Review Goals Weekly

Moving: I’m still undecided whether it should be westchester on the cheap with car? washington heights rent stabilized with car? stamford cheaper with car? Bottom line, it’s always a car. But it also should limit my commute to 1 hr one way. I keep thinking about $1,000+- $100/month, appartment with eat-in kitchen, elevator and commute below 1 hr one way.

- Very interesting study on grit—still need to read.

1. Pass the CPA exam
week 23 and 22 were nothing.
week 22 – starting FARE, plan on studying Ch.2 on Sat and Sun.
week 21 – focused again on compilations/review and sampling. And lo and behold it was heavily tested. Thank God. In 3 weeks we’ll see the result. and I’m very much hoping that I have passed because otherwise I don’t know what else to study. In the meantime, I need to start FARE tomorrow. I’ll start with Chapter 2 because I remember that it was endless.
week 20—great 2 hrs on Ch. 4 last Sunday (finally understood transactions), kept working on Ch4, almost 200 questions done.
week 19—spent 35 minutes listening to lecture on Internal controls and 35 minutes doing questions. I need to re-up effort by like a hundred times.
2. Declutter.
week 23 none.
week 22. none
week 21. They got 2 out of my 3 parcels at home, and were so happy with them that I can’t describe how happy am I that I did take all this trouble of shopping and shipping. and it turned out that jeans were indeed True Religion! Good Job!
week 20. none
week 19 I spent 3 weeks sending packages home, and then— one trip to the store, and I’m back to square one. And nobody at home is even glad to have my presents, so should I stop it altogether?
week 18 – 2 bags in the goodwill. appartment cleaned.
3. Friends.
week 23. my classmate died during night club fire somehere in the middle of nowhere. so, I had to get in touch with my other classmates, which was sort of ovewhelming.
week 22. went out with firm. it was nice.
week 21. Just CPA and Internet.
week 20. met with Michael s, drove with Jane H. to Hartford.
week 19. had a great time with MJ and PP. Got a heavyweight on linkedin.
week 18. went to a company party, met with Jane S. twice.
4. Greencard
week 23. The boss is going nuts. I seriously mean she needs to get laid before losig balance of her mind.
week 22. looks like evluation at work is not bad.
week 21. Finally completed valuation notes. I only pray not to lose my job after December but I need to be prepared for every outcome.
week 20 – prepared economic report for Monday meeting. I need to keep doing it, I guess. Need to work on a trip to Canada.
week 19 good webcast from DT on recruiting. do i need to put more time into it?
5. get add under ctrl
week 23. nothing
week 22. nothing.
week 21. nothing. Need to incorporate meetings in my shedule.
week 20. no
week 19 Instead missed a great presentation on time management.
6. Take advantage of NY.
week 23. nothing. But I made a huge list out of chowhound, so we need to work on it.
week 22. we went again to Me-.scat
week 21. nothing.
so far this year we went once to see a play (August in Osage County), once to US Open, once to Carnegie Hall (Berliner Philarmonic) and a bunch of times to movies (I wonder whether it was it multiple times this year??..Seems like I tend to go only when I’m totally devastated. The most recent one – “Coco before Chanel” was after mom/max bamms.) Next on the list is Met Opera on 12/31—need to make it!!!
7. Try 15 new recipes in 2009
nothing new cooked this week. However, I should use this combination of tuna salad/tomato to bring to Petya.
1) risotto w/asparagus
2) brocolli slaw – keeper
3) baked artichole dip
4) tomatoes with eggs (inside)
5) ham dip – keeper
6) braised red cabbage – keeper
7) stuffed mushrooms
8) nectarine cake – disaster
9) Brocolli/cheddar soup with red bell pepper – keeper
10) spinach and mushroom soup—keeper
11) novascotia sandwich (toasted mini bagel/cream cheese/lox/capers)
12. rice crackers/cream cheese/onions/edamame – it’s ok…
13. tuna salad on tomato – keeper.
14. Colrabi with mushrooms – ok.

