Well... its official. I am 30 now. My birthday went well aside from not remembering the end of the night. Coming up over the next month or so i have a lot of changes. Basically its things that i had wanted to do for a while but will now be using my birthday as the catalyst to change. Before the end of November, i hope to quit smoking cigarettes completely. It's been 12 years since i started smoking and aside from the fact i really cant smell anything... I'd like to be able to breathe better again. Going to bed for the last couple of years and hearing what sounds like tar bubbling as i breathe in and out as weighed heavy on my mind. Not something i truly like and i know the only solution is to quit smoking all together. Along with smoking... i hope to greatly reduce my alcohol consumption. No more drinking like im in my 20's I figure the easiest way to do that is to cut down the number of days that i drink. As it stands i've been drinking virtually 5 days a week for the last few months so if i can cut that down to "just weekends" that will be a great improvement. On top of that, I need to cut down the amount i drink on any given drinking episode. If i can cut down from 6 to 3 beers... Shots to no shots... and wine to no wine... it will be a dramatic improvement over where i was at just a week ago.
Education is going to be something that i focus on for the next five years. I'm 30 without a college degree and i figure if i can take the time and put in the effort with my current schooling (CTU) then i might be able to get my associates in under 2 years... then.. from there.. i work on getting my bachelors... and if i feel motivated enough... by the end of the 5 years i should be mid way through my masters. I figure im still young... and if i dedicate the next 5 years to education then maybe by the end of ten years... i'll have a phd in a field of my choice. What the field is im not sure at the moment... but i know my associates is going to be in Business... and we will see what my bachelors has in store for me. Aside from formal schooling... I am going to make on the job training a primary focus of my work. I have a set of online courses available to me for atleast a year.. so i need to make the best use of it and hopefully get as many computer certifications as possible. Also... i plan on reading plenty of books to give me a well rounded education.. from science to fitness.. to philosophy and psychology. I have always been smart... i just havent always used my mind to the best of its abilities.
Work is going to be a primary focus for a long time. The goal is to improve and grow with the company so hopefully while at work... i can remain focused on the goals of the company and do what i can to save the company money, as well as improve on the processes that need improvement. I need to become more proactive in my role as a network tech rather than being so reactive to the day to day emergencies.
Lastly... mental and physical health are going to figure prominently in the next 2 years. i am getting new doctors now that i have moved so i figure its time to start taking care of me. starting on the first of the year i need to find a dentist... it's been 10+ years since i've seen one so i need to be prepared for any and all bad news they may have for me in terms of my oral health. My mental health doctor is changing in the next two months so i am hoping that i get along well with whoever the new doctor is. Physically though...i am out of shape and i need of a repair job that could easily take the better part of a few years. My mid section and my chest are seriously in danger of a whole host of health problems so i am hoping that with a new diet and exercise routine... that they will start to show improvement over the course of the next three months... then.. continue the routine through the winter and spring and hopefully by next summer i'll be down atleast 20lbs and i'll be in a better place during the more active summer months.
All and all my 30's are going to be a time for change... i refuse to believe the "its all down hill from here" philosophy and instead im looking at it as 30-45 is my prime... so i better make the most of it.
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