Goals
Improve our situation: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Makes life worth living: 7
- Health & Wellness
- Running: Aim for at least 3 times per week (Sat/Sun, Tue, Thu)
- Fitness: Most evenings (press-ups, sit-ups, arm-curls)
- Career & Professional Growth
- Certifications Professional: Earn 1 professional cert in 2026
- Certifications Development: Earn a Python cert in 2026
- Blogging: Aim for 50 IT blogs in 2026 (~ 4 per month)
- Quality: Improve quality of work
- Value: Improve your value for money to your employer (who pays you)
- Financial Goals
- Barclaycard: Pay if off at end of April! (& no more 0% credit cards!)
- Halifax Loan: Pay it off by end of year
- Other Loans: (Santander and mortgages) over-pay as feels right
- Emergency Fund: Build a £5000 fund (~ 3 months of expenses) by end of year
- AU: Increase to 20oz by end of year
- Spending Goals
- Dolls: No more in 2026!
- Cars: No more in 2026! (perhaps even sell the sportscar)
- Big ticket (>£500) items): Be mindful of financial goals!
- Personal/Relationship/Social
- Parents: Sort out flat and finances in 2026!
- Wife: Maintain status quo until the above is sorted
- Lifestyle
- To Do List: Maintain a detailed to do list and update daily!
- Daily Reflection: Around 7pm, reflect on today & make plans for tomorrow
- Social Media*: After 7pm!
- 2 hour rule: 2 hours in between drinks &/or snacks
- Hobbies:
- Enjoy a simple life!
- Enjoy running & exercise
- Enjoy food & drink
- Enjoy art
- Enjoy cars
- Enjoy music
- Enjoy movies
- Enjoy sleeping
- Enjoy love dolls (human, humanoid and furry)
- Enjoy blogging
- Enjoy reading
- Enjoy learning
- Enjoy new experiences
- Enjoy walking & trekking
- Enjoy travel
*Social Media = YouTube (except music/educational), forums, Discord, etcetera
