Goals

One of my fears of blogging is that I'll come across as someone looking for attention, or sympathy... or that I'm whining...that is so distasteful to me.  How to avoid that, yet say what I need to say??  Good question.  I think I'll basically have to just say what the f**k and get on with it....

I have a few challenging goals I'd like to keep track of here..... This is the list:

1. Decrease my dose of Effexor to the point of hopefully being off it by the end of the summer.
2. Tell my Dad that he's no longer welcome to live with us.
3. Get to the bottom of my daughter's stomach troubles.
4. Improve relations with sister #2
5. Improve my attitude towards 15 y.o. step-daughter.
6. Be a more 'emotionally available' mother
7. Not feel like I want to kill my ex-husband on a regular basis.
8. Quit smoking and generally take better care of myself...LOVE myself even?
9. Be a better friend
10. Figure out how to have fun.

No, these aren't quickly or easily attainable goals, but they're goals, and I believe that writing them down is the first step to acheiving them....  where to begin....