It's a New Year and...

... time for the typical New Years Resolutions post.

I've never really been one to make New Years Resolutions. To me, if something is worth changing it's worth changing now. That being said, I love making goals! So this short post will talk about goals for 2013, and then we can get back to normal posting!

1. Get married.

Umm duh. This one is pretty self explanatory. And a typical laughing shot just because I want to.

Photo credit.

2. Find a job in marketing/communications/human resources.

I honestly don't have any one position I'm looking to go into. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not! I'm willing to take whatever is open and figure out my path from there, although shouldn't I know by now five years of school later? I guess we'll find out!

3. Buy a house.

Ok, this one may not happen in 2013, since there's a number of other things that have to lead up to this! But I can't wait to have our own house to fix up and decorate.

Photo credit. (My current obsession!)

4. Run a personal best time in the 5k.

Right now my best time is a 21:53. And although this goal just says "run a personal best," I'm going to be honest and admit my secret goal is actually to run a sub 21:00. I've talked before about running and setting running specific goals.

5. Travel to one new location for a long weekend.

I'd love to visit another country or go on a super exciting trip, but I'll keep it simple this year and just say visit one new place. Maybe somewhere out east? I've never been to New York City or a lot of New England. Or I'd be happy with a long weekend on a lake somewhere!

Photo credit. Put Niagara Falls on the list!

In a graduate strategic planning class, we talked about the very simple concept of setting SMART goals: goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. Hopefully all of my goals met these criteria! I tried to stay away from a goal of eating healthier, for example, (even though I need it!) because it's not specific or measurable, even though it's definitely relevant and time-bound... attainable? That's still up for debate! What about the rest of the goals? Are they SMART? What are some other goals or resolutions for the new year?