Happy New Year, everyone!
Last year I made a list of goals. For laughs, let's see how I did!
1. Do more design work for stationery and invitations - Check!
2. Continue de-cluttering and be tidier - Not so much. Still a work in progress.
3. Be less boring in my wardrobe - Off an on. I try different things but still fall back on boring basics too much.
4. Cook more healthy meals; experiment more on my own - Off and on. Learning new things, but not enough.
5. Wake earlier and do yoga before breakfast on weekdays; go for long walks at least once on weekends. - Nope. As in not at all. I'll do really well for a while, then a bad weather day will change it and it will take forever to get back to exercising. Besides, let's be honest, there are just so many available titles on netflix!
6. Build up savings account; reduce debt even further - Savings? Well, there is $ in it. Not much, but enough for a few "oh shit!" moments, or maybe one ER visit. Reduce debt? 1 credit card. Could be worse. Couches are paid off tho, so that's nice.
7. Read more - Started off really well but am regularly reading before bed.
8. Be nicer - LOL. Well, off an on. Depends on who you talk to ; )
Goals for this year? Hmmm...
1. Work on my jogging/jumping rope/avoiding tendinitis in my shins so that I may consider going back to boxing classes come Spring (when it gets darker later. Class is east of downtown so that's a longer scooter ride home.) Also, get into a lower weight class.
2. Cook even more. Learn new things and make more vegetarian/healthier options. Eat less cheese? (I *love* cheeses. Would eat it every meal and snack if I weren't afraid of a heart attack at 30.) Maybe I'll work on that one. Maybe.
3. Double sales for inviting. Those goals are separate though.
4. Knock out remaining credit card.
5. Purge, purge and purge. I'm not a hoarder or anything, but I have way too much stuff.
6. Try to look nice every day. Life is too short to look like you don't care.
I hope everyone had lovely holidays and that their 2010 has started off great!
Btw, hop over to inviting's blog and enter the giveaway this month!
Just a quick note to say 'thanks' for paying me a virtual visit. Coincidentally, Chet Baker's vocal recordings are some of my favorites as well. If you haven't already done so, check out the documentary LET'S GET LOST, directed by Bruce Weber, made just a year or so before Chet died. It's a bit hard to find after 21 years, STILL not available on DVD in the US (promised 'soon' now for 3-4 years!). It's sad, of course, given the course of Chet's life, but lovingly made, and contains some BRILLIANT performances, including plenty of vocal numbers -- the soundtrack CD is great as well.
ReplyDeleteIf the Olivier Themines interests you, email me (kramden_bus@yahoo.com) and I'll send you a couple of tracks as attachments so you can check it out. Satie is another favorite of mine as well -- and if you like minimalist classical piano music in that vein, you should give Federico Mompou's MUSICA CALLADA a listen -- exquisitely beautiful.
Stay well...and don't get too serious about any resolutions, it's bad fer ya...!