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Aims for 2013?
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Nothing major here. The main two would be;
Get into decent shape.
Get back into playing the guitar.
Finally all set up in Vancouver. At the minute I'm more concerned about getting the Irish bank accounts out of the red than I am buying a guitar, but I'll get around to that.
Regarding the fitness, work gets in the way as much as possible. Trying to get out for a jog every Sunday (although no need this weekend cause I'm gone skiing
). Thinking about taking some parkour classes. Looks like a fun way to get fit. It also looks like a very well-rounded fitness (cardio, strength, flexability, joint mobility, hand/eye co-ordination). 0 -
Good idea for a thread.
Get married and give ourselves and our guests a day to enjoy (47 days to go!)
Do well in my new role and earn a decent amount of commission.
Use the extra finances I'll have this year (thanks to improved tax position of a married man and recent promotion) to save and get ahead of my debt repayment schedule instead of increasing my spending.
Start a rainy day fund so the unexpected events of this year don't cause as much hassle for me as last years ones did.
Get enough money into that account so I can take my soon-to-be wife on honeymoon during the summer.
Take up some form of exercise and get out on a surfboard a lot more than the once I managed this year.
Two down (well, the second one was accomplished by my wife winning the honeymoon on Radio Nova and, since it was a skiing holiday, it's helping with the last one too: a week on the pistes has knocked a bit of the blubber off
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knucklehead6 wrote: »So lads (& lassies who frequent here) what are your aims for 2013?
Mine..
ONGOING... Have the back broken in it thoughknucklehead6 wrote: »1) Finish redecorating my house (again)
Havent had or wanted one in 3 weeks. Before that one, it was 4 weeks. still want one occasionally, but getting there.knucklehead6 wrote: »2) Maintain my ongoing battle with the evil tobacco genies!
Slow SLOW progress here.knucklehead6 wrote: »3) Put a few more manners on my dogs... Especially the puppy!!
emmmmm........ Nope. Nothing doing hereknucklehead6 wrote: »4) Get back into running. Start off in the mornings with the mutts, work from there.
Next question pleaseknucklehead6 wrote: »5) Find a woman who appreciates you for who you are, and you appreciate for who she is, not just how she looks! (Even though the looks are kinda slightly important-ish!!
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This is done!.Says he looking at a weeks worth of ironing to be done, but it was all washing from yesterday, so it doesn't count!!knucklehead6 wrote: »6) Stop letting the ironing pile up. Little bits at a time keep it under control.
Getting there. Have been given sole responsibility for 4 ongoing projects, so that's goodknucklehead6 wrote: »7) Keep on enjoying work. Keep asking the boss to give you more responsibility. You know you are good enough.
The thought of approaching a woman without having SOME form of previous contact or something in common still causes me to break out in a cold sweat, no joy here.knucklehead6 wrote: »8) Try to work on that shyness thing.
Going away with a bunch of friends next weekend.. does that count??knucklehead6 wrote: »9) Save some fecking money. You haven't had a holiday in 4 years. I know you said you don't want to do the single guy on hols thing again, but, you might just have to.
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toastedpickles wrote: »Get back into drawing
Get my passport sorted out and actually get on a plane (serious fear of em too )
Join a few things and see how they turn out
Start looking after myself more, cut out most of the crap I eat and what not
Do a course of some sorts
Travel the country in 24hrs
Start a savings account and try get a job in what I'm good at, but that's highly unlikely
So still have to sort the plane lark out, won't be till September I'd say
Joined an archery club and that's going rather well
Also joined a gym and that's going rather well too, done rather well in my last assessment, also keeping up with the healthy eating and such
Going to be doing a revit course in may so that's gona help me big time in the future
The 24hrs thing is on hold for the time being
And I started a credit union account and I'm saving for a new car
Still no luck with a job though
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helimachoptor wrote: »2012 was a good but pretty busy year work wise also got married.
2013 I want to do the following.
- Get the promotion...
