First book of 2012

This morning I finished Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich. This is the first book I have read in 2012, and it is the first book in quite a few months now that I have finished within a week. Less time was spent lazing about watching tv, and more time was spent lazing about reading a book. I did something less and something more regularly.

Hearts

I have never told anybody about my wish that my dad could have had a different heart so that he wouldn’t have gotten hypertensive heart disease.

So I am very happy to share the news that the dad of a very good friend has had an extremely needed heart transplant over the weekend and is looking good.

He is still in an induced coma but everything else is looking good.

Like so many other families this family was after a miracle that came at the perfect time.

He has a new heart that when working effectively will keep him alive for years to come.

In six days time my dad would have been 59. For his sixtieth birthday I would like to plan a gathering for his family and friends so we can remember and appreciate my dad.

Twenty-Twelve is?

The first year in a few that I have no idea where I would like to be at the end of it.

I have sat here for the past few hours writing the last few paragraphs of essay one of two which is due on Monday, while I have sat here I have stared out the window for probably near an hour. Its really beautiful out there at the moment, middle of summer but pouring rain, I’m even in my winter pyjama's. This wonderful and much loved weather is apparently sticking around until mid to late February. Fantastic.

While I have been sitting here I have been thinking about my goals, and what I want to do this year (which is very hard when you have no idea where you want to go). This year I had originally thought of doing the same old goals, that don’t really give me any push or imagination, they are more of a generalization of my top criticism of myself.

Instead of those goals of years gone by, this year my goals wills be:

1. Do something scary – get out of your comfort zone and try something you don’t think you have the confidence to do.
2. Do something new – you don’t always have to do the same things, try something new.
3. Do something fun – basically live a happy and fun life, don’t allow things to become unnecessarily un-fun or annoying.
4. Do something sensible – this is where the adult comes in and has to work harder to be wiser with money and school work.
5. Do something regularly – I can throw my read more books into this category.
6. Do something less – break a habit that’s not necessary or good for you.

I have not made myself a set list of goals, I have made myself a list of aspirations and guidelines to try and make 2012 an awesome and fulfilling year.

How’s about them goals?

When I set my goals for 2011, at the start of last year, I never expected to wake up on January 1st 2012 as a training early childhood teacher, working in an early childhood centre, teaching children.

Read 20 books & TIME Magazines: Training as a teacher I am reading so much, but it is mainly through excerpts from books and education journals, and I don’t count those as reading a book, hence the reason I have not reached my reading goal for the year. I could also put it down to getting a bit lazy in the middle of the year. So I am a bit un-happy with my nine books and six time magazines, but it’s better than nothing.

Be more proactive and organized: I defiantly became more proactive and organized last year. Planning out my days or weeks became a great thing to do. It helped me to remember to do everything.

Exercise and health: With out a doubt I did more exercise in 2011 than I have for a few years. I ran nearly 1000km’s in 100 days and I have been regularly exercising every morning. In 2011 I lost seven kg’s.

Money: I’ve been good with my money this year. I haven’t saved, but I have paid my bills off frequently.

Finish Nanny Course: Completed 12/07/2011, and very happy to have been done. It was very interesting to learn about a form of child care. I did intend to get on a plane once it was finished and go nanny in Europe. Funny how things change.

There were awesome parts and bad parts in 2011, but I loved the year in general.

Happy New Year! Welcome to twenty-twelve.

2012 Goals, coming when Cheryl has finished her readings on child development.