Walking Backwards

As it is almost the New Year and time again for the resolutions, I think it might be a good idea to look over the ones from last year and see how I've done and where I've fallen short. I knew even before looking over them that I wasn't going to have done that greatly because, well, I didn't even remember what they were (Yay for the power of journaling!) I'm hoping that maybe this once over will give me some ideas for the upcoming list. I'm thinking that there will be a lot of "let's not say we'll do that again". You can find the original entry here. Now to the list:

1. Update my journal at least 3 times a week.

I've actually gotten better at this. It's amazing, but I do not have huge gaping holes in my calendar anymore (except October, but I was out of the country so give me a break). I don't know if I'm up to three times a week, but much better. I say - resolution number one . . . resolved(?)!

2. Waste less time on other things on the internet.

Um, no. I love the internet and all of the riches it holds. How else would I know what Britney Spears named her baby?! I didn't actually just say that. Really, I should spend less time online, but it's a habit I'm finding very difficult to break. I should probably just turn it off after checking my email in the morning, but the I couldn't check the weather. Yeah . . . the weather.

3. Read a book a month outside of class work.

I do this now, but wasn't so good at it during the beginning of the year. I also don't know how I'm going to do in the upcoming year because I'm thinking of discontinuing my book club participation. I'm just not liking the books those people are picking. However, they are getting me to read and I have to give them that. It's just that I'm wasting my time with the Mommy Club when I want to be reading the Dubliners. Need to think this one over.

4. Finish my damn home improvement projects.

Walking slowly away from this one.

5. Go outside more.

I really started the year off great with this one, but was clubbed back inside by the unbearable summer sun of Texas. Once the ice breaks here, we are going to start work on a patio to make our backyard more cozy and I think that alone will inspire more outside activity. I just need to get it done in the next two weeks so I can get a big check-mark by this one at the end of the year.