Very interesting study on grit
I need to move. Should I focus on money or convenience? Or how to combine both?
1. Pass the CPA exam
week 22 – starting FARE, plan on studying Ch.2 on Sat and Sun.
week 21 – focused again on compilations/review and sampling. And lo and behold it was heavily tested. Thank God. In 3 weeks we’ll see the result. and I’m very much hoping that I have passed because otherwise I don’t know what else to study. In the meantime, I need to start FARE tomorrow. I’ll start with Chapter 2 because I remember that it was endless.
week 20—great 2 hrs on Ch. 4 last Sunday (finally understood transactions), kept working on Ch4, almost 200 questions done.
week 19—spent 35 minutes listening to lecture on Internal controls and 35 minutes doing questions. I need to re-up effort by like a hundred times.
2. Declutter.
week 22. none
week 21. They got 2 out of my 3 parcels at home, and were so happy with them that I can’t describe how happy am I that I did take all this trouble of shopping and shipping. and it turned out that jeans were indeed True Religion! Good Job!
week 20. none
week 19 I spent 3 weeks sending packages home, and then— one trip to the store, and I’m back to square one. And nobody at home is even glad to have my presents, so should I stop it altogether?
week 18 – 2 bags in the goodwill. appartment cleaned.
3. Friends.
week 23. went out with firm. it was nice.
week 21. Just CPA and Internet.
week 20. met with Michael s, drove with Jane H. to Hartford.
week 19. had a great time with MJ and PP. Got a heavyweight on linkedin.
week 18. went to a company party, met with Jane S. twice.
4. Greencard
week 22. looks like evluation at work is not bad.
week 21. Finally completed valuation notes. I only pray not to lose my job after December but I need to be prepared for every outcome.
week 20 – prepared economic report for Monday meeting. I need to keep doing it, I guess. Need to work on a trip to Canada.
week 19 good webcast from DT on recruiting. do i need to put more time into it?
5. get add under ctrl
week 22. nothing.
week 21. nothing. Need to incorporate meetings in my shedule.
week 20. no
week 19 Instead missed a great presentation on time management.
6. Take advantage of NY.
week 22. we went again to Me-.scat
week 21. nothing.
so far this year we went once to see a play (August in Osage County), once to US Open, once to Carnegie Hall (Berliner Philarmonic) and a bunch of times to movies (I wonder whether it was it multiple times this year??..Seems like I tend to go only when I’m totally devastated. The most recent one – “Coco before Chanel” was after mom/max bamms.) Next on the list is Met Opera on 12/31—need to make it!!!
7. Try 15 new recipes in 2009
nothing new cooked this week. However, I should use this combination of tuna salad/tomato to bring to Petya.
1) risotto w/asparagus
2) brocolli slaw – keeper
3) baked artichole dip
4) tomatoes with eggs (inside)
5) ham dip – keeper
6) braised red cabbage – keeper
7) stuffed mushrooms
8) nectarine cake – disaster
9) Brocolli/cheddar soup with red bell pepper – keeper
10) spinach and mushroom soup—keeper
11) novascotia sandwich (toasted mini bagel/cream cheese/lox/capers)
12. rice crackers/cream cheese/onions/edamame – it’s ok…
13. tuna salad on tomato – keeper.
14. Colrabi with mushrooms – ok.

Very interesting study on grit
I need to move. Should I focus on money or convenience? Or how to combine both?

