New Years Resolutions:

So, I have a small confession to make. I have never truly made a New Year's resolution. Every year when my family starts to proclaim they are starting a strict diet starting January 2nd I mumble something intelligible, and pray to god nobody asks me when I am starting my strict diet. I try to be honest, but I feel that every year I have to lie when it comes to my New Year's resolutions. I have never felt that I needed to make any drastic changes to my life. Key word drastic. Until recently, I have always thought of New Year's resolutions as having to be some unrealistic, drastic, life-changing goal. I always thought what is the point of striving for a goal that is unfeasible, and will be given up in 2 weeks time when eating salad for every meal has finally lost its charm.

I am all for making improvements to quality of life, but I think some goals are just too big. So, this got me thinking why can't I make goals that I have a decent chance of actually attaining. So, for the first time in my life I have decided to make some New Year's resolutions. I think that if I keep my goals within reason I have a shot of not only attaining them, but improving my life in some way. I may not drastically change my life in 2010, but I do plan on improving it. I'd like to think of 2010 as a work in progress, and I hope that this works, and that it will inspire me not to shy away from making further New Year's resolutions out of fear of unrealistic goals.

So, here it is my New Year's resolutions:

1) Write more often: I think this is one goal that I really want to work on the most. I love to write, and I have about 20 projects half written, or half planned. I think this is the year that I should focus not on finishing them, but at least working on them.

2) Blog more often: I have found over the past few years that I really like blogging. I think that it is nice to have a written record of my life. In a few years, I can look back on past posts and re-live all of the fantastic events that have affected my life both significantly and insignificantly. I hope I will keep it up.

3)Expand my book reading horizon: I find that I always end up reading the same types of books, and I would like to use to 2010 to expand my horizon's, and read books from other genera's that I may not have even considered. I read a lot, and by a lot I mean at minimum 2 -3 books a week. Even If I make one of those books a biography, textbook, mystery, thriller, or a even a classic I will be happy, and feel that I have achieved something.

4) Stop swearing!: I'll be the first to admit it I have to mouth of a sailor, and my French is quite fluent. This is a goal I have been working on for a while. I have made some progress with this, but I still find that when I am angry, flustered, or upset I still use those four letter words. I hope this is something I will be able to make some progress with in 2010.

5) Find a new job: Yes, I said it...I need a new job! I can't take mine anymore, and I really just need something that pays better. I am hoping that I will find one sometime early this year, and hopefully it will be in Florida, so I can be closer to my parents and family.

6) Be more prepared/punctual: I want to get in the habit of forcing myself to get up earlier, so I don't feel so rushed in the morning to get to work on time. I really need to stop hitting the snooze button.

7) Take more risks: I am not much of a risk taker, and I think that I hold myself back a lot in life. I want to take more risks this year even if they are only small ones.

8) Appearance: I want to wake up earlier, so I have a chance of looking decent for work. I also want to spend a little more time this year maintaining my appearance even if it's something small like getting more haircuts, or doing my nails, ect...

9) Use my Wii more often: I haven't touched my Wii in months, and I want to use it more.

10) Stay organized: I have spent all weekend devising a organizational system for my room, and I want to keep it up, so I will actually know where things are when I need them.

So there it is internet my 10 New Year's resolutions. Some goals are small, and some will take more effort, but in the end I hope achieve some of them, and improve my life in some small way. So, here's to 2010 a year of improvements!

Here are a couple of picture of me from a  New Years Eve Party a few years ago: