Well, I already know that I have a lot of things to do this year, both related to the transition and to my personal well being. Most of these are goals for the year. (I tend to avoid making New Years Resolutions because it’s very rare that I complete them.) Here is what I set as this years goals (in order of priority):
- Get to where I am living full time as my gender identity rather than my biological gender by my 29th birthday. This is probably my biggest goal of the year, as I am seeing more stress related to the transition than to other things…or, rather, most of my stresses are exponentially compounded by my feeling of stagnation in my transition.
- Move into my own place by June. This goal is a bit trickier, as I have to be out of my roommates’ house by then based on prior agreement. I’m hoping to move into my own house by then, if I can get the money together. Life is stressing me because I’m not spending much money yet I’m still having problems saving.
- Quit smoking by my 29th birthday. I’m sick of it. Plain and simple. I’ll probably try to switch to e-cigarettes or the patch while my roommates are out of town for their honeymoon. The scary part is that will improve the security of the house because I don’t think anyone will be stupid enough to break in while I’m in nicotine withdrawals.
- Exercising (and loose about 50 pounds) by 29th birthday. I’m no fool, I need to exercise and drop about fifty pounds. I hope that I can drop the weight by my 29th birthday. The main conflicts with this plan is that I need to start exercising at least five days a week; and I hate going to gyms. So, I’m going to abuse the treadmill and weight bench here at the house.
- Update Blogger (and Live Journal) more often. I have two blog accounts that, quite frankly, I have not recently updated…and hardly ever do. So, I need to either close ‘em or use ‘em. And the latter will probably be better, though I’m leaning more toward Blogger than LJ anymore.
These are not unobtainable by any means, and I realize that there is a lot “due” on my birthday. The problem with these goals is that most of them are not things I can drop and run with right this second. Currently, I’m working at breaking these up into smaller stepping goals. The theory being that the smaller goals give me a direct focus, leading up to the larger goals. Here’s to hoping.
As to catch up, 2010 went not with a bang but a whisper. Part of why I don’t post an awful lot in any blog is because my life is less than interesting. I’m too tied down behind non-disclosure agreements to mention anything about work, school isn’t very interesting, and that is my life. I’m hoping to have more regarding my transition from male to female this next year, but I’m not holding my breath. I guess I could also right computer rants and a few other things here, but I was trying to keep the journal specific to the transition. Granted, I’m not doing quite as good as I was hoping for but that is life.
