Summer lovin' goals

I meant to post this yesterday to correspond with the summer solstice, but unfortunately, I was dealing with a sick little puppy. Yesterday when I picked up Fergie from The Spa for Paws (my Eye Candy is away on business), I found out that she had a fever and gastro so I rushed her to the animal clinic where we waited 2 hours to see a vet, and $127 later, we went home with new food and antibiotics. (The *surprise* costs of a dog will be a whole other post soon.)

...But back to the original purpose of this entry. These are the goals that I plan to accomplish over the summer. This season will be more than just sipping daiquiris by the lake!

Financial & Fabulous

1.   Save $2000 in my Girls Just Wanna Have Funds Investment account.

2.   Save $1000 in my Vacation Fund.

3.   Figure out exactly when I’ll max out my RRSP contributions for 2011 (soon, I think!) and make a plan for what to do next.

4.   Get advice on how to/where to find a personal financial advisor and set-up a short-list of professionals to start meeting with.

5.   Celebrate a year of successful budgeting! Create a summary for the year and evaluate the % of my spending per category versus my income.

6.   Start calculating my net-worth.

7.   Determine if setting up a THRIVE chequing account with ING in exchange for a $100 free is worth the hassle of changing my direct deposits and bidding sayonara to CIBC.

Fun & Fabulous

1.   Cross off all 30 items from my Thirty Flirty List.

2.   Enjoy at least 2 long weekends at my parent’s place which is affectionately known as Barbie & Ken’s Seaside Resort.

3.   Pinpoint our next vacation spot with my Eye Candy and start planning + budgeting.

4.   Roadtrip to Pembrooke to visit my favourite sister.

Professional & Fabulous

1.   Update my resume (it’s been too long and I need to reflect on all that I’ve accomplished).  

2.   Create a Linked-In profile.

3.   Attend at least 1 industry networking event. I hate forced socialization so this will be a major accomplishment for me.

4.   Maintain a work life balance which means being focused, fun & productive when I’m at work, and leaving before 6 pm to enjoy the evenings.

Fit & Fabulous

1.    Run 250 km in prep for the Montreal half-marathon.

2.    Figure out what half-marathon is next on my list. Disney’s Tinkerbell Run seems tempting!

3.    Start my certificate to become a spinning instructor.

4.    Continue to bring my lunch to work everyday.

5.    Eliminate Diet Coke from my diet once & for all. I’ve fallen off the bandwagon.

6.    Upgrade to swimming the Olympic distance for my girls team with 3 Vitesses.

7.    Overcome my fear of biking… well, it’s really my fear of falling.

Well there you have it! This is what I’ll be working towards while thoroughly enjoying the summer sunshine.

*Rosie*