I'm not one for New Year's Resolutions however when I came across this idea called The Impossible List, I became a bit more interested in the idea of setting goals for myself.
I have tried the 101 in 1001 challenge before but never got round to finishing it. The main reason for this is that I began the list when I was in a completely different stage of life, in a different relationship, and the goals reflected that. When that relationship broke down, I was left with a list of goals that were constant reminders of where I wanted my life to go... and reminders of how it didn't work out!
I began writing a new 101 in 1001 list but my heart just wasn't in it. And that's when I happened to see someone post on FAcebook about the Impossible List. The idea behind the Impossible list is that it's a bucket list that is almost impossible to complete. Sounds ridiculous, but to me it is about constantly growing and challenging yourself. Once you complete a goal, you cross it off your list and replace it with a 'harder' goal. An example of this is if you want to challenge yourself to run 5K, once you've done it you can cross it off and add run 10k to your list. It's a list that shows your progress and celebrates the milestones of your achievements! You can read a little more about it at the original post by clicking here.
With all that in mind, I present to you my personal Impossible List:
Last 5 Completed Goals
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Fitness/Health Goals
- Get back on a horse!
- Find a new sport/exercise to love
- Have a sober month
- Join the gym
- Join a gym class/fitness class
- Start yoga
- Lose 1 stone
- Go vegan for two weeks
Professional goals
- Publish 10 posts on LinkedIn
- Be self employed
Blogging/YouTube Goals
- Get 2500 followers on @geekgetsglam Twitter
- Start a baking blog
- Upload 25 YouTube videos
- Vlog for a month
- Make geekgetsglam a book/geek blog
- Start a ‘personal’ blog
- Get 1000 followers on @geekgetsglam Instagram
- Find and install a blog layout for GGG that I love
Habit goals
- Walk to work x3 a week for a month
- Drink 8 glasses of water every day for at least a month
Writing goals
- Complete NaNoWriMo
- Write ten poems
- Write a short story
- Write a book
- Get something published
Creative/Skill goals
- Bake every week for a year (i.e. 52 bakes)
- Read 30 books before 1st January 2018
- Make a dress
- Finish the photo album
- Learn to contour my face (lol)
- Re-teach myself to play the piano
- Learn to do victory rolls in my hair
Fun/Insane goals
- Watch all the Harry Potter films
- Use up all my LUSH stash
- Treat myself to a hair cut. At a hair dressers.
- Visit 5 bars/restaurants in Birmingham I’ve always wanted to go to
- Replace your broken phone (and look after it)
Events to attend
Video game goals
- Complete Bioshock Remastered
Travel goals
- Drive to Wales
- Travel abroad #1
- Travel abroad #2
- Travel abroad #3
- Take a UK holiday #1
- Take a UK holiday #2
- Take a UK holiday #3
- Save for a Trek America tour
Life goals
- Drive on the motorway
- Help 5 Charities in some way
- Buy a house
- Stop using plastic bags
- Learn how to put air in my tyres
- Not post a negative status online for month
- Have The Comforter? Treatment at the LUSH spa
- Have The Spell treatment at the LUSH spa
I've never actually heard of the impossible list before but I actually love the idea of it, I'm going to have to write one for myself. Will be so satisfying being able to cross them off as well!
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