1. Pass the CPA exam
week 21 – focused again on compilations/review and sampling. And lo and behold it was heavily tested. Thank God. In 3 weeks we’ll see the result. and I’m very much hoping that I have passed because otherwise I don’t know what else to study. In the meantime, I need to start FARE tomorrow. I’ll start with Chapter 2 because I remember that it was endless.
week 20—great 2 hrs on Ch. 4 last Sunday (finally understood transactions), kept working on Ch4, almost 200 questions done.
week 19—spent 35 minutes listening to lecture on Internal controls and 35 minutes doing questions. I need to re-up effort by like a hundred times.
2. Declutter.
week 21. They got 2 out of my 3 parcels at home, and were so happy with them that I can’t describe how happy am I that I did take all this trouble of shopping and shipping. and it turned out that jeans were indeed True Religion! Good Job!
week 20. none
week 19 I spent 3 weeks sending packages home, and then— one trip to the store, and I’m back to square one. And nobody at home is even glad to have my presents, so should I stop it altogether?
week 18 – 2 bags in the goodwill. appartment cleaned.
3. Friends.
week 21. Just CPA and Internet.
week 20. met with Michael s, drove with Jane H. to Hartford.
week 19. had a great time with MJ and PP. Got a heavyweight on linkedin.
week 18. went to a company party, met with Jane S. twice.
4. Greencard
week 21. Finally completed valuation notes. I only pray not to lose my job after December but I need to be prepared for every outcome.
week 20 – prepared economic report for Monday meeting. I need to keep doing it, I guess. Need to work on a trip to Canada.
week 19 good webcast from DT on recruiting. do i need to put more time into it?
5. get add under ctrl
week 21. nothing. Need to incorporate meetings in my shedule.
week 20. no
week 19 Instead missed a great presentation on time management.
6. Take advantage of NY.
week 21. nothing.
so far this year we went once to see a play (August in Osage County), once to US Open, once to Carnegie Hall (Berliner Philarmonic) and a bunch of times to movies (I wonder whether it was it multiple times this year??..Seems like I tend to go only when I’m totally devastated. The most recent one – “Coco before Chanel” was after mom/max bamms.) Next on the list is Met Opera on 12/31—need to make it!!!
7. Try 15 new recipes in 2009
nothing new cooked this week. However, I should use this combination of tuna salad/tomato to bring to Petya.
1) risotto w/asparagus
2) brocolli slaw – keeper
3) baked artichole dip
4) tomatoes with eggs (inside)
5) ham dip – keeper
6) braised red cabbage – keeper
7) stuffed mushrooms
8) nectarine cake – disaster
9) Brocolli/cheddar soup with red bell pepper – keeper
10) spinach and mushroom soup—keeper
11) novascotia sandwich (toasted mini bagel/cream cheese/lox/capers)
12. rice crackers/cream cheese/onions/edamame – it’s ok…
13. tuna salad on tomato – keeper.
14. Colrabi with mushrooms – ok.

I’m changing format – I want to see a cumulative effort plus focus on major goals.

This week – cook soup twice; weight loss; Pilates; CPA and decluttering and go to bed before 11pm.
Change and getting out of comfort zone, and saying yes to all invitations—need to think on how to incorporate it more.
1. Pass the CPA exam
week 20—great 2 hrs on Ch. 4 last Sunday (finally understood transactions), kept working on Ch4, almost 200 questions done.
week 19—spent 35 minutes listening to lecture on Internal controls and 35 minutes doing questions. I need to re-up effort by like a hundred times.
2. Declutter.
week 20. none
week 19 I spent 3 weeks sending packages home, and then— one trip to the store, and I’m back to square one. And nobody at home is even glad to have my presents, so should I stop it altogether?
week 18 – 2 bags in the goodwill. appartment cleaned.
3. Friends.
week 20. met with Michael s, drove with Jane H. to Hartford.
week 19. had a great time with MJ and PP. Got a heavyweight on linkedin.
week 18. went to a company party, met with Jane S. twice.
4. Greencard
week 20 – prepared economic report for Monday meeting. I need to keep doing it, I guess. Need to work on a trip to Canada.
week 19 good webcast from DT on recruiting. do i need to put more time into it?
5. get add under ctrl
week 20. no
week 19 Instead missed a great presentation on time management.
6. Take advantage of NY.
so far this year we went once to see a play (August in Osage County), once to US Open, once to Carnegie Hall (Berliner Philarmonic) and a bunch of times to movies (I wonder - was it multiple times this year??..Seems like I tend to go only when I’m totally devastated. The most recent one - “Coco before Chanel” was after mom/max bamms.) Next on the list is Met Opera on 12/31—need to make it!!!
7. Try 15 new recipes in 2009
nothing new cooked this week. However, I should use this combination of tuna salad/tomato to bring to Petya.
1) risotto w/asparagus
2) brocolli slaw – keeper
3) baked artichole dip
4) tomatoes with eggs (inside)
5) ham dip – keeper
6) braised red cabbage – keeper
7) stuffed mushrooms
8) nectarine cake – disaster
9) Brocolli/cheddar soup with red bell pepper – keeper
10) spinach and mushroom soup—keeper
11) novascotia sandwich (toasted mini bagel/cream cheese/lox/capers)

I don;t know “how” but I should definitely try to do it.

