Recap of 2020 goals

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