How I see it.

I don't have dreams OR goals. I have projects.

Sometimes I start a new project, sometimes I'm working on old projects, and every once in a blue moon I actually finish a project. Sometimes I abandon a project, and that's okay, because I usually have ten thousand other projects waiting in the wings.

Working out on the elliptical is just another on-going project for me. I don't have a regular workout schedule to beat me up when I get off of it. There's no goal of losing X number of pounds in X amount of time. The same holds true for class. There's levels, but I don't have any specific aspirations to attain a certain level.

I think in a way I also look at hanging out with friends as on-going projects as well. I enjoy the activity immensely, but it takes a lot of energy out of me, and requires me to hunker down and recharge after too much friend time. That's the number one difference between a natural introvert and a natural extrovert. I'm a very outgoing introvert.

All the rest of it is simply having a life. What I eat and how much I sleep is part of having a life - I don't do diets - I have a diet. I don't stick to a budget - I have monetary constraints and decisions that I make in the moment based on those constraints - I just happen to consider those constraints quite carefully before making decisions. The most planning I ever really do is to try and give myself 8hrs of sleep every night based on my time constraints for the next day.

I balance taking care of the essentials with keeping myself occupied with projects. I get bored quite easily and will OCD on new projects without thinking. For instance, I've been known to get so wrapped up in my projects that I forget to eat and sleep, and that's no bueno.

Diagnosis Required

One thing I noticed on the Wrong Planet forums is a pervasive dislike, from those who have been officially diagnosed with some form of autism, towards those who haven't been diagnosed yet dare to talk about their histories.

More examples of the You're Not A Part Of Our Group mentality.

I'm led to only one conclusion: People are alike all over

(That reminds me of my Twilight Zone original episodes book that I lent out.)

EDIT:
I think it's more when someone says they have self-diagnosed themselves as being on the spectrum and talk on the forums as though it's set in stone that people start getting really irked. This is understandable. However, I have seen a couple people allow that dislike to carry over to others that simply haven't been diagnosed, as though a diagnosis makes their symptoms real, not the symptoms themselves. One person has a derogatory comment in her signature line specifically targeted at those who have not received an official medical diagnosis, and that really pissed me off to see more than anything. That's mostly what led to my wanting to rant about the whole diagnosis thing in the first place.