2024 Goals/Exciting Plans

[sdlaura]

I’m not big on resolutions and I’m always generally trying to eat better and spend less money, but otherwise I’m thinking about personal goals or things I hope to accomplish specific to 2024. Separate from the goals I’m forced to set at work. Now that my youngest is potty trained and we don’t have a kid under 3 for the first time in 12 years, I’m excited to do some new things.

I’ve decided mine are:

1. Integrate a puppy into our family successfully (puppy comes home 1/13)
2. Recover from the tummy tuck I have scheduled for late February (hopefully without too much disruption to work/family and without overdoing it during my recovery)
3. Do our first family trip outside North America (and save enough money during the year to have it not cause any debt) - our plan is to go to New Zealand/Australia this time next year over winter break

What are your hopes/plans/goals for 2024?

[waverly]

I've decided on my word for the year which is Freedom. I thought it would mean that I just do whatever I want with no responsibilities which obviously is unrealistic. But instead it's been more like a perspective shift as in, well Freedom from poverty means that I go to my job. Of course, we all know that. Just saying it outloud is making my perspective shift towards more gratitude. Freedom from overthinking, Freedom from dwelling on issues and moving towards goals. It's become more "Freedom from" and realizing hey I have it pretty good, now let's keep going.

Goals:

I have fun events and classes. I've joined a book club.
I have some goals around hosting things for the kids
Trip to Europe
Plan our summer vacation
Friends trip/ reunion/ high school friend stuff
I've been calling my mom and sister more during my commute home
I've lost 8 pounds in 2023, and would like to get back into the 130's which is only 3 pounds away and then decide from there my next goal.

[supertrooper1]

My biggest goal is weight loss. We've been going to the gym consistently for about a year and a half now, and I've focused on building muscle. I've only lost about 10 pounds and while my long term goal is to lose another 50, my first realistic goal is another 10. But I'd like to see about a pound lost per week instead of another 10 for the whole year. Beau and his son are focused now on bulking up and were trying to get me to follow their gym training, but I don't want to bulk up anymore.

I want to continue to save money for a house. This will be my first full year in 4 years where I shouldn't have any attorney bills. We will continue to camp and travel a lot. I should be booking campgrounds now as they're filling up fast, but I haven't had the mental energy to do so.

I have two topics at work that I need to understand better. I don't get a lot of questions on the two topics, but when I do, I'm lost.

[dglvrk2]

I want to develop solid, but not rigid, one, five and ten year career goals. I was on track with these pre-COVID. The pandemic, family life and, most to blame, a traumatic work experience, left me rather unstable in my opinion.

I also want to explore options for my family to live abroad both temporarily and permanently. This may not mesh with ambitious career goals, but I want to learn about our options.

Finally, I want to be more politically active.

Whew....now I need another cup of coffee!

[librarychica]

I want to spend more time outside, especially in the winter/spring before it gets hot. Spend time outside as a family, keep the dog exercised, see places in the state we haven’t been.

I plan to jump into my job with renewed enthusiasm after this week’s break.

[vasc]

My 2023 goals were:
1) Join a yoga studio ✅
2) Read at least ten books ✅
3) Get some therapy. ❌. I give myself a C there because I maybe attended four sessions but didn’t feel that I connected with the therapist, nor did she fully understand why I was there. I stopped going.

In 2024 I’d like to:
- Continue my momentum with yoga. I attended over 100 classes in 2023 so I’d like to do another 100 in 2024.

- Read another ten books.

- H and I are turning 40 this year so probably leaning hard into that and a YOLO mindset. We’ve booked a cruise for ourselves in May….Norwegian Fjords.

[rere]

My first goal is to be more positive and quit bitching so much. I feel like this may fall through the first week of work.

I want to plan our trip for our anniversary and hopefully discover a nice tropical location.

[mustardseed2007]

I'm investigating bariatric surgery. Something I haven't told many people yet. I have just gotten so over weight and out of shape and can't seem to turn it around and I think I qualify.

Otherwise I'm really not looking forward to 2024 because 2023 sucked really bad....

