I like goals. More than that, I like sharing my goals on the internet to keep myself accountable. So here I am, on LSoM, posting about my life once again. Let's get to it, my friends. Here's July's goals: 

+ Run a mile for every day of the month

+ Do more yoga- it's good for my mind, body, and soul

+ Take myself on my own adventures

+ Complain less

+ Reach out more 

+ Keep up with my journal & document the days

+ Enjoy the summer while I still have it

+ Hit up Eastern Market 

+ Buy the dang shoes 

+ Drink more water 

What do you want to accomplish this month?

Goal Check-In

Since it's been just over a month since setting my 2016 goals, I thought it was high-time that I check in on my goals and assess how I'm doing so far. And what better place to do it than on LSoM? If you missed my original post about my goals, you can find it here!

Read my textbooks more regularly | Not going to lie, this one kind of fell to the way side the moment the semester began. Can it really be my fault though, when my professors have blatantly told me to not get the book because all that I need is provided in lecture?

Mas Agua | This is something I've been gradually getting better at. I've finally accepted the fact that I drink far too much pop and it is the major benefitting reason to my constant dehydration. I've stepped my game up to ensure that I always have at least one full bottle on me at one time, though I frequently I shoot for a full water bottle and a tumbler of water as well.

Call my mom more | I suck as a daughter and am ashamed to admit that I don't call my mom nearly enough for how much I actually miss her. Though I did call her twice in the last month just because. We'll work on this one.

Utilize my time efficiently | While I feel like I'm doing decent, there are definitely ways I could improve. Instead of watching 6 episodes of the office on my 3 hour break M/W, I could watch 2 episodes and review materials before class. Baby steps though...

Create better sleep habits | Is it ironic that I'm drafting this post up at 1AM and clearly not creating better sleep habits? I think so... This is something I actually need to improve on, since the last two days I've all but fallen asleep during lecture.

How are your 2016 goals shaping up so far?

Goals for 2016

I will be the first to say that I don't believe in resolutions. I think they are too easily broken and honestly, when has anyone stuck to them? But goals? Now that is something I can believe in. I set goals all the time, I'd even wager that I daily set goals. In order to hold myself somewhat accountable, I wanted to share with you all my 2016 goals (also, it feels more permanent this way). 

Read my textbooks more regularly | I pay hundreds of dollars for these books, so I really ought to put them to better use. I go through cycles of being really on top of my reading, and then cycles where it feels like I'm doing nothing but playing catch up. This year/semester, I want to read my textbooks for the necessary content at least 1 hour a day per subject. 

Mas Agua | This is something I have always struggled with. My daily water in-take is usually dismal, though like with reading, it does go through cycles. I aim to create better habits of hydrating myself this year by carrying my water bottle with me everywhere on campus, refilling it when I'm by the hydration stations, and drinking from my water every hour on the hour.

Call my mom more | She does a lot for me, and I really should call home more when I'm away at school. It's actually sad how little I call home. I want to call home (at least) once a week in the coming year so that I can catch up with my mom and tell her how much she means to me (because she doesn't hear it from me enough).

Utilize my time efficiently | I deathly need to stop procrastinating, and I feel the best way to combat this is to use my time more efficiently. In between classes I want to begin copying notes, after classes I want to review notes and course materials, and on days where I only have one class I want to set up times to go to the library, work out, and even eat (because I'm ashamed to admit that I sometimes literally forget to eat).

Create better sleep habits | I am notorious for staying up late and sleeping in until well into the afternoon. Ask anyone who knows me (especially the bae) and they will tell you I am not even capable of waking up before 10. To combat this hibernation issue I seem to have, I want to start better sleeping habits. I honestly think the way to do this is going to be setting a bed time of midnight (baby steps, right?), moving my alarm out of arm's distance, and not hitting snooze (more than once...).

What goals do you have for yourself in the coming year?