Goal 3: Finishing College and Being "INDEPNDANT"

After I finished high school, I went to a college near my hometown called Miami University (in Ohio, not to be confused with the one in Flordia).

At first, I enjoyed my time there. However, as I continued on in gaining my diploma in Zoology, hoping to fullfill my dreams of working in a zoo and eventually being able to travel around the world, studying animals in their natural environment, I found that Miami and I were not quite the best fit as I hoped. As such, I began to hate my classes and eventually, due to this hatred and risiing costs of already one of Ohio's most expensives public colleges, I did not finish my college education as planned in the spring of 2009.

It is now the spring of 2011 and I am now 24. Once one reaches the age of 24, the FAFSA declares that you are "INDEPENDANT" and you do not have to use your parents financial tax information to determine how much money government will give you to help you pay for college. This was also one of the other problems I found that I ran into. Miami was a very expensive school and based on what my parents made, I did not earn a lot of help.

But now I'm "INDEPENDANT" and I am still a poor young adult. I will recieve more money from the governmnet because I don't have a lot of money to begin with.

So today, I journeyed a few miles north of my hometown with my sister and I am following her on one of her days at her college of choice. One that doesn't cost quite as much. As a "DEPENDANT" student, her first year was completely paid for, and then some.

So far, I think that this college and I are going to get along quite nicely. We will see come next fall.

Goals to Tackle (Final Days of April/May Edition)

This is the few goals I will be tackling and hoping to accomplish by the end of May.

1. Goal 15: Write a novel.
   I will not be writing a full blown novel. But what I have in mind is longer than a short story, a few chapters at least long. Novella? Is that the word I'm looking for? At any rate, I do have an idea of what I want to write. A basic plot line.


2. Goal 34: Go horseback riding again.
   I'm not sure if I will actually be able to finish this one. I have only been horseback riding once and have always wanted to go again. So during the last days of April/first days of May, I will be putting myself in full force to find a place to go horseback riding. The only areas I have found so far offer horseback riding lessons, but no trail riding. So if I can't find a place by May 31st, I'm marking it done.


3. Goal 39: Finish my scrapbook in a box (of pets).
   I'm pretty sure this one is like 90% done. I probably just need to do some journaling. This will be the first goal I tackle on this mini-list.


4. Goal 82: NYC scrapbook.
   I purchased some more scrapbook supplies, but I have now misplaced a few pictures. So I will be ordering those again, because I just can not find them anywhere at all. Once they come in, I'll be going full force. I only have 2 actual days from the vacation to scrapbook. New Year's Eve day and New Year's Eve night (actually in Times Square!). The Times Square portion will be done in black and white. Squee!

Today's Goal

Today I am going to start tackling a few goals where I need to sell or donate things.

Those goals will be:

Goal Thirty-Eight: Sell or donate college books I don’t need

Goal Sixty-Five: Find books I own and no longer want and “release” them via bookcrossing

I am also going to review 1 or 2 movies on IMDB today.

Check back later for an edit!

List in Numbers

As of today I have:

Completed: 40 goals

Edited: 1 goal

Failed or will be unable to finish: 4 goals

Set the wheels in motion of: 17 goals

171 days left!

Goals to work on

As March is coming up, I am going to find a few goals to work on next month.

One is to exercise at least 30 minutes a day for three days a week for 2 months (8 weeks). This is my bare minimum. I'm going to try for a total of 5 hours a week.

I'm also hoping to finally finish my NYC scrapbook.

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More Crossed Off Goals

Goal One: Lose enough weight to be 120 pounds and not go over 135 pounds
Goal Two: Save $2500
Goal Three: Finish college
Goal Four: Get my license
Goal Five: Purchase (or decide not to purchase) books and movies from my list I keep a running list of movies/books I want to buy. I counted it last night and I’m at 92 books and 142 movies
Goal Six: Get a tattoo (once I lose weight)
Goal Seven: Either get my ears pierced again OR once I lose weight have my belly button pierced
Goal Eight: Do the 365 pictures challenge
Goal Nine: Work out for 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week for 2 months
Goal Ten: Obtain a new phone in July of 2009 and then one is July 2011
Goal Eleven: Send a postcard to Postsecret once a year
Goal Twelve: Stay on top of getting my pictures printed off and put them away
Goal Thirteen: Get my puzzles framed, plus 2 posters
Goal Fourteen: Buy a new Audrey Hepburn poster
Goal Fifteen: Write a novel
Goal Sixteen: Clean out my closet
Goal Seventeen: Donate money to Animal Shelter
Goal Eighteen: Volunteer on a regular basis (in person)
Goal Ninteen: Stop drinking pop
Goal Twenty: Donate old clothes
Goal Twenty-One: Finish my recipe book, complete with pictures
Goal Twenty-Two: Try 10 new recipes and add to said book

Goal Twenty-Three: A-Z Author Challenge
Goal Twenty-Four: Finish watching movies from Bravo’s 100 Scariest Movie Moments list
Goal Twenty-Five: Finish watching movies from Bravo’s 30 Even More Scarier Movie Moments list
Goal Twenty-Six: Fill either 10 journals before buying a new one
Goal Twenty-Seven: Purge stuffed animals, but keep some to pass on to my kids
Goal Twenty-Eight: Have an amazing birthday party for the final year in this
Goal Twenty-Nine: Review 15 books on librarything.com
Goal Thirty: Have 3 pictures I’ve taken and print them/frame them
Goal Thirty-One: Buy an ice cream make and use it
Goal Thirty-Two: Buy a nice winter coat, but at an after winter sale
Goal Thirty-Three: Buy a nice piece of jewelery for myself
Goal Thirty-Four: Go horseback riding again
Goal Thirty-Five: buy a GPS system
Goal Thirty-Six: Perm my hair
Goal Thirty-Seven: Buy a new battery for my laptop
Goal Thirty-Eight: Sell or donate college books I don’t need
Goal Thirty-Nine: Finish my scrapbook in a box (of pets)
Goal Forty: Scrapbook Lucy’s frst year (May 2008-May 2009)
Goal Forty-One: Eat at Red Lobster
Goal Forty-Two: Eat at Cheesecake Factory
Goal Forty-Three: Eat at Chipolte
Goal Forty-Four: Learn to Whistle
Goal Forty-Five: Learn to Jump Rope
Goal Forty-Six: Learn to wink
Goal Forty-Seven: Catalog my movies
Goal Forty-Eight: Go on a vacation by myself once I graduate
Goal Forty-Nine: Donate a toy for a child at Christmas time
Goal Fifty: Do a paint by numbers
Goal Fifty-One: Get rid of Kohl’s debt
Goal Fifty-Two: Get new glasses and sunglasses and in 2 years, get eyes rechecked
Goal Fifty-Three: Go to a concert
Goal Fifty-Four: Learn to ride a bike
Goal Fifty-Five: Purchase and use makeup, once a week
Goal Fifty-Six: Buy a waffle maker
Goal Fifty-Seven: Try 10 new types of tea
Goal Fifty-Eight: Make Holiday cards for 2009
Goal Fifty-Nine: Volunteer (from home)
Goal Sixty: Sell a picture I’ve taken
Goal Sixty-One: 50 Book Challenge
Goal Sixty-Two: Paint my white bookcase to look like wood, complete with the wood markings
Goal Sixty-Three: Karaoke
Goal Sixty-Four: Build my 3D penguin puzzle and frame it
Goal Sixty-Five: Find books I own and no longer want and “release” them via bookcrossing
Goal Sixty-Six: NOT buy something penguin-related
Goal Sixty-Seven: Go 1 month without fast food (including Arby’s)
Goal Sixty-Eight: Do the detox diet
Goal Sixty-Nine: Buy new iPod speakers

Goal Seventy: Properly balance checkbook
Goal Seventy-One: Send a care package to a solider in Iraq
Goal Seventy-Two: Pay for someone elses bill behind me in fast food drive thru
Goal Seventy-Three: Make a new list when this one is finished
Goal Seventy-Four: Go to a state I’ve never been to before
Goal Seventy-Five: Go bowling
Goal Seventy-Six: Buy an bra/panties set
Goal Seventy-Seven: Buy a Victoria Secret bra
Goal Seventy-Eight: Grow something
Goal Seventy-Nine: Review 10 movies on IMDB.com
Goal: Eighty: Buy a t-shirt from threadless.com
Goal Eighty-One: Buy glass for Audrey Hepburn picture Jordan gave me
Goal Eighty-Two: Really scrapbook upcoming NYC vacation (not online scrapbook)

Goal Eighty-Three: Buy Michigan scapbook
Goal Eighty-Four: Photograph penguin collection 43things goal
Goal Eighty-Five: Finish 43 sunsets goal
Goal Eighty-Six: See a sunrise
Goal Eighty-Seven: Be in bed by midnight for 1 week
Goal Eighty-Eight: Buy a little black dress (once weight is down)
Goal Eighty-Nine: Buy a sketchbook and use it
Goal Ninety: Start a blog fro recipes
Goal Ninety-One: Set a payment schdule for hospital bill and work on getting it down
Goal Ninety-Two: Build plan/budget to get myself to Australia
Goal Ninety-Three: Organize books
Goal Ninety-Four: Make real hot chocolate once a month from October to Feb. like the knd you make on the stove, not the packets
Goal Ninety-Five: Try Nair, because I hate shaving
Goal Ninety-Six: Buy a bathing suit/dare I say…bikini (once weight is down/gone)

Goal Niney-Seven: Get a tea kettle
Goal Ninety-Eight: Weather permitting, walk Oscar once a week
Goal Ninety-Nine: Try out for a play something I regret I never did in high school…
Goal One Hundred : Make my feet look normal the bottoms are all cracked and always dry
Goal One Hundred & One: Listen to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and watch Wizard of Oz at the same time (this act is collectively known as “Dark Side of the Rainbow”)
Start Date: November 20th, 2008

End Date: August 18th, 2011