Here is 2020's goal sheet and my annual accounting. Obviously, there were a few unexpected issues this year challenging my ability to complete some of these goals.
2020 goals
Exercise goals
- Achieve a 30 day streak on Peloton
- I met this goal twice.
- Work out every week on Peloton
- I am now up to an 80 week streak on Peloton.
- Ride 2020 RAGBRAI (bike ride across state of Iowa)
- This may be my biggest personal cancellation of 2020. I had joined a team and was set to ride RAGBRAI, but COVID cancelled it. I have small hope for 2021 RAGBRAI happening, but I will eventually meet this goal.
- Bike 1000 miles (cumulative)
- I killed this goal, riding over 2,300 miles on my Peloton alone. They also tracked total minutes working out and I clocked in at over 8,000 minutes for the year.
- Complete a 10k or longer road race
- Signed up for Cherry Blossom race, but had it cancelled due to COVID.
- Reach goal weights of 220 (March), 210 (July), 200 (November) and then maintain weight from November to new year.
- I was slightly on target to meet this in February, but by March, I was going the wrong direction. I peaked in July and have come down about 7-8 lbs since then, but have really struggled with eating this year.
Travel/Entertainment goals
- Travel to three new places (city/state/country)
- Gettysburg, PA
- Outerbanks, NC (technically, I had been here before, but I'm counting it)
- I also got in a January trip to Phoenix, a February work trip to Dubai, with a side trip to Italy (right as the pandemic hit), and a Thanksgiving trip to San Antonio).
- Read six books
- My completed 2020 books in order of favorites
- The Dutch House - Ann Patchett
- Girl, Woman, Other - Bernadette Evaristo
- A Visit from the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan
- Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead
- The World as It Is - Ben Rhodes
- White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo
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- Executive Orders - Tom Clancy (a reread from high school that got worse with my age/education/government experience)
- The Rooster Bar - John Grisham (I love Grisham, but this book was crap).
- Attend two college/pro football games
- NOPE
- Attend two concerts/shows
- NOPE
- Attend at least one Husker game
- NOPE
- Take Jack to his first football game
- NOPE, but I got the kid hooked on football, so there's that
- Find regular board gaming group
- Didn't find an in-person group, but joined an online board game site for a game called "Diplomacy", which I have really enjoyed playing this year.
- Watch two sunrises/sunsets
- YES
Professional goals
- Find a good/interesting gap assignment
- Changed plans due COVID/baby
- Professional goals not for public blog
- NOPE
- Volunteer for 2020 presidential campaign
- NOPE, I never quite pulled the trigger, though I did attend a few meetings and a rally back in the primary season.
Financial goals
- Finalize student loan forgiveness
- YES - YEAH!!!!
- Pay off credit cards
- YEP
- Amass specific savings goal (not for publication).
- YEP
