So..what do you want to achieve in 2016?

misfire

Coming a bit late to this but my 2016 goals are

1. Make 'us time' for hubby & I without the kids!

2. Tell Tesco Bank where they can stick their credit card (( finally -paid off but just need to get the courage to do it)

2b - Pay off Credit card 2 and keep it so.

3. Check my bank account daily/not bury my head in the sand about ANYTHING financial.

4. Loose 8 stone - its not just my finances that got out of hand. I have stopped playing at money saving - now I have to stop playing at fitness/weight and get of my butt and start doing it again (Lost 5 stone in 2009 but put it back on due to a variety of health and comfort eating factors so feels so annoyed with myself).

5. Fill my sealed pot by Christmas and not to open it before.

Newyorkdreams

hey Everyone! How's it going? Sorry I've been a bit quiet of late....

I've not been too well but I have a renewed focus and some new goals. I've managed to shave 2 months off my DFD so now I only have 17 months to go!! I can't believe it. I just need to keep 'the head'.

I can feel it is close enough to actually feel it, I've been on this road for so long now (since 2007). Let's hope the next 17 months go quickly.

I hope everyone is doing well xxx

Knit_Witch

1. Read 216 books (151/216) - well ahead of target with this

2. Read the Inspector Morse books (11/13) - likewise with these

3. Finish stitching Medieval Dog - nope, need to have a concerted go at this

4. Start stitching Medieval Rabbit - nope, this doesn't get started until the other is finished

5. Finish Winnie the Pooh year (0/12) - way behind on this!

6. Start stitching Map of Cambridgeshire - again dependent on the other cross stitch being done

7. Finish small Crewelwork piece - very nearly there

8. Get knitting done to over half way - made a muck up of this and need help to sort it out

9. Knit 13 sampler squares (2/13) - errr, ooops!

10. Knit a cowl - this is going quite well!

11. Go to a Clinique counter and get my skin assessed! - not yet

12. Wear make up 26 times (8/26) - hmm a bit behind on this one

13. One day get to 2,000 steps (this one will be tricky) - best I have managed is 1872

14. Do 13 new recipes (9/13) - ahead of the game on this as well

15. Have a facial and back massage - booked for mid June

16. Blog weekly (or more often if possible) (17/52) - in between my various blogs I am on track with this

AspiringButAnxious

1. Continue paying my debt, overpaying if/possible. Still on track, but cashflow has been difficult lately so I owe my mum about £200 extra.

2. Save £1500 in my emergency fund; aiming for £1000 by the end of May. Now £500 and will stay as such while I focus on my Rainy Day Fund!

3. Save £500 in rainy day fund. Down to £20 because I raided it to pay for my short story course. Will replace it as soon as I can and get back to increasing savings.

4. Use Amazon vouchers earned from surveys to pay for presents and treats for myself. Gone completely off track. Bought loads of ebooks last week, though many were business-related so might count as investments...

5. Get off benefits — preferably by earning at least £90 per week through self-employment, or by getting a job if I am able (I have long term mental health problems which affect my ability to work). Done! Hence the very tricky cashflow situation.

6. Lose 120lbs. Currently a smidge over 260lb and my initial target is 140lb. Goodness knows — been stress eating like crazy. Just not a priority right now.

7. Meditate and do yoga regularly. I feel better when I do this, but don't get around to doing it often enough! Men.

8. Redraft my novel to a good standard. Still going, but very slowly.

9. Try to get an agent, when the novel is in a decent state. No progress, since novel is not in decent state.

10. Write the draft of another novel. No progress; focusing on rewriting novel.

11. Do an Arvon course — my mental health and finances may prevent this, but I would really like to go on a residential writing course and Arvon has a fabulous reputation. They do grants for people of limited means, but this would not cover the total cost. Starts in just under 3 weeks!

12. Submit at least 25 short stories to literary journals or competitions. These can be stories I've already written, as well as new ones. 2/25. Working on a couple of drafts. Missed deadlines for 2 comps I was going to enter.

Feeling incredibly stressed at the moment and have no idea whether everything will turn out well. I'm terrified that I won't be able to support myself now I'm not on benefits, so don't feel able to celebrate achieving that goal.

AspiringButAnxious

1. Continue paying my debt, overpaying if/possible. Loan repayments are at a standstill, plus I have added to my debt — including on the credit card.

2. Save £1500 in my emergency fund; aiming for £1000 by the end of May. Now £500 and will stay as such while I focus on my Rainy Day Fund! Missed May target by a country mile.

3. Save £500 in rainy day fund. Pfft.

4. Use Amazon vouchers earned from surveys to pay for presents and treats for myself. Not going well.

5. Get off benefits — preferably by earning at least £90 per week through self-employment, or by getting a job if I am able (I have long term mental health problems which affect my ability to work). Done!

