Irregular Payments

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Wow! December 31st already. How does a year slip past so quickly? Before I even consider what I want to accomplish in 2008, I better see how I did with my 2007 Goals:

Physically

• Bike 1,575 miles - Done! By inches…
• Add some exercise variation - Done! Over the summer, I took up walking at least a half hour a day when I get home. And let it be said, I will not miss winter when it ends! Some resistance training is in order, but this is review, not a resolution, post…

Financially

• Find a new secondary income - Done! While still not quite there to fully replace my tech work income, things are definitely picking up on some web marketing and property development I’ve been doing. Even if I haven’t met the financial end of it, I’m getting a heck of a lot of enjoyment out of that new portion of my life!
• Pay down $20,000 in debt - Not Done! The exact numbers aren’t in yet, as I haven’t added up this month’s payments. The first 11 months has us sitting at $14,983.64 getting axed, but I’m pretty positive $5,000 and change didn’t get paid down in December!
• Sell or rent out the gifted property - Not Done! Still no (serious) activity on the property. Early on in the year, we decided we would much rather sell than rent the property; we just have no interest in being a landlord right now.

Mentally

• Read 36 books - Not Done! If my list is correct, looks like I’m about six books short. I’m in the midst of three right now, but even if I finished them today I’d still fall a few short.
• Watch less TV - Done! Although this was not a good S.M.A.R.T. goal, I’m still going to take it. I spent significantly less time in front of the old mind melter than in the past.
• Blog more, think less… - Done! Though you wouldn’t know it by the posting pace here. I have a number of sites now that almost force me to get a post or two out there most days. Nonetheless, getting a few more into rotation here would be a good thing!

Overall

So five out of eight goals reached. Good? Bad? Indifferent?

I’m going to call Good. Heck, I’ll call Excellent. Two of those missed goal had some serious progress on them (debt paydown and books read). The other was really a poor goal, as it was almost entirely out of my hands (property sold). Plus, if I would have met them all, it just means I wasn’t really pushing myself!

Time to contemplate what I want for 2008…