The reason why I say 2022 Goals, is because there is too much hype around New Yearβs Resolutions. As I said in my post, Third Culture Christmas, I do believe there is a lot of truth to the Russian saying that you spend the New Year just the way you meet it (ΠΠ°ΠΊ ΠΠΎΠ²ΡΠΉ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡ, ΡΠ°ΠΊ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅ΡΡ).
I feel like with COVID-19 disrupting so many things, itβs often harder to hold yourself to goals, so I decided to set goals that I know I can achieve. Although, if I am not sure about a goal, I am okay with putting a question mark beside it. So, here are my goals!
Plan for Getting COVID-19:
I donβt mean to sound negative right off the bat, but because of Omicron, itβs becoming even more necessary to plan for COVID-19. It just recently occurred to me that I donβt have a plan for getting COVID-19. After almost two years, I have not got COVID-19, and neither has anyone in my family. Itβs only been some friends of mine who have got it or had family members get it. There is an element of luck to not getting sick, even if you do everything right. I was certain when my Mum got sick that we were going to get COVID-19, and I was amazed we didnβt, even with Mum having a nasogastric tube and Dad flying in to help us!
The best advice I ever got was if you have a health problem, throw everything you possibly can at it until something sticks. It doesnβt matter if itβs something weird, but if it works for you, use it! Lately, I have been doing a massive Google Search on what to do to relieve COVID-19 symptoms, so I just need to compile all that data on it and be ready. And, of course, recovering is not the full story. I need to see if I will get long COVID-19. Anyway, thank you next!
Start Journey to Financial Independence:
I am not going to say what exactly I will be doing to start this. I will say this though, I canβt start with my original business idea because there is a 1.5-year backlog at immigration for permanent residence. The good news is I have an idea to tide me over. I may end up sticking to that idea permanently. Who knows?
Start Writing A Book:
I have been talking with some of my TCK friends about collaborating on a book! Originally, I thought of writing a book about my stories and insights, but I feel like Iβm happy with my blog. Watch this space!
Read At Least 50 Pages Per Day:
I was in a funk with reading in 2021. Lately, I have been hanging out at my local library, and I realized how much I have missed reading! Plus, as an entrepreneur, itβs even more important to read. And I love it too, so Iβm excited! Now, I have a great set of books lined up. I maxed out my library card!
Speaking of libraries, I revisited this episode of this British show I love. Watch the part before the intro because anyone who has worked at a library will tell you this is true. Glad they made fun of it!
Blogging Goals:
Hereβs an overview of what to expect next year. I am going to be catching up on posts I planned to do. I have a backlog. Iβm also going to be doing Bloganuary. You can read more about it here: https://wordpress.com/blog/2021/12/16/new-year-new-success-with-bloganuary/ I donβt think I will post every day though. I am going to do a cultural theme to this as well, so if I get a prompt and Iβm not inspired by it, Iβm not going to do it. Iβm thinking at the end of the year, I am going to do Blogmas, but again, do culturally themed posts. Weβll see though. Iβm already feeling inspired for posts I can do this year. I am also going to be doing at least THREE guest/collab posts! Looks like it will be a great year for blogging!
One last thing: If you have any questions you want me to answer, or give me any feedback, please do!
Continue What I am Doing for Mental Health:
COVID-19 has helped me a lot in terms of learning more about what I can do for mental health. It was tested to the LIMIT when my Mum got sick! You get more insight into your mental health when times are challenging. Thereβs no silver bullet, but I am more than willing to do the work I need to do to improve whatever needs to be done. I would say Iβm somewhat okay now.
Additionally, I have been doing everything I can possibly do to help my Mum mentally while she recovers. I donβt know what it is about appendicitis that messes with you mentally, but it does. Iβm not a mental health professional though, and if my Mum needs more help, I will encourage her to get it!
Continue Calgary Parks Challenge:
After Omicron burns itself out, I intend to continue with my Parks Challenge. I have four parks to write about, that I put off for a while. Thatβs a good thing to do while waiting for Omicron cases to drop.
So far, I have seen 11 parks, written about 6 parks, and I have 62 parks left to see!
Continue Physical Health Habits:
Iβve been working on my physical health as well. Itβs been tough to do so because itβs easy to be a couch potato in lockdown. Even so, I found a solution and Iβm happy to continue to improve on them.
Question Marks:
Iβll mention a couple of goals that I have question marks with. I really want to learn how to drive in the winter in Canada, but so far, thatβs not been possible. Will it happen this year? Hard to say.
