Gumption.
Summer Tooth

Here are my summer goals, not in any particular order.

From June 1 - September 1, I shall reach the following goals:

  1. Read 6 (non-school related) books.  I already have three in the pipeline: Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk, Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes and Invisible Monster by Chuck Palahniuk
  2. Run a 1/2 marathon in Chicago on August 2 (already registered)
  3. Plan and successfully implement Wig Night 2009
  4. Fulfill my duties as VP of the Pizza Steering Committee (PSC) by developing and maintaining all communications via the interwebs (twitter, tumble blog, facebook account and gmail)
  5. Join two professional organizations: Women in Communications and neXt Professionals (McLean County Chamber of Commerce)
  6. Achieve my Competent Communicator (CC) in Toastmaster’s by completing my last two speeches
  7. Attend entirety of Lollapalooza event in Chicago
  8. Coordinate a wine tasting picnic at the Shakespeare Fest in Bloomington
  9. Go on three dates: three different dudes.  Actual dates. AKA - dinner, movie, ice cream, etc.
  10. Blog one story a week - my own creative writing sample.
  11. Achieve an A in my internet summer course
  12. Finish the screenplay I began Spring Semester
  13. Karaoke at least once a week at designated locations in B-N
  14. Make myself at least one meal a week (no microwave meals, mac n’ cheese doesn’t count)
  15. Stay late at work, WORKING, at least twice a week
  16. Walk to and from work at least two times a week
  17. Run in the mornings at least 3 times a week
  18. Coordinate / host at least two themed parties
  19. Ditch work a sunny afternoon (using my PTO to keep it legal, of course) and go to a beer garden.
  20. Volunteer time to a charity at least once every two weeks.

Here it goes. I’ll keep you posted on my progress, because I’m certain you give a damn.  Right?

I’m even creating a spreadsheet on this to keep me on track.  Maybe I’ll upload that puppy on September 1.