http://zenhabits.net/2009/11/how-to-focus-on-what-truly-matters/#more-5011

Guess I need to update goals. Some of them are just not interesting/meaningful. And as usual Paretto is right – 20% of goals requie 80% of efforts and visa versa.
For New Year, I just need to combine all ET stuff in one or two goals.
This week – cook soup twice; weight loss; Pilates; CPA and decluttering and go to bed before 11pm.
Change and getting out of comfort zone, and saying yes to all invitations—need to think on how to incorporate it more.
1. Pass the CPA exam
spent 35 minutes listening to lecture on Internal controls and 35 minutes doing questions. I need to re-up effort by like a hundred times.
2. Declutter.
I spent 3 weeks sending packages home, and then— one trip to the store, and I’m back to square one. And nobody at home is even glad to have my presents, so should I stop it altogether?
3. Friends.
had a great time with MJ and PP. Got a heavyweight on linkedin.
4. Greencard
good webcast from DT on recruiting. do i need to put more time into it?
5. get add under ctrl
Instead missed a great presentation on time management.

went to a great concert in Carnegie Hall and to a stupid presentation on compliance. but it’s never on my goal list.

major decluttering efforts combined with a major busyness at work.

1. Pass CPA exam – worked a little bit on FAR, and submitted record to Becker.
2. Declutter—worked on Sunday.

Other than that, just very busy in the midst of perfect storm.

: did not do anything except for taking care of my hair. Looks good. And I finally can wear shoes after surgery.
So, will try to:
-Get up earlier/give myself more time to get ready
-Plan ahead (outfits)
-Organize wardrobe (closet, dresser drawers)
-Have a “laundry” day (maybe Mondays) and just get it all over with
1. Pass the CPA exam”
prior week – went to class on Sunday. worked on Chapter 7 on Thursday. Current Week – Sunday 7 pages from Chapter 5 Audit. Changed exam to date to 11/15.
“2. file my taxes”
did not do anything except for printing out ADP.
“3. de-clutter my house”
Need to:
- clean the kitchen and spices cabinet.
- clean the table
4. see my family in 2009
need to send a parcel today
had a very good conversation with Mul. God, how I missed him all these years. well, it turned that mul’s wife is 5 months pregnant, and they forgot to tell me, so I cried for 2 days. Got an email.
5. get a green card
I need to talk to P/.about that.
6. Get ADD under control7. have children
8. Review Goals Weekly
Reviewed
“9. Practice Reiki”
yes,yes. But did not go to monthly shares.
10. Loose 9 lbs by 7/6/09
some “success” but I did not quantify it. That f-n “suck-sess” was + 4 lbs instead. So, it goes to loose 13 lbs now.
11. cook soup twice a week
Yes! did spinach soup and chicken noodle. yes – mushroom/barley and something else.
12. try 15 new recipes in 2009
1) risotto w/asparagus
2) brocolli slaw – keeper
3) baked artichole dip
4) tomatoes with eggs (inside)
5) ham dip – keeper
6) braised red cabbage – keeper
7) stuffed mushrooms
8) nectarine cake – disaster
9) Brocolli/cheddar soup with red bell pepper – keeper
10) spinach soup.
“13. go to Pilates 3 times/week”
try to go on 3 times next week. Please…
14. go hiking
foot still hurts. double shit. Saturday got cancelled because of weather
“15. learn to swim”
behind of that one…
16. Visit Maine
Made a list of places to visit
17. go to Chicago jazz festival18. berry picking at a farm
19. Visit 15 new places in my area in 2009
found fantastic list for Hudson Valley – so will try to go in September+ a list of places for CT and Westchester. Last Sunday, went to Paramus NJ, and out westport. today it was Larchmont and mamaronek.
21. become an instructor in the CPA preparation course22. Take more pictures23. watch the AFI Top 100 American movies
need to enter them the queu for Netflix. (entered 4-5 last week)
24. visit Grand Canyon25. learn to dance26. have more _ (dinner, swim, yard, supper) parties!
have 2 -7/31 and 8/23
27. Keep in Better Contact With the Friends I Have and Make New Friends
did not go to a party – felt sick. kept in touch with MJ. did not go to P.
28. Learn French
29. Share 43 of my favorite websites
going through Times 50best websites list
30. visit Cafe Carlyle31. go to a drive-in movie32. expand my vocabulary33. Visit all the National Parks34. visit all 50 states
“35. Go to sleep before 11pm”
Managed to do it yesterday and for the first time in a week did not awake at 4. 7 hours of sleep feels so much better.
36. attend a concert
Now need to buy something on coasttocoast.
37. improve my health
I’m literary falling apart. I don’t know what to do about this one.
38. Attend 2009 New Yorker festival
bought tickets for 2 events. Now need to make sure that we go.
39. go to Destin Fl for 3 day vacation40. Learn to identify plants, flowers, and trees41. Get a PhD
42. Skidive
Found a place/decided on time. Now need to advance on certain pre-requisite.
43. Keep a tradition – go to MetOpera on 12/31
Bought tickets, so now I need to make sure that we go.

