only a few days late... 2012 goals

welcome to 2012.

i'm only a few days late - oops!

just haven't felt like writing, the internet has been super annoying and well i don't do much besides physical therapy right now so i'm all kinds of boring.

check out that sexy knee brace!

but i am quite happy with the fact that is is january and it is 50 outside in jersey. but earlier this week is was in the teens for the high so please continue with this nice weather while i am in jersey.
so the knee is doing well. pt is going great and i'm getting my strength back in my knee. i'll be able to head back to charleston in the next two weeks - just need to get a few things sorted with insurance, get a smaller knee brace and set up pt down there. i am very excited about going back soon. i'm kinda going crazy sleeping on the couch and not doing much. i am also able to drive as of today which helps! but the work front is going to be interesting. with this type of surgery i have a easier but slower recovery - so it will be about 4-6 months before i'm 100% and allowed to play sports and the like (so i'm looking at june). my doctor doesn't want me working retail for another 2-3 months, but i am allowed to sub. so i've contacted a few people at my old conference job and hopefully i'll be working some conferences from feb - april, which will be great because i would get to travel, which i've really missed! and then i won't go crazy subbing.

other than that life in nj has been pretty quiet.

let's take a look at my 2011 goals and how they went:
- find a full time job where i am happy (preferably teaching) - nope. i've had a few jobs and i did love running conferences this summer , and was promoted to a leader in retail, but nothing full time and teaching
- move out and get my own place - yes! i moved to charleston in august with amy and love, love, love my apartment! 
-continue traveling both in the US and internationally (i would LOVE to get out west again) - i rocked this goal in 2011. i had a three week euro trip in january to zurich, prague, budapest, veinna, cologne, amsterdam & ireland. and then i went to 6 new states - washington, indiana, illinois, mississippi, alabama & texas. plus all up & down the east coast!
- read 100 books - another goal i rocked! i read 131 books this year. (thanks traveling, unemployment & being broken) 77 were physical books and another 54 on my kindle. 
- continue working out 3-4 times a week and run another half marathon - ehhhh. i wasn't working out 3-4 times a week like i wanted and i was training for a half in january but the breaking myself didn't help this. 
- save an additional $12,000 this year - complete fail. i've pretty much depleted my savings this year due to traveling, moving, being unemployed and broken. 
- scrapbook more - started it while in charleston, would like to have done more. 
- continue doing my photo365 - yup! still going strong! i love doing this!
- cross 5 things off my 30 by 30 list - ehhh - i completed a few - living on my own, seeing my irish friends, going to a book reading. worked on a few - countries visited, states visited, figuring out genealogy,  reading president bios, scrapbooking
- blog more (125 posts) - nope. only blogged 85 times in 2011. 
- a relationship - dated someone last spring and had a few dates since charleston but nothing more
- continue looking for the best in every situation - i've really tried with not getting a teaching job and being unemployed again, tearing my ACL and just trying to have fun and be thankful for everything i have.
- enjoy life and have fun! - ohhhh i've had fun in 2011! overall it was a great year and i did some amazing things. 

so now that we are getting into mid january maybe it is time i write down my goals for 2012.

- find a full time job where i am happy (preferably teaching) 
-continue traveling 
- read 100 books
-write more letters & cards to friends
- get my strength back in my knee and run a half marathon this fall
- get my savings up to $5,000
- get my first two years of college scrapbook finished
- continue doing my photo365
- cross 5 things off my 30 by 30 list
-create 3 things off my pinterest list
- blog more (100 posts) 
- continue looking for the best in every situation
- enjoy life and have fun!



so while a little late in writing down my goals - i have no idea what 2012 has in store but i'm excited for it. i would love a little more stability with work but i'm going to have fun and just take each day as it comes and embrace it!

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