In keeping up my tradition of setting some goals (not resolutions) for the new year, here’s my hopes for the coming year.

• Succeed at PA school – I managed the goal of getting in. Now the next goal is actually succeeding! I know it’s not going to be easy and I think I’m prepared. As I’ve said to others, come May, my full-time job will be being a student. I haven’t had that “job” in 35 years! So this should be interesting!
• Travel – I want to get in at least one road trip before school starts. I don’t have details yet, but I hope to figure this out soon.
• See Friends/Make New Ones – One detail about PA school is that I’ll be 4-5 hours from home. So I’ll be relocating for the next two years (the first year is all classroom room, the second is clinical rotations). So I hope to see some of my local friends, and make new friends among my classmates.
• Biking – Yes, I definitely hope to get some in. I’ll be bringing my bike with me to school. It’ll just be a matter of finding time to do it. Fortunately I won’t be working night shift, which means I’ll be awake during the day.
• Get our new septic system – Yes, again a goal.
• Several projects around the house – this will be limited by the amount of time I have between now and May. So we’ll see.
• That’s about it. Honestly, as long as I succeed at my primary goal, I’ll be happy and content.

In the meantime, check out how I did last year.