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We are officially half way through 2012! It is time to check up on my goals I set for myself at the beginning of this year, so here we go!
1. Get more organized!! This last year I realized I have no organization and it drives me nuts, I am going to find more tools to keep me organized this next year.
Hasn’t worked out the way I wanted to, mainly because I have not found many techniques to being organized.
2. Self Motivation, I have been lacking this and I need to do things when they need to happen and that I need to put my own foot down on myself.
This sort of went down the drain too.
3. Keep working on speaking up and keeping my own opinions. I realized lately that in order to succeed in life, you will have to piss a few people off.
Slowly this is starting to change, but it will still take a while, but I am getting there!
4. Physically speaking. Lately I have been getting tounge tied from trying to speak to fast, I need to really slow down and think before I speak so I don’t have to repeat myself because I didn’t make any sense.
I have been doing much better about this and I catch myself more often when I speak too fast.
5. Stop apologizing for things that don’t matter!!
This has been getting better, but still an undertaking.
6. Eat Healthier (l know that everyone has this goal but I am going to stick to this but finding someone to keep me accountable!)
This hasn’t worked out, I have my book but I have fallen into a rut with fast food.
7. Finish sophomore year with a 3.00 miniumum GPA (Cumulative)
DID IT!! Got a 3.24!!
8. Pass NM Teachers Skills exam.
9. Get accepted into Education College (Unless other things change).
I am going to Bridgewater State, in leu of going into the COE spring 2013.
I needed to write this after the class we had today.
We talked a tiny bit about standardized testing. I think it is total garbage. Why? A lot like communism it sounded better on paper than in practice. Standarized testing was a model to make sure children are receiving a quality education (more on that later) and the the test is designed to make sure they are learning the standards (good idea right?) I will have to get facts and figures later but lots of children are not good test takers and that right there proves the test isn’t helping, the one thing to measure their competence and they can’t complete it. Great job America!! Also, we have come far away from that goal. And I can say that because you know these tests are not doing a good job on their original goal when teachers are setting aside a time in the day to teach standardized testing. They will sit down with their children and teach them the stuff that is generally on the test.
In my daily devotion book one of my favorite pages is this:
The Voice of Adventure
“The LORD is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?” Psalm 27:1
Jesus says the options are clear. On one side there is the voice of safety. You can build a fire in hearth, stay inside, and stay warm and dry for what you don’t try right? You can’t fall if you don’t take a stand, right? You can’t lose your balance if you never climb, right? So don’t try it. Take the safe route.
Or you can hear the voice of adventure, God’s adventure. Instead of building a fire in your hearth, build a fire in your heart. Follow God’s impulses. Adopt the child. Move overseas. Teach the class. Change careers. Run for office. Make a difference. Sure it isn’t safe, but what is?
Here we go! That time of year again. My list for this next year:
1. Get more organized!! This last year I realized I have no organization and it drives me nuts, I am going to find more tools to keep me organized this next year.
2. Self Motivation, I have been lacking this and I need to do things when they need to happen and that I need to put my own foot down on myself.
3. Keep working on speaking up and keeping my own opinions. I realized lately that in order to succeed in life, you will have to piss a few people off.
4. Physically speaking. Lately I have been getting tounge tied from trying to speak to fast, I need to really slow down and think before I speak so I don’t have to repeat myself because I didn’t make any sense
5. Stop apologizing for things that don’t matter!!
6. Eat Healthier (l know that everyone has this goal but I am going to stick to this but finding someone to keep me accountable!)
7. Finish sophomore year with a 3.00 miniumum GPA (Cumulative)
8. Pass NM Teachers Skills exam.
9. Get accepted into Education College (Unless other things change).
Ok so now that 2011 is coming to a close, it has been a great year. Stayed at my job for a whole year, which is longer than any job I have had! And I also left retail, which taught me a lot about shopping. Also got to teach my first elementary classroom, which was good experience, as well as teaching a 2 year old classroom! So as I look back I also found my list of resolutions from last year, so did I live up to my own standards?
1. Actually get in shape, my back really needs it, and I signed up for a class at UNM so no backing out now!
Ok so I did sign up and complete it, but my dietary habit did not change so it didn’t work out like I planned. However I did sign up for chiropractic care and that has been helping my back, so I give myself 70/100
2. STOP finger nail biting! I have had this habit WAY too long. Enough is Enough.
Ya this didn’t happen LOL 0/100
3. Learn an instrument. This might not happen until later in the year but I want it to happen.
Neither did this LOL! 0/100
4. Find a new hobby of creativity, I spend too much time on the computer, I want to find something new to do, I think mosaics are my new outlet!
So I did use mosaics, and made a pot, but only in janurary, but I also got more creative by buying a Cricut! For this I give myself a 80/100
5. Use my voice. I let people trample on me too much. I am going to step and and USE my voice.
This started to get a little better towards the end of the year, something I am still working on. 50/100
6. Stand up. This ties in with number 5. I want to be able to take more of a stand for ME and what I believe.
I believe I stood up a little more for what I believe, but still on going. 60/100
7. NOT let other people’s opinions’ become MY opinions.
Nailed this, I never let what someone else think become my opinion. 90/100
I truly believe, through God of course, that If I put my mind to all of these I can do them. And of course through the help of you all as well!!
Grand Total! 350/500 = C+
So lets see about 2012 huh? That post coming soon!
Its done.
Hard things in life are hard to do, and I have to get my priorities back on track, I came to close to losing it all this semester, this was a huge wake up call for me to get my college life back on the right track.
Heres to a new chapter!!
Totally!!
#Sotrue
