Goals for 2008

So here it is. They aren't resolutions necessarily, since I always fail at them, but they are goals for sure. I hope I can stick to most of them. My most important goal for 2008 is to be happy and to live with few regrets. Obviously if I get myself organized and my priorities straight, I shouldn't have a problem. But you never know...

More quantifiable goals are listed below.

• Academic: to write a thesis, to graduate, to go to grad school
• Fiscally: to find a nice but cheap place to live, to not spend a lot of money on food, to make money (save more than spend) once in grad school
• Socially: to make new friends at my new school, to leave my room more often
• Physically: to maintain my weight, to exercise regularly, to eat fruits and vegetables every day, to sleep ~8 hours a day
• Mentally: to not go crazy, to organize myself well so I don't stress out too much, to remember more things (questionable if this will happen)
• Writing: to write at least one story per month, to blog at least four times a month
• Reading: to read at least 8 books, to read at least 2 scientific articles a month, to read something in Spanish and/or German at least once a week
• Languages: to study/finish Croatian textbook and have basic fluency, to learn basic French
• Sports: to check on soccer teams at least once a week, to check on tennis results at least once a week, to check on basketball teams at least once a week, to watch as much as possible of NCAA tournaments, Grand Slams, Olympics, etc. (this shouldn't be too hard as long as I have internet access)