While transforming our empty dining room into our office/studio.
Twix’s Five Year Plan (as of December 12, 2009)
- 2010 – 23 years old
- 2011 – 24 years old – Graduation, Spring 2011
I am on track for this goal - 2012 – 25 years old
- 2013 – 26 years old
- 2014 – 27 years old
December 12, 2009 – May 12, 2010
- Get a raise to $12.00/hour at work by February 12, 2010
This is what I was originally supposed to be getting paid. I did go in and discuss it with my boss, who said that she would up my pay, but she hasn’t done it yet. Since my hours are limited, I am not able to do as much around the office as either of us were anticipating this last semester, so I am not currently in a position to negotiate it with her at this time. - Pay off at least 1/3 of my cumulative debts
- Refine my web design skills (how?)
My boss actually did talk to me about this one… I need to perfect and hone my CSS design skills so that the websites I create have a more polished, professional look. I need to pay closer attention to detail and to learn to utilize shortcuts where I can. Detail work is the biggest clench for me right now though. - Improve my portfolio to include samples of my web work.
Done. - Achieve at least a 3.5 average in all course.
If I’m lucky this will happen… again I bit off more than I can chew in a fit of ambition. I think the four classes I have I will get at least a 3.0 in. I’ll take only 12 credit hours, POSSIBLY 14 with my portfolio practices class if I can help it in Fall 2010; I am scheduled for 14 this summer. - Get a summer internship with a web design firm or a game design company.
I have already taken steps toward applying for a marketing artist position at game design company in Plano; I also already work for a web design place, more or less, so I question this goal. It may do me well to go out of the academic setting and familiarity of my job so that I can accomplish more. - Lose 48 pounds by May 12, 2010
I’ve lost 13 pounds so far; it was 16, but like I said last time, I am going to reweigh after my “aunt” leaves town. I don’t think that I’m going to be able to lose 32 pounds in a month though.
- Have at least one of my blogs turn profitable.
Not really my priority goal at this point… Need to finish school and develop myself as an artist, writer, and art historian first.
These goals will have deadlines between Feb. 12, 2010 and May 12, 2010.
- Get a raise to $12.00/hour by Feb. 12, 2010.
- Pay off at least 1/3 of my debts (in number) by May 12, 2010.
- Get my driver’s license by February 12, 2010
Yay! I did this! But it wasn’t until March but WHATEVER I DID IT! 8D - Update my web design skills to be more interactive by May 2010.
I started qualifying my goals better here… Still working on this. - Improve the variety of websites in my portfolio by April 2010.
I have a few in here, mostly interfaces, but I think I need to step to this. - Achieve at least a 3.5 GPA in all courses for Spring 2010.
Likely not gonna happen. I’ll try my hardest though. - Be accepted for a summer internship with a web design or game design firm by May 12, 2010.
Eep. - Produce at least 2 design documents by May 12, 2010.
Double eep. - Lose 48 pounds by May 2010.
HA. - Have at least one blog turn profitable by May 12, 2010.
This is doable, I suppose. And I think that my new contracted gig with Break Studios fills this qualification. I wanted to make a profit off of my writing.
Now I get to assess where things have gone wrong:
- I haven’t lost as much weight as I would have liked, much in part to the fact that I don’t go to the gym. I hardly make it to class most of the time, let alone the gym. I will be more careful from now on with how I schedule my classes, so that I have time for both myself and school, even if it means that I will have to do school part-time.
- The raise thing. I have been spotty with work because of how limited my hours are. Again, I’m going to adjust my workload to be something more manageable, so that I can still continue to earn a living while going to school. Money goals are also tied to this; I barely made enough money sometimes to cover our bills. But hooray! My boyfriend got re-employed, and his income is definitely helping out with things.
- I need to develop a tighter schedule, which will be much more feasible now that my live-in-boyfriend has a job again and, more importantly, a consistent work schedule. We’ll have to plan around each other, but so far, so good. I don’t want anyone to think that he is an obstacle to my growth; I guess we’re just having to adjust to having to work around another person being in our lives.
- Portfolio: again, time. However, part of this is due to me not making time. I spent a lot of time on Facebook and things like that, and even now I do… I have been cutting back though. I just need to stay motivated and assign myself deadlines and STICK TO THEM.
Alright. More revising to more realistic goals and the addition and merging of the two lists to account for the future shall happen at a different time. I’m a bit tired and still have lots of work to do tonight.