My big goals/progress thread (with weekly updates)

[Duke of Prunes]

I'm making this thread to keep track of my progress. I come up with most of my goals in CBT, but we only put the really easy ones to my weekly schedule, however I'm going to include the others here for the purpose of tracking my progress. I doubt anyone will be interested enough to read this but it's helpful for me at least.

Each week I will update the totals to show the total number of repetitions I've done for each goal, add a post showing which ones I've completed/haven't completed/partially completed that week and add a link to that post at the bottom of this one.

Legend:
(X) Accomplished
( ) Unaccomplished
(0) Number of repetitions accomplished
(0/0) Number of repetitions accomplished/number of repetitions required

Planned, easy, repeatable weekly goals (totals):
(4) Walk to the shop
(2) Go to the gym
(2) Make dinner for myself
(2) Take a bus
(3) Wake up before 10 AM on week days
(8 ) Go to sleep before midnight
( ) Initiate a conversation with a stranger
( ) Work on tidying/redecorating my room

Unscheduled, repeatable, near-future goals (totals):
( ) Take a train
( ) Take a bus into the nearest town
( ) Go to a club or pub on my own
( ) Go shopping on my own
( ) Initiate a conversation with an attractive stranger of the opposite sex
( ) Take 2 buses (or 2 small bus journeys and a train) to visit my friend
( ) Have a driving lesson

Long-term future goals (non-repeatable):
( ) Find a job
( ) Go to college/university/music school
( ) Find my own place
( ) Pass my driving test and get a full driving licence
( ) Get a car
( ) Find a partner

Weeks:
Week 1: 06-11-09
Week 2: 13-11-09

[leonardess]

I'll be watching this.....I've always wanted to make a similar thread, but was afraid to....

[mountain5]

This is good...realistic goals, and better structured than anything I did. Just keep pushing through it.

[strawberryjulius]

good luck!

[jellybelly]

Good goals. Good luck!

[Duke of Prunes]

Week 1
This week has been a bit dodgy as I added a couple of goals to my schedule that I wasn't prepared for (going on the bus and going to the gym, the latter of which I didn't have the clothes for until the day before), but I've had a go at it, at least. I only managed to completely fulfil a single goal, but next week (or possibly the week after, because I'm going away this Monday and Tuesday), I'll have a cleaner schedule and should get more done. Still, having a crack at two new goals in one week is progress even if I didn't complete the others.

Planned, easy, repeatable weekly goals (this week):
(3/5) Walk to the shop
(1/2) Go to the gym
(1/3) Make dinner for myself
(1/1) Take a bus
(3/5) Wake up before 10 AM every week day
(5/7) Go to sleep before midnight every day
(0/1) Initiate a conversation with a stranger
(0/1) Work on tidying/redecorating my room

[Meee]

Good thread. Good luck with achieving your goals

[Madison_Rose]

I'm impressed - you sound like you're working quite hard!

[Duke of Prunes]

Week 2
Not got much done this week. I was away on Sunday and Monday and messed up my sleeping pattern, so I've been waking up an hour later every day this week. I managed to take a bus, go for a couple of walks (though only 1 was to the shop) and make dinner once. I wasn't expecting to get much done this week anyway though. I only managed to go to the gym once because I'd planned to go on a Wednesday and Friday, leaving 1 day for recovery, which wasn't enough. I did so much work on Wednesday that my muscles were still aching today. I'm not sure if it's because I've only just started training and I'm not used to it, or whether it's because I'm simply doing too much, but I think next week I'm going to leave a 2-3 day gap for recovery instead.

Planned, easy, repeatable weekly goals (this week):
(1/5) Walk to the shop
(1/2) Go to the gym
(1/2) Make dinner for myself
(1/1) Take a bus
(0/5) Wake up before 10 AM on a week day
(3/7) Go to sleep before midnight
(0/1) Initiate a conversation with a stranger
(0/1) Work on tidying/redecorating my room