Dec 182011
Setting a New Year Resolution has always been a bittersweet thing for me. Some years, I set a reasonable goal that I actually accomplish. Those are few and far between.
These are my goals for this year. I won’t accomplish them all. But I’m going to put in effort to at least improve on them all. That is key. Even marginal success is still success, and I can build on those successes for the future.
Here they are.
- Write Two Books.
- Edit Three Books.
- Order in only once per month. (Hard goal!!)
- Buy only 2 books a month. (Hard goal!!)
- Replace the Roof.
- Add a pool deck.
- Mow the lawn once a week. (Hard goal!!)
- Keep house clean (Hard goal!!!) (I’ve failed at this one like 4 years in a row so far…)
- Get more exercise. This translates to: Swim several times a week in the summer.
- Lose 30 pounds. (I currently weigh about 160… I want to be 130.) I expect failure because I want to exchange my belly for muscles elsewhere.
- Eat healthier. More soups, more vegetables, less processed foods. Get to cooking 4 from-scratch meals a week
day. (3 from scratch meals a day would also be awesome…) - Drink more tea. (3 cups of tea versus one hot chocolate, french vanilla, etc)
I may add more as I have more time to think about it, but this is definitely a lot to try to do, even in a year!