To the beach!

I'm taking some well-deserved and earned days off and heading to a beachy cottage to relax. I can't wait. I just have to get through packing, and I'm on my way. Darn packing, and me being a procrastinator. I'm also just getting over a summer cold, so I'm looking forward to that as well. Any leftover germs are going to get baked in the sun. And then drowned in some booze.

I went back to Wonderland recently and finished off that goal. Another one down! I'm getting a teeny bit closed. The goal jar thing is working ok. I've been good about doing stuff lately so I haven't been using it too much since I put it together. But I can see it there, and I think that even just the visual reminder is helping.

I've also been reading up a storm lately. I just finished a really interesting biography of Einstein. I'm taking a bit of a break with some 'filler' books, ones that aren't too heavy or difficult, just a pleasant and interesting read. Then I'm going to get started on the remaining book goals, get a bit further along on those.

On Monday I get a cat! Kind of. I'll be starting to take care of my friend's cat long-term, which I'm going to count for my goals because it is going to potentially be going past the end date of this project. Since I won't be getting a cat of my own while I'm caring for this one it makes sense to me to count it, especially since it will be for months not days. I can't wait to have kitty cuddles all the time!

Spoke too soon!

Just when I give up on a goal, it all turns around. I thought that there was no way that I could get the shed in Tobermory replaced by next May. But, surprisingly, this last weekend things changed. It is now contracted to be replaced, so I get to count it as done. Maybe I should start writing off other goals!

I've been trying to think of other ways to stay on top of goals. Right now I'm toying with a goal-jar idea. I'm thinking that if I write out some of the smaller goals on little pieces of paper, and break down bigger goals into smaller chunks, I can fill a jar pretty easily. Then when I have some free time I can pull a goal-paper from the jar, and whatever it is, I have to complete it. That way I don't have to think about it and if I don't have a lot of time I can keep moving forward. So now I need to find a jar!

Right now I'm working on my freerice goal, trying to catch up a bit with that one. I'm making some progress, and learning some new words. I'm also currently reading 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', to make progress on my Shakespeare goal. I am so glad that the plays come with footnotes, old English can be quite confusing. And I'm making my way through a 'closet clean'. Instead of doing everything at once, I'm doing it by sections. So far I've only done 2 drawers, but I'm also not feeling frustrated about the process, or overwhelmed by everything that I have to go through. Since I'm planning on moving sometime soon, now seemed like a good time to finish off that goal.