Goals and things of that sort

I sort of think New Year Resolutions are stupid. Does anyone even stick to them? However, I am a proponent of making and sticking to goals. What's the difference? you may ask and the answer to me is simple: a new years resolution is something you feel you have to do and a goal is something you chose to do at anytime because you feel you need it. I suppose it's the non-conformity in me speaking. I don't think I've always been this way, so non-conforming that is, but the more life I've lived the more I've felt it. And I'm going to be 27 in March, I've lived a long life. The point I'm trying to make is this: I've set 13 "Goals" for the new year. Is thirteen an unlucky number? Is is still unlucky if I set these goals while in sacrament meeting on a church bulletin? I'm thinking thirteen may be my new lucky number (it's currently 8, for you nosey heads). I suppose the idea of telling you what they are is so that I will be help more accountable for them, I hope it works.

1. 4.0 GPA this coming semester (If I get a B in math that's still going to count). I've been thinking about going back to school this semester and retaking a couple of classes I didn't do so well in the first time around. By doing this I would significantly raise my overall GPA and thus making me more competitive for grad school, should that be what I choose.
2. Pay off my loan.
3. Accrue no new personal debt.
4. Go to Mexico
5. Increase my physical activity level (ie. work out more)
6. Eat at least one serving of fresh fruits and vegetables with every meal
7. Become far more spiritual (ie. daily scripture study, temple attendance, keep the sabbath day holy)
8. Attend Institute regularly
9. Laugh everyday
10. Learn to sew
11. Go shooting more, improve
12. Learn to hold back more tears (by this I just mean to stop crying at sappy things in movies and books and on TV).
13. Read 2 new books a month (this will be increased if I end up NOT going back to school this semester).

I also don't believe in blanket goals. By that I mean vague goals that could potentially cover a lot of ground. If your goal is to "read more" you need to set a goal of what "more" is. Or if your goal is to get a 4.0 GPA you need to (in my case at least) set a lot of mini goals to allow you to achieve that bigger goal. Duh I know this is all basic stuff we all learned in Young Womens, but I just don't think everyone gets it. That's what bugs me so much about New Year Resolutions. And that's also probably why they never end up being kept. So, many of my goals have more parts to them that I have just chosen not to blog about. Best of luck to all "Goal" makers and keepers.