3 Goals To Complete By the End of 2020

I saw a pin on Pinterest for this, and I was immediately able to think of the three goals I would like to work on. 

Hopefully I can at least start on them this year, if I can't complete them.

So, here are the three goals I would like to complete by the end of 2020.

1. Get my bedroom cleaned up
   
   This one I have a hard time mustering up the motivation to get started. The main reason is because there is so much stuff to go through, that is littering the floor of my room, that I just don't want to do anything about it. 
   
   
   I am not a neat freak by any means, but I am really not liking having such a messy room, so hopefully I can work on it a little each day. I am planning on doing around 30 minutes of cleanup a day, and go from there.
   
   
2. Start an exercise routine that works for me
   
   And keep it up. I don't really take very good care of myself, and I want to work on that. I feel bad for not taking better care of my body, and I actually have been checking out exercise DVDs from the library, so I actually have started this one (sort of).
   
   
   I am hoping to start out with 3 to 4 days a week of exercise, 30 minutes each day, and go from there.
   
   
3. Start a mental health routine that works for me
   
   And, like #2, keep it up. I have been struggling with my mental health lately, not just with covid, but other things as well. I love to write, so journaling (and writing in general) will definitely be one thing I will do more of by the end of this year.
   
   
   I am also hoping to take up painting, coloring in coloring books, walks in the neighborhood, reading more, relaxing in a bath, photography (one of my passions/hobbies), baking (another passion/hobby), knitting and crochet, and a few other things.

A Fear I Would Like to Overcome

I have a few fears in life, that I would like to overcome, like most anyone else.

The one I would like to overcome the most, is my fear of being independent. Of relying on myself more than anyone else.

For most of my life (including my teenage and adult years), I have relied on other people for doing some of the more important things for me, like doctor appointments, driving me places, calling people (especially people I don't know/have never called before), and things like that.

I have been able to some things without the help of others, like get a job, as well as getting items that let me live more independently, but this is still a work in progress. A very long process.

I always doubt myself, thinking I can't do things without the help of others, even if I know I can, even if I have done it before. It doesn't matter if it's easy or hard, I always have doubts about doing it myself, so I always stall.

And I really want to work on that. It prevents me from doing things I most want to do.

I hate being to scared to do the things I really want to do, especially without the help or prompting from others, yet I am also scared of doing anything to change that.

Change is always hard, no matter the type of change. But, I am willing to take steps to become more and more independent, so I don't have to heavily rely on others all the time.

My Fall 2020 Bucket List

Here is what I would like to do this Fall:

• Make a pumpkin pie
• Decorate my bedroom for Halloween/fall
• Go thrift shopping
• Make a sweater for dad (knit or crochet)
• Buy a good sewing machine
• Buy a good laptop
• Buy a good DSLR camera
• Make a blanket
• Learn Spanish
• Learn Sign Language
• Make Thanksgiving dinner
• Watch a high school football game
• Watch Carrie (the original)
• Watch the Halloweentown movies
• Watch the original Ghostbusters movies
• Watch ParaNorman
• Watch Beetlejuice
• Watch the Halloween (Michael Myers) movies
• Watch Sweeney Todd (with Johnny Depp)
• Watch It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
• Watch Edward Scissorhands
• Watch The Exorcist
• Watch Pet Semetary (the original)
• Watch Practical Magic
• Watch Poltergeist
• Watch Dracula
• Watch Toy Story of Terror
• Watch Frankenweenie
• Watch Hocus Pocus
• Watch the Addams Family movies
• Watch The Witches
• Watch Nightmare on Elm Street
• Watch It (the original)
• Watch The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Watch Young Frankenstein
• Watch Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
• Watch Friday the 13th
• Drink hot chocolate
• Go to a Fall fair
• Do a Fall photo shoot
• Bake Halloween cookies
• Make a Fall wreath
• Roast pumpkin seeds
• Burn Fall candles
• "Boo" my neighbors
• Go to a drive-in movie
• Go for walks
• Craft with fallen leaves
• Make fairy houses
• Paint my nails Halloween/Fall colors
• Make s'mores
• Make chili
• Make homemade jelly/jam
• Make popcorn balls
• Go on an outing/trip with friends

I know this is a lot, but I want to do as much as I can.

YouTube Channel Favorite: Breaking In The Habit

This is a recent find, and I immediately fell in love with the channel, and what the creator stands for/does.

Breaking In The Habit is the channel of Father Casey Cole, who is a Franciscan Friar.

I love his channel because he is not afraid of talking about tough subjects, he is knowledgeable (or willing to learn more), and is relatable.

He has grown as a pastor, as a YouTuber, and as a person, which is something I like to see.

Father Casey is willing to tackle the hard, the happy, the sad, the joy, and everything in between.

(I know religion isn't for everyone, and that is ok, but it is very important to some people, and they should not be made to feel attacked, or feel wrong for believing.)