You probably won’t reach your goals exactly when you thought you would but you’ll get there eventually – that’s what I learned today 🙂

It’s 6: 28 PM on day 422 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself baked beans for breakfast, prepare and publish my Disability of the Day feature, work on this blog– I ruined the sidebar and had to start all over again – feed myself rice and curry for lunch, feed myself yoghurt for dinner,  tweet about my Clean Water For All Campaign – Chrissy (@ChrissyPappas) made another donation  – thanks Chrissy :)– brush my teeth once more.

Today I saw the date –11/9/2011– on the bottom-right of my laptop’s screen and I just started to panic because I only had almost a month left before we left for India and I still had three things to achieve on my ‘Short-Term Goals’ list (see below) but then I realized that there was still a lot of time left before we had to leave in which I could achieve my short-term goals leaving my long term goals for next year. Are you the kind of person who sets goals and then gives up because you didn’t achieve them exactly when you thought you would?

Short-Term Goals

 To brush my teeth – partially achieved – I can brush my teeth just fine but I need someone to help me lean over the sink so that the toothpaste ends up in the sink and not all over my shirt ‘[MUST BE achieved two Sunday’s from now (October 2, 2011)]

 To sign my name on a document (I never write anything out I always use a computer/laptop) – achieved

 To type with both hands – needs more practice – I have been typing with only my left hand so long that it’s hard to break [MUST BE achieved two Sunday’s from now (October 2, 2011)]

 To eat and drink by myself – partially achieved/needs more practice – I can feed myself with a spoon and drink from a mug and glass but feeding myself with a fork and knife is still difficult [MUST BE achieved two Sunday’s from now (October 2, 2011)]

(Note: This list was created on September 11, 2011 and edited today)

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