Thursday Ramble - Goals

Travel and I visiting the Ale-Hop cow in Malaga, thanks to Mitchell for the photo.  

It is time for my annual review of goals.  A year ago I set the following:  

Goals for 2022

• Read 50 books - it looks like 48 finished this year, the list posts tomorrow.  
• Blog daily - accomplished 
• Try to remodel / replace the kitchen - accomplished 
• Reach out to at least 2 friends per month - accomplished 
• Ten Hotel Nights, - smashed it with 34 nights 
• Get back to walking 45 minutes or more, 5 or more times per week.  - Failed, more like 2 days per week. I can make excuses, but excuses are like assholes, we all have one and most of them smell. 
• Tell my sweet bear I love him, at least twice a day - accomplished 
• Pause at least once per day, to think about what is making me happy today  - probably 75% accomplished - a few tough days this year when I failed to follow my own advice. 

There were a couple of these I didn't think I would make, we struggled with the kitchen to find a contractor and get appliances but in the end we made it.  I doubted the travel goal, then we just started going - work travel and personal travel.  I have travel plans and dreams for 2023 if public health holds.  

Goals for 2023: 

• Read 50 books, this is becoming a standard for me. 
• 30 hotel nights. 
• At least 6 time zones, maybe 12. 
• Walk 45 minutes at least 3 times a week. 
• Blog Daily - it is a habit - an addiction. 
• Tell my sweet bear I love him, at least twice a day. 
• Meet at least two bloggers in person (I have this planned, unless something changes our plans.)
• Clean my closet out.
• Spend a couple of hours a week taking photographs. 
• Finalize retirement plans. 

We will see this time next year how I do.