7 days a week is a fun activity that keeps the heart pumping.
- Increase my Twitter presence: This one is kind of a fail. Along with my lack of blogging, I had an extreme lack of tweeting in the past couple of months. I’m hoping this coming semester will be a little better in that regard.
- Get published in JPRR: This one is an epic fail. I submitted and was rejected. Maybe it was the backlash of accepting less, maybe I need to work on my writing – either way it didn’t happen.
- Get noticed in the field: Maybe? I’ve talked to a couple of folks at other schools. Hopefully by the time I participate in the job hub at AEJMC I’ll be a hot commodity…
- Make contacts in the professional PR field: This one is also an epic fail. Again no time to blog, tweet, or network. In the academic community I’m fine, but outside of that I’m toast.
Ok, so 2ish out of the 6 isn’t so bad! Here’s hoping that I have a better track record in 2012:
New Years Goals 2012
- Eat healthier/lose weight: I made great progress in the latter part of 2011, but I need to keep this momentum going into 2012!
- Win a ribbon at a ballroom competition: I need to practice, practice, practice my technique and everything my teachers have taught me if I want to achieve this goal. Now that Edd and I have a good thing going, we need to keep at it!
- Get published two more times (Bonus points if in JPRR): Well 2011 was a bust in this regard; I was unable to get accepted at JPRR. But I have a couple of things coming up that might be of publishable quality, so let’s see if I can rack at least 2 more before I go out on the job market!
- Pass comps with no revisions: I know for sure that I will pass, but I really would like to pass with no revisions. This means that I need to get my butt into high gear this coming summer when I start studying hard core.
- Get interviews places that work for me and Mike: This one is going to be a little harder to get accomplished, but for the sake of our relationship, I pray that this will work out. I guess we will see at AEJMC and the Fall semester on who will be hiring. Crossing my fingers it all falls into place.
- Find time to cook more and eat out less: This was going pretty well in the beginning of the semester, but once again, school and ballroom got in the way! I’m hoping that since I have a better schedule next semester it will be a lot easier to find time to cook. I also need to stop spending so much money eating out all the time. Not only is it taking a toll on my body, but on my wallet as well.
Well there you go – my goals for the new year. I’m excited for 2012 – I have a feeling that it’s going to be a pivotal one for me. Looking forward to seeing what happens!
What about you? What do you have planned for 2012? In other words, what are YOUR goals for this year?
