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For the past couple of months (August, September, October) I have been getting comfortable with where I am in life and how I’m doing. Being comfortable is not a good thing for me; as somebody who is ambitious and goal oriented, being comfortable means that I don’t make progress.<\/p>\n

It’s been awhile since I have actually made goals, worked toward them, and followed through. I mean, I have my weight loss<\/a> challenge,<\/a>\u00a0but I have made very little progress with respect to career development, monetary goals, blogging goals, and lifestyle goals. My lack of progress in these areas have made me feel like I’m behind.<\/p>\n

I’m stepping it up and making some goals for November. It looks like a lot, but I think they are all achievable:<\/p>\n

Financial<\/h3>\n

Personal finance is, of course, a topic that still greatly interests me (when it comes to my own personal finances) but between travelling during the summer and into October, I haven’t saved very much.<\/p>\n

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Via Flickr – http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/katerha\/5203462147<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have automatic savings that are transferred from my bank account into my savings account every month, but they are minimal and I leave it up to my own, manual transfers to save the rest.<\/p>\n

Before I paid off my car<\/a>, I was saving aggressively. My extra income – between $1200-$1500\/month – was going into various savings and investments. My car payoff was timed with some travel costs, expenses, and other financial obligations which halted my ability to save much than the automatic savings plan.<\/p>\n

So here are some goals to get back on track:<\/p>\n

Save At Least $1200 in my TFSA<\/span><\/h4>\n

It’s extra paycheque month, so while this seems like a lot, it’s really achievable. I was planning on putting the extra pay toward Christmas, so the challenge is being able to do that and<\/em> save the $1200.<\/p>\n

Keep Discretionary Spending Below $300<\/span><\/h4>\n

My spending has been excessive lately. Between dinners out (which I’m not willing to give up), shopping, and god knows what else, I’ve been burning through my money pretty quickly.<\/p>\n

My blender stopped working, which is how I get my main source of nutrients (smoothies), so I need to buy a new one. I’ll just get a $50 blender at Target, but I’m considering that discretionary, so that will take me down to $250.<\/p>\n

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One of my concoctions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I don’t normally count wedding spending under my “discretionary” category, but I am buying some flatware for the wedding (it’s cheaper than renting it and we can keep it after, or sell it), which will cost around $125. I’ll still have $125 to spend on dinners out (one per week, hopefully) and other things.<\/p>\n

If I meet this goal, I have no doubt I’ll be able to meet my savings goal.<\/p>\n

Health<\/h3>\n

I’d mentioned that I am doing a weight loss challenge, which is still really important to me. I have been losing weight predominantly because of a change in my eating habits.<\/p>\n

Weight loss isn’t healthy in and of itself. I need to stay fit to be healthy, too.<\/p>\n

Step Up My Fitness<\/span><\/h4>\n

I do take the dogs for a walk a couple of times a week, but that’s not exactly a fitness building activity.<\/p>\n

Not only will stepping up my fitness game help me lose weight more quickly, it will also help me tone up and lead a healthier life.<\/p>\n

My workplace has a gym, and it costs $10\/month to join. Apparently it has all of the basic equipment, and I’ll definitely join if I’m staying there. I have to wait to hear back about one thing before I make that decision.<\/p>\n

Until then, my goal is to do Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred 2x per week, and walk the dogs (on a longer walk\/run) 2x\/week.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Career<\/h3>\n

Most of my potential goals in this category hinge on one thing, and I haven’t found out about whether or not that one thing will be happening yet. I’m going to leave the other ones for December, as I will hopefully have more information by then.<\/p>\n

I do have some goals in the meantime, though:<\/p>\n

Register for Professional Association<\/span><\/h4>\n

It costs almost $300\/year to be registered. My current employer generally pays for it, but I don’t know if they will this time as we’ve been going through some budget cuts. \u00a0Regardless, I need to register.<\/p>\n

Attend Toastmasters<\/span><\/h4>\n

I was attending Toastmasters, which was great, but then I stopped going after I went on vacation.<\/p>\n

My goal is to attend Toastmasters at least twice in November.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Home<\/h3>\n

This is getting to be a lot of goals, but I do want to include some home goals in here.<\/p>\n

De-Clutter the Spare Room<\/span><\/h4>\n

When we moved in to our house, our spare bedroom\/office quickly became the place where odds-and-ends go to die.<\/p>\n

It’s driving me nuts. We are being gifted a bedroom suite from an aunt who is downsizing, and we need to declutter that room to put the bedroom suite in it.<\/p>\n

This will help me reach my career goals, too, as I will hopefully find my long lost thumb drive in there, and be able to upload my projects that were it to my professional web portfolio.<\/p>\n

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So there we have it. I should be able to meet all of these goals with a little work, and I’m starting on the bedroom declutter today.<\/p>\n

What are your November 2013 goals?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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