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Today at work, I had a lot of time to think, and started setting goals for myself. As I set them, I remembered something I first learned at Staples, and have seen repeated through a number of business publications we run: SMART goals.

SMART stands for "Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely," and is meant to help you set reachable goals. I measured my first two goals against these guidelines, and found them satisfactory.

SMART Goal #1:
Have my evening routine finished between 7 and 7:30 pm each night.

Specific: Yes, very.
Measureable: Yes. If it hits 7:30 and I'm not done, I'm not hitting my goal.
Attainable: Yes, so far I've managed it 2 nights in a row. We'll have to see if there are more evening things on the way in FlyLady's BabySteps.
Realistic: Yes.
Timely: N/A

SMART Goal #2:
Within the month, start doing half an hour of WiiFit FreeStep after my evening routine and before my shower, Monday through Friday.

Specific: Yes
Measureable: Yes, WiiFit tracks when I did exercises.
Attainable: Yes. Half an hour isn't much, and if I'm consistently hitting goal #1, I see no reason why I shouldn't be able to work on goal #2.
Realistic: Yes. I'm just setting a time limit on exercise. That's it. Half an hour a night, five nights a week. It doesn't have to be vigorous, just consistent.
Timely: Yes, there's a time limit. By August 31st, I should be doing this consistently.

Actually, by August 31st, I'll have reached the end of the BabySteps, too, and should be ready to FLY. I may add more SMART goals as I get going, I may just keep to these two.

1. Get back in the habit of going to Curves regularly.
------This shouldn't be too terribly hard, as there's one right next door to work now.

2. Start watching portion sizes again.
------Slightly more difficult, especially when Matt cooks and serves.

3. Save money for vacations.
------Well, we'll see how many wallet-crippling emergencies pop up this year.

4. Attend meeting regularly.
------Having the Sunday meeting at 9 am rather than 6 pm should help this.

5. Get out in service more.
------Again, having Sunday meeting at 9 am rather than 6 pm should help; we'll already be up, dressed, and at the hall.

6. Increase personal study time.
------I have a copy of the daily text in my car. Now to remember to read it in the morning! Also, I need to find my mini-Bible and put it in my locker at work, as well as upcoming Watchtowers and Awakes.

7. Respond quicker.
------ie, thank you cards, letters, and gifts. Need to get a ton of stuff mailed.

8. Keep up on housework.
------This will be a goal shared by Matt. We both need to work on keeping the house cleaner and more organized.

9. Write more.
------I have two storylines in my head. Neither have been written down yet. I must remedy this.

10. Update Gridmaster's Castle more.
------If I get #9 going, this will follow. If I can get some advance going on those two stories in my head, as well as work on the third one's revisions and update those ooooold embarassing fanfics, I should be able to manage a weekly update again.

Ten's a nice round number. Manageable. We'll see.

SMART Goals

2008 Goals