Friday, December 30, 2011

Reflections on the year

This year, rather than set resolutions for things I was going to change, I set up a list of Big, Fun, Scary things to do. And, well, my reach exceeded my grasp in pretty much every area.

A combination of massive life changes, loss of focus, and all-around laziness contributed to the general failure to do many of the things I set up for myself.

This year, in an effort to not fail so horribly, I'm going to do pretty much the same thing, but on a much smaller scale. Rather than 12 items of Big, Fun, Scary, I'm going to put down just 4. A mere third of the items from last year. I figure it'll give me at least a small chance of getting some of them done.

#1 Fitness - this is as much a change as it is a challenge. I'm fatter than I'd like, and it's closing on to 12 years of living with this body and not really liking how it looks. I've got this year. I want to make some serious changes.

#2 Language - Specifically German. I want to take a proficiency test, and try to pass through the B2 levels from Goethe Institute. That would mark me as capable in German, and might allow some new adventures.

#3 Money - My finances suck, and they're going to keep sucking until I figure out a good way to fix them. This year, I intend to look at how I can make changes to the way I view and use money in order to eliminate my debts quicker, and give me more money to do with as I please.

#4 Art - Create more, express myself in new and interesting ways. Get the things in my head out there into the world for others to see.