Goals: Short & Long Term, Financial, Personal.. Oh My!

These are probably going to end up being listed in no particular order, but I think when it actually comes time to working towards any goal there should probably be an order. Feel free to comment with any input on prioritizing!

• Get a job (preferably a career type job in the medical field)
• Go back to school
• Exercise regularily (walking, workout dvd or join gym depending on cost)
• Cook healthy/complete meals even if its just for Ashlyn and I
• Spend more time during the day being productive than farming on Facebook (lol)
• Look for opportunities to increase income (rebates, ebay/craigslist/consignment)
• Find out how to lower cell phone expenses
• Read with Ashlyn every night
• Work on having patience
• Remove "I Don't Care" from my vocabulary
• Attend a church service 2 or more times per month
• Go to counseling sessions
• Get off TANF program
• Obtain Associates Degree
• Run a 5K
• Avoid falling into emotionally charged phone conversations with no real purpose
• File divorce paperwork and be amicable

Financial/Debt Management Goals:

• Pay off medical/dental bills
• Pay off revolving credit cards (Kohls, HP & Bank of America)
• Pay off student loan (currently in deferred status)
• Pay off car payment
• Set up direct deposit to savings accounts for myself & the kids
• Become efficient at using cash or debit for all purchases
• Have one credit card in good standing for actual emergency purposes
• Find a good system for goal orriented purchases (saving up for bed & new mattress set!)
  

I want to get to a point financially where all I'm paying out are my monthly expenses (rent, insurance, utilities, cell phone, netflix)

I know that I will continue to struggle with these things... there will always be the days that its easier to put on a movie than be an attentive parent, or indulge in a $5 cup of coffee from Starbucks (one of my ultimate weaknesses I'll admit!) or feel too tired or sick or insert excuse here to not make the active choice to be physically healthy. But I really do WANT to be healthy in all aspects of my life.