10 Goals for 2010

One of my favorite teachers - and lifelong mentor - from junior high gave me the idea recently of creating 10 goals for 2010. It's along the lines of resolutions, but with a positive twist. Here are mine:

1. Introduce my parents and brother to Terry's extended family, and introduce Terry's parents and brother to my extended family.
2. Finish out my first year teaching with organized lesson plans that I can improve upon next year.
3. Continue working out at least 3 times a week and try new types of work outs throughout the year.
4. DON'T move this year.
5. Continue working at Gabrielino for 2010-2011.
6. Floss every day.
7. Try a new "LA thing" once per month.
   
8. Save money.
9. Get bunion surgery.
   
10. Travel to at least 3 places I've never been (Denver, DC, and TBD!).

I mention these goals for two reasons: 1) I think it's a great idea, which is why I assigned my students to create their own ten goals, and 2) Several of the goals relate to Terry and me as a couple, so they indirectly relate to the blog.

The saving money thing was an easy one to tackle. My brother suggested that we open a joint savings account, which we did! We have talked about combining our monies for some time now, but this is our first real step in that direction. Now, honestly, we already have the "my money is your money" mentality, but we are excited to save for our future, which will simultaneously accomplish goal #8. So we set out for Bank of America (my bank) and, despite some communication issues with our teller, opened an account within thirty minutes. We're hoping to set up an automatic transfer each month to help us put away money.

We are saving for three particular "purchases": our honeymoon, our puppy, and our first house.

The Honeymoon: London and Rome

The Puppy: Old English Sheepdog or Bernese Mountain Dog

The House: We'll see...
As for the other nine goals, a few of them are in motion. My parents are coming down to LA over Easter to meet some of Terry's extended family; we've flossed every day since the beginning of the year (it's a team goal); we're visiting Denver this weekend; we went to Point Dume ("new LA thing" for the month!) this past weekend!

If you have your own goals, please share! It's fun to hear how ambitious people are and what different people choose to focus on in their lives.

Coming soon: Engagement pictures!