- Get to Seattle to see the Seahawks Vs Titans (my 2 teams)
- Start a Masters (have been faffing about on this for a while)
Finally.. go see the inlaws more. They live the other side of the country and after a week of work, I dont want to be driving out West... but its part of the deal i suppose :pac:
Got the promotion and planning my trip to Seattle 0 -
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massdebater wrote: »Myself and two friends done that a few years ago - only took 18.5 hours in the end. So much fun and doesn't take too much planning.
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Since we're a good bit through the year, I thought I'd check up on my list and maybe give myself a kick to start making some of these things happenI did a list with my best friend before Christmas, we kind of witnessed each others. This was mine:- Trip to London, to New York, to Dubrovnik & Plovdiv. Add to this that I will go away as much as possible and say YES to any travel opportunities that come my way. Nothing booked yet, though I did go to Edinburgh instead of London
- Volunteer with a children's or homeless charity Not yet
- Move to city centre to be closer to work and social life and to save money for trips. Yes!
- Get a payrise Asked for one, not happening
- Look into new job opportunities whether in current company or a new one Must do this more
- Do some creative writing. Or just writing Hmm, not yet but doable
- Meet someone special to share life with Still doing the OD thing so hopefully
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Nice thread
- Be the best damn moderator I can be :pac:
- Play an entire season of football without sustaining an major injury
- Keep up gym sessions throughout the football season
- Get two or three IT certifications
- Go on a sun holiday to get a break
- Head over to a Liverpool game and take a few other weekend trips
- Pay off the car loan early and start saving.
Right, here's my update!
1) Awesome mod is awesome :pac:
2) Having a bit of trouble with my foot which hasn't stopped me playing any league games but I've been disrupted in my training the past 3 weeks. That said, nothing major so success
3) I've kept to this somewhat despite a lull around May after the first round of championship
4) Nowhere near getting certifications but I can push for them, later in the year due to work developments most likely.
5) Had a great week in Zakynthos with my two best mates, unbelievable break!
6) Hoping to get a 'pool game in October/November and potentially one more before Christmas
7) Saved a good bit before the holidays but nothing knocked off the car loan, maybe at the end of August I should be able to put a few hundred towards it.0 -
Kaiser2000 wrote: »Some great posts in this thread. taxAHcruel in particular...
So one month update...
Finances: I've done out a very simple budget in Excel and am keeping track of the cashflow a bit better. I've also cut back on things like takeaways and instead bought a fortnight's worth of shopping on Tesco and am making stuff instead. Also cutting out the random crap I buy (eg: stuff on Bargain Alerts etc)
Work: Only getting busier (which is a good thing) and I manage a small team which looks likely to expand. I need to start fighting for what I'm worth more - I'm rubbish at the question "so what are your salary expectations" for example and seem to always undersell myself, even though I do extra hours, short notice on-call, get stuck in with the hands-on work if needed etc and go in with the attitude that things just need to get done.
It's not just more cash though - my role is in practise more senior than the title (basically I'm responsible for everything in my area) so more recognition of that too would be nice.
Car: Assuming I get the cashflow sorted out I'm hoping to still do this later in the year
Food/Fitness: As above I've made a conscious effort to cut back on the crap. Living alone + canteen in work means that when you do get home, you're not going to bother making up a meal for one.. far easier to get a takeaway on the way home.
So to counter this I've cut out the lunch/dinner in work (not great food anyway), have something small during the day and then DO make something when I get home. Only problem is I'm a useless cook
My mother was a chef but I think it skipped me!
I need to do something about the fitness side though as my current job basically sees me going from bed-car-desk-car-couch-bed most days I know joining a gym is the default answer but I don't know if it'd work for me to be honest. I seem to have no energy most of the time as it is no matter how much/little sleep I get so maybe a general once over by the GP is in order first.
