resolutions
Happy New Years
Jan 02 2009 01:33 PM Filed in: Personal
Paige and I enjoyed a nice dinner at Agave Restaurant to
ring in the new year. It’s that time of year
again, time to make some resolutions.
I think this year instead of making some big overall resolutions, I’m going to list some things I’d like to start or continue doing.
I think this year instead of making some big overall resolutions, I’m going to list some things I’d like to start or continue doing.
- I got myself out of debt earlier this year, and have done fairly well at keeping myself out of debt. I do still use my credit card to pay for stuff online or for our trips we take, but I make sure to pay it off either at the end of the month, if I can, or within a month or two if I need the time. This year I plan on continuing to stay out of debt.
- When I was younger I used to draw all the time. I have a lot of great drawing tools lying around, and I really need to get back into it.
- I haven’t been playing the guitar as much as I used to, so I need to get back into doing that.
- While I have been good at not getting into debt again, I haven’t been doing all that well on putting money into my savings account. I’ve set up automatic deposits to try and resolve this. I have two big expenses coming up this year, my lease on my car runs up in September, as does the lease on the house I am renting. I have been renting this place for 3 years now, and am thinking of either looking into getting a place of my own, if I have the money and the housing market allows it; or at least move somewhere else and rent, for a change of scenery.
- I’d like to live more frugally this year. Just because I can afford to eat out often, or get Starbucks coffee daily, doesn’t mean I have to. I’m going to try to stick to eating out on weekends or during the week for special occasions, and cook meals at home during the week. I’m also thinking of cutting out the trips to Starbucks, or at least cutting it down to once or twice a week.
- Through exercise and monitoring myself using the Wii Fit I was able to lose 15 pounds this past year. Now, I have gained some of that back over the holidays, so I need to get back into working out and keeping the weight off. I also need to broaden my exercises beyond aerobic and get some strength training in too.
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Happy New Year
Jan 01 2008 09:56 PM Filed in: Personal
Happy New Year! Here's to a great 2008.
Paige and I had a great time this New Years. We took a break from our usual going out to a restaurant and toasting in the New Year. This year we rented a villa at Callaway Gardens. It turned out to be nicer than we thought. The villa was very big, the only issue we had was there was too much furniture in it. You couldn't walk around without almost knocking your knees into some dangerous piece of furniture.
As part of staying at the villa we got full access to the park. This time of year there aren't many people visiting Callaway Gardens, so we didn't have to fight the crowds. The fun thing to do is going to the butterfly exhibit. We both took a lot of photos. I will link to mine once I have them off the camera and processed.
We brought along food and cooked ourselves a great meal. We bought a bottle of wine and sparkling wine, which we used to toast in the New Year. It was a nice evening.
I'm not doing my usual New Years Resolution post. Not resolving to do too much this year. My debt is under control, so I plan on keeping it that way. I could stand to lose some weight, so I will work on that. About the only other thing I can think of is trying to get back into taking pride in my job and working at Turner. Lately I've looked at the job as an 8 hour chunk of the day that stands in the way of me doing stuff I enjoy, and it hasn't always been that way. Guess I need to sit back and look at what it is I'm not liking and see what I can do to change it for the better.
Have a great year!!
Paige and I had a great time this New Years. We took a break from our usual going out to a restaurant and toasting in the New Year. This year we rented a villa at Callaway Gardens. It turned out to be nicer than we thought. The villa was very big, the only issue we had was there was too much furniture in it. You couldn't walk around without almost knocking your knees into some dangerous piece of furniture.
As part of staying at the villa we got full access to the park. This time of year there aren't many people visiting Callaway Gardens, so we didn't have to fight the crowds. The fun thing to do is going to the butterfly exhibit. We both took a lot of photos. I will link to mine once I have them off the camera and processed.
We brought along food and cooked ourselves a great meal. We bought a bottle of wine and sparkling wine, which we used to toast in the New Year. It was a nice evening.
I'm not doing my usual New Years Resolution post. Not resolving to do too much this year. My debt is under control, so I plan on keeping it that way. I could stand to lose some weight, so I will work on that. About the only other thing I can think of is trying to get back into taking pride in my job and working at Turner. Lately I've looked at the job as an 8 hour chunk of the day that stands in the way of me doing stuff I enjoy, and it hasn't always been that way. Guess I need to sit back and look at what it is I'm not liking and see what I can do to change it for the better.
Have a great year!!