So I Hate Resolutions...

Because I can never stick with them.
res·o·lu·tion - noun - a resolve or determination
But if that's the case...then why do so many people make their resolutions so unrealistic?
So to beat myself in this game, I decided to make a different list.
Goals for 2008. Because Goals are more expandable. So if I don't manage to stick with it, I don't have to feel like shit later. It makes sense to me. Haha.
So here they are.

KRIS'S GOALS FOR 2008

• Get organized. This has always been a major downfall of mine. I'm the most unorganized person on the planet. Mainly due to the fact that for the first 21 years of my life, I was a total packrat. But I'm going to break that habit and get myself organized. Because I'm so sick of my room being a mess.
• Take better care of my body. That means exercising more, taking better care of my teeth, better care of my hair, etc.
• Do more knitting. Because as much as I may love knitting and yarn, I ultimately haven't completed a whole lot of projects when all is said and done. And I need to change that.
• Learn to dye yarn. My swap partner treated me to some yarn that I can dye as well as some Kool-Aid packets. And I also found a handy tutorial on how to dye with Wilton colorings and vinegar. And since I took that Wilton class, it's like a new way of using all that extra frosting dye. ;)
• Read 30 books. Yup. That's right. I'm a book nerd. And I've always made a goal to read at least 20 books a year. But this time I'm upping it. I'm going to go for 30. Because I have about 150 books on my shelf right now that I haven't read yet. And I need to start getting through those. Lol.
• Learn intarsia/fair isle, cables, and socks. These are my main knitting goals for this year. I've shied away from them so far, but it's time for me to just suck it up and delve into them.
• Eat Healthier. Because I'm not so unrealistic as to say "I'm going to cut out all sweets" and such. Come on, I'm a woman who enjoys her sugar. So this goal is just to eat less junk and actually care about and pay attention to what it is I'm eating.
• Take Misty on daily walks. It will help with my "get healthier" plan. And I'll be honest, that poor dear could stand to lose some weight. Lol.
  
• No more alcohol or sodas. That's right. I'm kicking the can and the bottle. The alcohol won't be too hard since I really don't drink a lot to begin with. The sodas, however...WHOO! I'm already reeling from that. And it's pathetic and really makes me realize that my decision was for the better.
• Watch more movies. Even though I've watched a fair amount of movies, I'd really like to watch a lot more. Especially older movies. Because I have a secret love for them. Just basically want to broaden my movie-viewing horizons.
• Pay off my debts / Get financially stable. Yup. I'm only 22 and already freaking about finances. What can I say, I was one of those that was crazily sucked into the credit card world. So I want to pay off and cancel a good chunk of them. Just get it down to 3 or 4 (because I want to keep the Carecredit since that comes in super handy for medical and vet bills).
• Save up money to move out. Secretly I have a goal to move out soon. But, like I said, I'm being realistic. I just want to start setting money aside that I can tap into whenever I need to.
• No more smoking. Sure, I've maybe only inhaled the equivalent of 5 boxes this year. But it's better to just completely kick the habit.
• Knit from my stash. I need to just make a bunch of little projects to hand out to people or to sell. Yup.
• Clean out my computer. Part of the organizing. I have so much crap saved on here, I'm surprised my comp hasn't crashed yet. So I need to get all my pics onto my photobucket and get my favorites organized better.
• Get my license and a car. Yup. I'm a 22 year old who doesn't drive. And who doesn't have a car. And I think I need to fix this. Lol.

So that's pretty much the gist of it. I may wind up adding more things to it eventually but for now, it's good. Wish me luck! Lol!
Hope everyone had a good New Years. :]