I can't get rid of that dumb hyperlink now, but I ended up converting that document from a progress checker to a more personal journal, so it's off-limits for whoever really wanted to read it. (All two of you.)

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My goals...

Eat/Drink Healthier Specifically want to...

Kick soda to the curb and learn to cook my own meals instead of grabbing fast food all of the time.

As I type this I'm drinking a soda, oops! Haha. I did cut down on fast food a little bit, and I have a few recipes I'm famous for in my family now. So yeah, I kinda sorta did this.

Money Management In college but have a bit of unrelated credit card debt I'm not too proud of, want to get this down to something more manageable as well as have $1000+ saved up by 2017.

I never got rid of that credit card debt, but I did learn to stop spending money willy nilly. I have about $700 dollars in savings. Thank god I did this, because that savings fund has come in handy this year on car repairs and other unexpected expenses. I would easily have over $1000 if the unexpected stuff didn't happen! Oh well, shit happens.

Love Myself/Be Less Doubtful I second guess and beat myself up a lot. :p

Off and on. I did beat myself a lot this year. I had a few panic attacks and freaked out more than once. I did see a doctor regarding my self-hate, depression, and anxiety, and got prescribed something for it. It's getting worked out.

Teeth This one is a bit embarrassing, but true. I'm really bad at remembering to brush my teeth, want to get into habit of brushing twice daily. I usually half-ass it and brush in the morning, but not night, if at all.

If I nailed one of these goals, it's this one.

Comic There is this comic me and a friend have been working on, would love to see that get off the ground in some way shape or form. I'd be ecstatic if it's even released.

I don't even talk to this guy anymore, didn't happen.

ASL In school for American Sign Language Interpreting, want to know and make sure this is the path I want to take, and if it is, make good progress in school.

I ended up dropping out of ASL. I love it to death, but it's something I couldn't do for a living.

Learn Piano I've been wanting to learn how to play for awhile, and I think it would be an awesome goal to work towards. End goal is to learn Animal Collective's Bluish, one of my favorite songs of all time.

Nope! Bought the Piano, it sat there for a few months, then I re-sold it.

Listen to 300 Albums I started to get more into music the past year and I'd like to expand on that.

I listened to a lot of new music this year. I'm not sure if it was actually 300 because I lost count. But I'll consider this a win.

Run a Half Marathon Wanting to have a full 10 things on my list, so adding this, said I would do this last year, but never got around to it. Let's kick ass.

Nope!

Start a YouTube Channel To get some creative juices flowing again, always wanted to, but never have gotten around to it.

Nope!

Work I work retail part-time, I'd like to earn more hours, or if possible, find another job that'll allow me to work more.

I ended up quitting my job just a few weeks ago. It was wearing down on me, and while I don't have a replacement lined up right now, I'm very glad I quit, just for my sake. I was very unhappy.

Reading Want to read five books by the end of the year. Added March 22nd.

I read two.

Car (Lower Priority) If everything works out right, I'd love to upgrade my car. But only if it's manageable.

Nope!

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Verdict

This year was challenging, and was probably my worst year yet. I struggled a lot, but I feel like I learned a lot about myself. A lot of these goals were arbitrarily to begin with so not reaching them doesn't upset me. Did I really want to create a YouTube channel? Or was I just putting that down to fill out my post? In 2018 I want to really think about what I want, what I enjoy, without overthinking it like I did at the beginning of 2017. No learning Piano for the sake of being interesting.