Monday, January 01, 2007

New Year's To-Do List (Resolution-free)

My to-do list for 2007 is rather lengthy but considering one has 365 days in which to achieve it ... reasonable. Don't feel compelled to read my to-do list ... it's really more for my own reference than for keeping you all rivetted!

RELATIONSHIPS:
Rob:

  • Move to Kuwait/Saudi Arabia – set up a home

Family:

  • Send photos, notes, cards (once a month)
  • Regular phone calls

Friends:

  • Nuture friendships – phone calls, emails, text messages
  • Ensure all friend’s birthday dates are in Birthday Alert – send small surprise

FINANCES:

  • See financial planner – superannuation account & transfer National Insurance contributions
  • File tax return (UK)
  • Under 100 GBP on UK credit card
  • Savings (specific target)

HEALTH:

  • Follow up appointment with spinal surgeon (May)
  • Appointment with gynae doctor
  • Health check with GP
  • Appointment with dentist and dental hygienist (x2)
  • Appointment with orthodontist
  • ?counselling
  • Gym (3-4 per week - try 3 morning sessions) – weight training and running
  • Bikram yoga – increase core strength and flexibility
  • Aim for weight to be approximately 69-70kg

EATING:

  • Cut (not eliminate!) coffee to three per week
  • Increase green tea and miso soup intake
  • Swap milk chocolate for 70% cocoa chocolate
  • Take multivitamin regularly

BEAUTY:

  • Hairdresser (every 6-8 weeks)
  • Beautician (every 4-6 weeks) – pedicure, waxing, facials
  • Massage (every 4 weeks)
  • Practice applying makeup
  • Learn to style hair
  • Try: acupuncture and manual lymphatic drainage

TRAVEL:

  • One long trip (4-5 weeks)
  • Medium length trip (2-3 weeks) – Japan, Thailand
  • Weekend/short tirps – Poland, Sweden, Italy

HOBBIES:

  • Practice and improve photography
  • Learn/practice: Arabic and Spanish languages
  • Improve cooking skills
  • Learn to draw/sketch
  • Scuba dive regularly
  • ?dance classes (belly dancing & latin)

TRAINING/QUALIFICATIONS:

  • OT CPD (tertiary course/online study)
  • English teaching certificate
  • ?massage qualification

OTHER:

  • Decrease possessions --- especially fat clothes!

Some list, huh?!

1 comment:

Sandra said...

Sounds good to me.

I did a one day taster massage course through a local adult ed programme. Man, it was hard work.

We've got a similar but scaled down holiday plan - 1 week in NY booked and 3 weeks in NZ booked. Plan several weekend trips to places in Europe we haven't been.