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green ([personal profile] green) wrote2010-07-17 11:42 am

short term goals

1. Personal hygiene! this is a big thing for me. since being depressed, I slacked off on basic daily hygiene like bathing and tooth brushing. I've gotten better at this, but would like to make it a daily occurrence.

2. Quit smoking. I don't know if this should be under long term or short term goals, but since I'm working on it now, I should add it here, I think.

3. Do more housework. Mom does the majority of the housework around here, and LIKES doing it for the most part, but I need to pick up some of the slack. She's retiring at the end of the month and I should do things to make her retirement less like work. This includes doing my own laundry and washing the dishes.

4. Eat right and exercise. The long term goal is to lose weight and get in shape, but I am going to start small by eating smaller meals more frequently, watching my calorie intake, and being more active.

5. Therapy. This is related to the long term goals I have, like going to school, becoming more socially active, overcoming anxiety, etc. But those things have to start with therapy. I have gone to my intake evaluation and hopefully they will match me up with a good therapist soon and I can start.


Those are my short term goals. I will make another post with my long term goals when I can.
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[personal profile] flaming_muse 2010-07-17 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Make the appointment! :) Frequently when you go to a new dentist you have to fill out a new patient questionnaire. You could find a place on it to say that health issues have made your oral hygiene regimen difficult/unreliable, but you are getting back on track... including scheduling this visit! You don't have to be more specific than that.

Good luck with it all. Stopping smoking happens one hour/day at a time... but it will add up to years!