6. Lose 120lbs. Currently a smidge over 260lb and my initial target is 140lb. Goodness knows — been stress eating like crazy. Just not a priority right now.

7. Meditate and do yoga regularly. I feel better when I do this, but don't get around to doing it often enough! Meh.

8. Redraft my novel to a good standard. Neglected.

9. Try to get an agent, when the novel is in a decent state. No progress, since novel is not in decent state.

10. Write the draft of another novel. No progress; focusing on rewriting novel.

11. Do an Arvon course — my mental health and finances may prevent this, but I would really like to go on a residential writing course and Arvon has a fabulous reputation. They do grants for people of limited means, but this would not cover the total cost. Done!

12. Submit at least 25 short stories to literary journals or competitions. These can be stories I've already written, as well as new ones. 3/25. Need to ramp this up — lots of inspiration from Arvon course, so need to get cracking.

I'm still struggling, but trying to focus on the good stuff

Knit_Witch

Read 216 books (175/216) - well ahead of target with this one
Read the Inspector Morse books (13/13) - DONE
Finish stitching Medieval Dog - hmm need to crack on with this
Start stitching Medieval Rabbit - doesn't get started until the previous one is done :eek:
Finish Winnie the Pooh year (0/12) - :whistle:
Start stitching Map of Cambridgeshire - again dependent on the previous cross stitch being done
Finish small Crewelwork piece - should have this done by the end of June :cool:
Get knitting done to over half way - need help with this as I made a major mistake!
Knit 13 sampler squares (2/13) - more whistling :rotfl:
Knit a cowl - in progress, but re-started twice :mad:
Go to a Clinique counter and get my skin assessed! - hope to do this early July
Wear make up 26 times (15/26) - pretty much on track with this
One day get to 2,000 steps (this one will be tricky) - DONE!! :j:j:j
Do 13 new recipes (12/13) - so close!
Have a facial and back massage - booked for late June
Blog weekly (or more often if possible) (20/52) - again on track so happy :T

AspiringButAnxious

1. Continue paying my debt, overpaying if/possible. Loan is currently £2251/£14451 and everything put on the credit card has been paid off.

2. Save £1500 in my emergency fund; aiming for £1000 by the end of May. Now £500 and will stay as such while I focus on my Rainy Day Fund! Missed May target by a country mile.

3. Save £500 in rainy day fund. Added £80, bringing it up to £100.16 (the 16p was interest)..

4. Use Amazon vouchers earned from surveys to pay for presents and treats for myself. Not going well.

5. Get off benefits — preferably by earning at least £90 per week through self-employment, or by getting a job if I am able (I have long term mental health problems which affect my ability to work). Done!

6. Lose 120lbs. Currently a smidge over 260lb and my initial target is 140lb. 257lbs and actively losing weight again.

7. Meditate and do yoga regularly. I feel better when I do this, but don't get around to doing it often enough! Slightly better, but plenty of room for improvement.

8. Redraft my novel to a good standard. Neglected.

9. Try to get an agent, when the novel is in a decent state. No progress, since novel is not in decent state.

10. Write the draft of another novel. Will be drafting this month for CampNaNoWriMo, with a target of 70,000 words.

11. Do an Arvon course — my mental health and finances may prevent this, but I would really like to go on a residential writing course and Arvon has a fabulous reputation. They do grants for people of limited means, but this would not cover the total cost. Done!

12. Submit at least 25 short stories to literary journals or competitions. These can be stories I've already written, as well as new ones. 3/25. A couple in the pipeline and I will be making this a priority over the next 4 weeks.

Things are looking up and I'm more motivated than I have been for the past month:)

in_need_of_direction

Stick with it, you're making progress.

AspiringButAnxious

Thanks inod Just noticed I dropped the 1 off my loan total — wish it was £4451! :rotfl:

Knit_Witch

Read 216 books (200/216)
Read the Inspector Morse books (13/13) - DONE
Finish stitching Medieval Dog
Start stitching Medieval Rabbit
Finish Winnie the Pooh year (0/12)
Start stitching Map of Cambridgeshire
Finish small Crewelwork piece - DONE
Get knitting done to over half way - DONE
Knit 13 sampler squares (2/13)
Knit a cowl - DONE
Go to a Clinique counter and get my skin assessed!
Wear make up 26 times (20/26)
One day get to 2,000 steps (this one will be tricky) - DONE!!
Do 13 new recipes (13/13) - DONE
Have a facial and back massage - DONE
Blog weekly (or more often if possible) (52/52) - DONE

Happy with the way this is going, but I need to crack on with the crafting!