Another look back on 2007

My 2007 Goals & Resolutions:

1. My biggest goal this year - buy real estate!
I'm not sure whether this will be a house or a condo at this point but I am setting myself up to hopefully make a purchase in the summer or early fall time this year. This will be big, and expensive. ;)

This didn't work out, as the market price grew and grew and interest grew and grew until summer, and then it stabilized a bit, and now its dropping. Hopefully I'll be more prospective in the very near term.

2. Get promoted at work
I'm currently an entry level (1) engineer at Boeing and I think I've set myself up to earn a "level upgrade" to Level 2. This would supposedly give me a bit more responsibility (though I think I already do above level 2 work), and of course, a significant pay raise, on top of the "good" one I hopefully will get in February... ;)

I got promoted and a very nice raise in March actually... :)

3. Continuing Education
I want to take at least one or two classes this year and start applying to graduate school. I may even consider taking the GMAT for business school, even though I already did pretty decent on the GRE this past summer.

Well, I didnt do any of these things. But here's to next year!

4. Believing in myself and Taking Chances
I am not always consistent on this. There's things where I am real certain about and there's many more, important, things that I play it safe, or just let it be. I need to be more self-confident, and self-motivated on these issues and adjust myself to make myself more well-rounded in these aspects.

Still need work on this one.

5. Seeing the Seahawks win a Super Bowl
This isn't totally my goal, but it's a dream of mine.

stupid bears.

6. Health and Wellness
I want to better myself in this aspect in all ways.

yea better.

7. Expression of the mind, body, and... this sounds like a book title or catch phrase.
This goes hand and hand with Number FOUR, but I have alot of stuff on my chest that just needs to be let out. Hopefully some of that will this year.

sure.

8. Meeting people is NOT easy
whatever Radiohead may say, it isn't easy, especially when you're spending 50+ hours of your week in an office space, and then much of the rest of the time in your home. I want to branch out and network socially, and professionally, but more socially. Opportunities are out there and I want to be able to reach them.

I met alot of good people this year, and continue to... good good.

9. Visit Scott in Japan
I want to visit him and I want to see the country, or shall I say megatropolis that is Tokyo. I also want to go backpacking in Europe, but I'll take one or the other.

Go to wander around Germany and Amsterdam (and luxembourg right before this original post), and I did end up visiting Scott in Japan right before he moved back home, so this was way better than expected.

10. Go to Whistler
Another trip I've been wanting to go on... this season!! hopefully...

Failed... I went to Mt Hood a couple weeks ago though.