I kind of have a chance to stop for a second and look at myself in the mirrow. OMG. And they say as I used to be pretty. Crap. Anyway.
Borrowed some great plan from Bridget.
-Get up earlier/give myself more time to get ready
-Plan ahead (outfits)
-Organize wardrobe (closet, dresser drawers)
-Have a “laundry” day (maybe Mondays) and just get it all over with

1. Pass the CPA exam”
went to class on Sunday. worked on Chapter 7 on Thursday.
“2. file my taxes”
did not do anything except for printing out ADP.
“3. de-clutter my house”
Need to:
- clean the kitchen and spices cabinet.
- clean the table
4. see my family in 2009
need to send a parcel today
had a very good conversation with Mul. God, how I missed him all these years.
5. get a green card
I need to talk to P/.about that.
6. Get ADD under control7. have children
8. Review Goals Weekly
Reviewed
“9. Practice Reiki”
yes
10. Loose 9 lbs by 7/6/09
some “success” but I did not quantify it. That f-n “suck-sess” was + 4 lbs instead. So, it goes to loose 13 lbs now.
11. cook soup twice a week
Yes! did spinach soup and chicken noodle.
12. try 15 new recipes in 2009
1) risotto w/asparagus
2) brocolli slaw – keeper
3) baked artichole dip
4) tomatoes with eggs (inside)
5) ham dip – keeper
6) braised red cabbage – keeper
7) stuffed mushrooms
8) nectarine cake – disaster
9) Brocolli/cheddar soup with red bell pepper – keeper
10) spinach soup.
“13. go to Pilates 3 times/week”
try to go on 3 times next week. Please…
14. go hiking
foot still hurts. double shit. Saturday got cancelled because of weather
“15. learn to swim”
behind of that one…
16. Visit Maine
Made a list of places to visit
17. go to Chicago jazz festival18. berry picking at a farm
19. Visit 15 new places in my area in 2009
found fantastic list for Hudson Valley – so will try to go in September+ a list of places for CT and Westchester. Last Sunday, went to Paramus NJ, and out westport. today it was Larchmont and mamaronek.
21. become an instructor in the CPA preparation course22. Take more pictures23. watch the AFI Top 100 American movies
need to enter them the queu for Netflix. (entered 4-5 last week)
24. visit Grand Canyon25. learn to dance26. have more _ (dinner, swim, yard, supper) parties!
have 2 -7/31 and 8/23
27. Keep in Better Contact With the Friends I Have and Make New Friends
did not go to a party – felt sick. kept in touch with MJ.
28. Learn French
29. Share 43 of my favorite websites
going through Times 50best websites list
30. visit Cafe Carlyle31. go to a drive-in movie32. expand my vocabulary33. Visit all the National Parks34. visit all 50 states
“35. Go to sleep before 11pm”
Managed to do it yesterday and for the first time in a week did not awake at 4. 7 hours of sleep feels so much better.
36. attend a concert
Now need to buy something on coasttocoast.
37. improve my health
I’m literary falling apart. I don’t know what to do about this one.
38. Attend 2009 New Yorker festival
bought tickets for 2 events. Now need to make sure that we go.
39. go to Destin Fl for 3 day vacation40. Learn to identify plants, flowers, and trees41. Get a PhD
42. Skidive
Found a place/decided on time. Now need to advance on certain pre-requisite.
43. Keep a tradition – go to MetOpera on 12/31
Bought tickets, so now I need to make sure that we go.