Goal: to turn around my attitude.

[sdlaura]

mustardseed2007 those sound like good goals! I hope 2024 is better for you.

[mae0111]

1. I need to be healthier. My mental health hasn’t been great, so my physical health has suffered and I’m heavier now than I ever have been except when 8 months pregnant (I never made it to 40 weeks with either kid). I hate it. I’m sluggish and feel awful. Move more and eat healthier.

2. Linked to #1, dry January. DH says he’s doing it with me but I don’t believe he will make it.

3. Be more organized. I’m usually way in top of things because if I’m not, everything falls apart. Things have been falling apart and I’m forgetting things, don’t remember to build grocery shopping into my week, forget Amazon returns, etc. I need to figure that out.

4. Cook more - linked to #1 - I stopped really cooking and we relies really heavily on terrible takeout. We are paying the price now. So I stocked my freezer with good meats and I want to cook more healthy options for us.

5. Financially, I want to break our donation record next year. I also want to max out my 401k again and put more in through profit sharing (I have a SoloK).

6. Start saving for something special for DH’s 50th. I don’t know if that will be a trip or a party. He will be 48 on Feb so I want to save a little each week to do something really nice in a couple of years.

7. And this is the hardest thing… but get a handle on my mental health. I hit an all-time low this year and have had trouble seeing a way out. I need meds but I’ve reacted so poorly in the past that I’m afraid to try again. So I’m trying therapy, meditation, deep breathing, walking, etc to try to break out of it. I will keep going and try other things…

[vasc]

If anyone is interested, these are the books I read.

[mommyatty]

1. Move more. I feel so much better when I exercise and I just need to stop making excuses and do it. But not like hardcore “run a marathon.” Just find movement that feels good and makes me feel good.

2. Take better care of me. I did better in 2023 than I have in the past, and I think I’m finally past feeling like doing things like taking a bath in the evening instead of interacting with my family is horribly selfish.

3. Let things roll past me. I tend to take things super personally and it doesn’t serve me well. Meditation helps me with this, and I should do more of that too.

So overall my word for the year is “Relax”.

[polecat8]

I think my theme for 2024 is balance.
Since my Dad died a few months ago, I've been throwing myself into whatever I can to stay distracted from the grief. I don't want to not grieve, but I also need to move forward.
As a result, my family, especially DH, are feeling neglected.
So I pledge to do one special thing a month as a family. I also want to start a date night with DH once a month. DD is finally old enough to watch her brothers, so this is pretty exciting.
I am working towards my black belt and level 1 instructor certification testing in taekwondo in Dec 2024. This will require an increase in my fitness level, so I am trying to add in a few workouts at home.
I also want to get back into reading before bed. It is my way of relaxing and I haven't been doing it at all in the past few months. I have a stack of unread books waiting on my nightstand.

[callmekd]

Dec 30, 2023 12:48:04 GMT -5 mustardseed2007 said:

I'm investigating bariatric surgery. Something I haven't told many people yet. I have just gotten so over weight and out of shape and can't seem to turn it around and I think I qualify.

Otherwise I'm really not looking forward to 2024 because 2023 sucked really bad....

Goal: to turn around my attitude.

Have you looked into Ozempic or similar meds? I’ve been on it since June - partially with a pre-diabetes diagnosis- I’ve lost 20 lbs. it also has stopped the “food noise” in my head. I still eat and I eat in a healthy way, but I’m not longer constantly thinking about or worrying about food.

[twinmomma]

I want to get healthier this year. I’ve slipped into a very lazy, sedentary lifestyle. Combine that with not eating healthy and relying on take out way too often and I’m not feeling my best at all. I’m starting small - my initial goal is to use the Peloton bike for a ride 3 times a week. I can easily fit in a 20-30 minute ride in the evening, I just need to force myself back into the routine.

I think my word for this year needs to be something like “content.” 2023 was such a busy year with a lot of major life milestones. I tend to get antsy when I’m not running in a million directions. So I want to focus on being content with where we are now and not trying to come up with the next project constantly.