Friday, August 14, 2009

Goalage!!

I've been thinking a bit here and there, and I've come up with some goals for the back to school season. There's nothing too life changing, but little things here and there to make for a more successful semester.

Spiritual:
1. Morning scripture study before I go to class
. Now, I have class at 7:00 AM almost every morning, and I love, love, love my sleep so this is going to be particularly difficult. However, I feel that if I make scripture study a bigger priority by doing it first thing in the morning I'll be blessed in other areas in my life where I desperately need some divine help.
2. Weekly temple attendance. I think once the semester starts, and I get a regular schedule going I'll be able to find mornings or late afternoons where this will be possible.

Physical:
1. Running (or some other form of exercise I can stand) twice a week. Yeah, I know that's not really enough to do much for me, but combined with all of my dancing, I think I'll be okay.
2. Practice twice a week for dance. This is cutting back hugely compared to years past, but I think it's all I can handle. I really want to focus on...

Academic:
1. Study at least an hour a day on my own for both Physics 220 and Chem 462. I want to make the Dean's List this semester (which means I have to get straight A's), and I did awful on studying last semester, so....yeah.
2. Work in the lab ten hours a week. Last semester I was working maybe two. Every two weeks. I'd like to up that a bit to earn some money and real life experience!

Social:
1. Know the names of all my neighbors (hahaha, so I'm not the most social person) and go to all the church activities I can. Freshman year I was really bad at this. Sophomore year was improved (anything would've been an improvement), but...I can still do more. I want to know everyone in my ward and make a lot of friends there.
2. Do something for someone else every day. It doesn't have to be big, but just some small act of service. I get busy and stressed and then I spiral down into a busy-stressed-self-pitying vortex, so I'm going to try to avoid that this time around. :)

Random:
1. Keep track of money. I am so, so awful at this. I did however, make up an excel spreadsheet a little while ago to keep track of expenditures. Have I been using it? Well....that's something to work on.

So there you have it. Anyone else have back to school goals?

6 comments:

Josh said...
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amanda said...

dude, those are amazing goals! I'm sorry, it's probably mostly my fault we were so bad at social things freshman year...and soph. bleh. :)

Laura C said...

I think those are great goals! I might steal this idea for my blog:).

Also, I've really been wanting to go to the temple more regularly too, maybe if we do it together we'll both stick with it! :)

kyliebrooke|s said...

those are great goals, katie! you are so motivated - you amaze me. :)

Kellie Rachelle said...

we can help each other with our goals. especially the scripture study, temple attendance, and exercise. (you know I go to the gym 3 times a week during the school year). I love scripture study in the morning. It's the best, but much more difficult. yayayayay I can't wait to be roommates again!