At the start of this year, I shared with you my aims for this year (Welcome to 2012) – not my new year resolutions, but what I aim to achieve this year. Then at the end of each month I’ve given you an update on how I’m doing.
So here’s my September update…
- Eat healthier
- Continuing on the same theme as last month…
I’ve done ok when I’ve been working, but not so well at other times.- Been eating a lot of fruit and drinking a lot of water at work, but because I’ve still been going to the hospital to visit Dad, I’ve continued to have a few quick/ready meals for dinner as I’m so tired by the time I get home from the hospital.
- Lose some weight
- Bathroom scales fixed, so this has been the first time I’ve weighed myself for a couple of months, so am happy to report my weight is the same as it was 2 months ago!
- This is a bit of a surprise due to all my ready meals in the last couple of couple, but then again I have been doing a lot of walking so it’s obviously balanced things out
- Spend more time reading my bible
- More excuses this month!
- I’mstill struggling to find the time and energy to sit down and spend any quality time reading my bible.
- I’ve said this for the last couple of months, but maybe next month I’ll manage it!
- Don’t let pain rule my life
- My pain levels have really soared in the last few weeks, but I’m still just trying to get on with things.
- Again I feel as though I’m making excuses, but I’m simply just saying how things aret…with all the running around I’ve been doing for over the last 10 weeks since Dad went into hospital, it’s hardly surprising I’ve been tired and my pain levels have increased.
- Get back to playing tennis as stopped playing in 2003 when I first wasn’t well
- Not managed this yet as there’s just been too many other more important things to bother about than playing tennis again.
- Put aside a minimum of 5 minutes each day to spend some quiet-time with God
- A repeat of last couple of months again as I managed to spend some quiet time with God, however still spending much of it crying.
- Get back to playing the piano regularly as it’s been a while
- Continuing to make no progress with this one!
- Continuing to make no progress with this one!
- Go on holiday – we’ve not been away anywhere since 2002
- Again, no progress on this one yet!
- Keep on top of the housework (especially the ironing mountain!)
- Still failing miserably at this one due to all the things going on in my life just now.
- More patience and understanding of others
- Failing miserably at this…and if anything I think I’m getting worse at this.
- Stop procrastinating
- Doing reasonably ok at this, though I do have my moments!
So that’s my honest answers to how I’m getting on with my aims for 2012 – To summarise my progress to date…it’s stalled a bit in the last few months, but overall, given recent circumstances, I’m reasonably happy with my progress even though I could do so much better!
There’s still plenty of months to go in 2012, so I’ve still got time to achieve them all before the end of this year!
How about you, are you succeeding with your aims for 2012 so far?
Whatever your aims for this year, I pray you may be making progress in your aims for 2012, and that come the end of the year you will have achieved all God had planned for you this year!
The Distinct Dot 