Additionally, I have got signs that I am aching to travel. I was jealous of my Dad when he came here because he got to fly and I didnβt. I was like, βIβm the person who meets him at the airport. Meh.β A friend of mine sent me a photo of a mall lately, and I kid you not, I thought it was LAX! Iβm really hoping I can travel at least once in 2022.
One thing I am already thinking about is travelling over the Christmas season. I have had a string of tough Christmases since 2017, which was the year I got appendicitis. The only Christmas where I was truly happy was in 2018 when I travelled to Yosemite. I feel itβs time to experience the Christmas season elsewhere. I have already thought of a few local places to visit if COVID-19 is still a problem, but also some international ones, just in case. Hereβs my list:
- Banff: Want to see what itβs like at Christmas.
- Jasper: Ditto
- Yellowknife: Okay, pretty hardcore climate, but I would like to try it.
- Jamaica: Those close to me know why.
- Germany: If you have seen how they do Christmas, youβll know what Iβm talking about.
Will I go to one of those places, or will I go someplace else? Watch this space!
I wish you all the best for 2022! What are your 2022 goals?
Hope all your goals will come true π€π
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Such interesting goals youβve set for 2022! Hereβs hoping they all come to fruition. I was genuinely amazed reading the first point- planning for COVID! Trust me, youβre lucky to escape it. Iβve lost loved ones to it and I know what a thief COVID is. But there were times before I got my vaccination that I just wished to get infected ans have it done with. Hope you stay safe. Wishing you a fabulous New Year 2022! π₯³
Thank you. I hope your goals come to fruition too. Iβm really sorry to hear you have lost loved ones to COVID-19. I have other friends who have lost loved ones too. I do feel lucky, but itβs so weird. Thanks for commenting and Happy New Year to you too!
Happy New Year and best of luck achieving your goals for 2022. Thatβs very exciting that youβre planning to write a book and potentially collaborating with your TCK friends. Glad to hear that youβre going to continue with your Calgary Parks Challenge.
Happy New Year to you too! I canβt wait to resume my parks challenge. Thanks for commenting π
Calgary is somewhere Iβve always wanted to visit, so Iβll start following your blog to see your images. Hope you feel settled there.
Thank you. Nice to have you on board!
May the new year bless you with health, wealth, and happiness.πππ
Thank you. I wish the same to you π€π
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They all sound wonderful. I especially like the idea of traveling. Hopefully 2022 will be the year to end the pandemic and traveling can be back to normal again.
Hereβs to hoping! Happy New Year!
Lots of goals to keep you busy all year and beyond, Iβm curious to see whatβs coming up on your blog. Happy New Year!
Thank you. Iβm looking forward to seeing what you will post too. Happy New Year!
Sounds like a good realistic set of goals, canβt wait to see your new venture. All the best for 2022! Maggie
Thank you! All the best to you too!
Wishing you success in achieving all your goals. We are all going to catch Covid. The severity of the illness will depend on underlying conditions and degree of protection. As to learning to drive in the winter, many Canadians who have lived here their entire lives still canβt figure that out. So, my wish for you in 2022 is health, hope and happiness. Stay well and celebrate the little stuff when you can. Allan
That is true about COVID-19. Whenever I hear about high rates of cases among Covidiots, Iβm like, βWell, well, well. My karma ran over your dogma!β Still, I hope the best for everyone I know in that regard. Good to know about driving. I kind of like a situation that keeps me on my toes. Thank you for your kind wishes and I wish you health, hope and happiness too! Happy 2022!
Great goals! Looking forward to reading all your posts in 2022. Wishing you an amazing year ahead. β€οΈ
Thank you! Wishing you an amazing year as well!
Good luck with Bloganuary too!
I definitely follow the SMART acronym for goals. It might take a while to publish this book though. Itβs okay to want to buy books. Itβs never a waste of money. I still canβt believe itβs 2022 either! Like WTF??!! Thanks for commenting and Happy New Year!
You should see our house in California, and my auntβs place. My auntβs place is worse than ours. At least we donβt usually have books over the floor. My aunt has books ALL OVER the floor! I remember being a kid and thinking every home had lots of books until I started going to friendsβ places lol
We canβt reach our destination if we donβt know where weβre going. Wishing you all the best in achieving your goals in the year ahead π
Thank you! I wish you all the best for 2022 as well!
Those goals sound great β I hope you get to them soon! Iβve been procrastinating on writing a book (a story, really π) for so long itβs ridiculous. Canβt wait to read your book!!
Wishing you a wonderful year ahead!
Thank you! Wishing you all the best for 2022!
Of course! Thanks so much!
Youβre welcome!