Update to the update
Finances: Improved in the last few months - partly because of cutting back on the random splurging and lazy man's dinners (takeaways) but also because of a significant pay rise linked to the next point
Work: Got a new direct manager a few months back who to be honest is a significant improvement on my last one, and since then I've started to get the formal recognition and support to do the enhanced job I've been doing for a while now. With that came a re-evaluation of my salary and a suitable increase
Car: Changed last month from a 06 2.0 TDI Passat to a 05 3.0 TDI Quattro A6 Fantastic machine with almost all the toys and extras. The only downside is the motor tax bill, but when broken down it works out at about €2.50 extra per day over the Passat (or the price of a coffee) and hey, I'm worth it!
Food/Fitness: I've made a conscious effort to make food at home rather than order in. I'm not a gourmet chef but can do the basics and I've cut way back on the snacks and chocolate etc as well in the last month or so.
Still find myself dozing off now and then in the evenings but that could be the long days (in the office @ 7:30) and my lack of a social life during the week (most of my friends are married/settled and living all over the country at this stage), but overall things are looking up 0 -
toastedpickles wrote: »Get back into drawing
Get my passport sorted out and actually get on a plane (serious fear of em too )
Join a few things and see how they turn out
Start looking after myself more, cut out most of the crap I eat and what not
Do a course of some sorts
Travel the country in 24hrs
Start a savings account and try get a job in what I'm good at, but that's highly unlikely
Get back into drawing - Still got it
Get my passport sorted out and actually get on a plane (serious fear of em too ) - Haven't got around to doing this due to funds but it's still a high priority
Join a few things and see how they turn out - Took up archery and turns out I'm pretty good at it
Start looking after myself more, cut out most of the crap I eat and what not - Joined a gym for six months but it burned me out, so I just go on very long walks roughly 16k every second day, and that seems to be doing the trick!
Do a course of some sorts - Done an autodesk revit course, didn't do too bad at it it's not so much a course but I'm starting to get into mechanics and bodywork for cars too so yeah!
Travel the country in 24hrs - still on the list, planning on getting a new car soon so hopefully then
Start a savings account and try get a job in what I'm good at, but that's highly unlikely - The savings account was made and subsequently cleared out, my car decided i had too much money and broke down as for the job well, still looking,
Some new unexpected developments are, new car on the way, new college in September, and possible new lady pickles too 0 -
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CastorTroy wrote: »-Become less single.
-Get fit and keep fit. Started near the end of last year but didn't last long
-Teach myself to cook
-Become more sociable by joining a class of some sort.
Keeping fit more as part of a class which also involves losing a bit of weight, so yay, progress0 -
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Galwayguy35 wrote: »I've been a lazy git for the last year and a half so starting on Monday I'm getting back to the gym and stop making excuses for not going.
My second aim is hopefully not to be still single by the end of 2013.
We should try to keep this thread alive over the next 12 months and see how we all got on.
First aim accomplished.
Failed on the second one 0 -
EdenHazard wrote: »1.Spend the summer in Spain
2.Become fluent
3.Learn another language(German maybe, but more than likely Italian
4.Put on some muscle mass
5.Pass all my exams
6.Get a girl(maybe in Spain )
Except for how lame I seem I actually didn't do much here, but doing German and passed all my exams.0 -
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Updates on Mine
- Lose a little more weight
Going well, down about 10kgs on my weight back then but still a bit to go.
- Get back playing more basketball.
Playing twice a week at the moment, a back injury slowed down by progress but getting over that now.
- Certifications, I need to update mine and get more.
Started the degree, week 5 nearly complete.. feels both great to be doing it but sometimes I feel completely out of my depth and wonder wtf I'm doing there surrounded by all these driven and intelligent people.
But that's hopefully just down to my initial jitters and my when I get my first proper assignment out of the way, they will disappear
- Finally, the most important one.. make it to a tGc beers night
Done n dusted and lining up beers no.2. 0 -
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CastorTroy wrote: »-Become less single. - Nope
-Get fit and keep fit. Started near the end of last year but didn't last long - Was doing well until work got in the way for the last month
-Teach myself to cook - Nope
-Become more sociable by joining a class of some sort. So similar to knuckle's number 8 - Did a couple of classes, including an exercise class
End of year results:
50%. Wonder what the odds are of achieving the last 2 by the end of the year. 0 -
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