I figured that it’d be a good time to do a quick review of my New Year’s resolutions and see how I’m coming.
1. Go to London. Still planning to do this. But with all the heavy snow London’s been getting, it’s hard to tell. (They’ve been canceling flights.) I’ll admit that I would personally have much preferred there not being snow there when I go, but I guess that’s what I get for going in February. :) (I’ll just tell myself that it’s a Narnian welcome to England — reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe again should set me in the right mood for English snow. ;))
2. Listen to only classical music in January. I lasted halfway through the month and then decided it was a rather arbitrary resolution, so I quit. I don’t really feel too bad about it, though.
3. Read 60 books. I think I’ve read three or four books so far. I need to bump that up a notch or two.
4. Write half an hour a day. Not even close.
5. Write five short plays and get at least two of them produced. I wrote one at the beginning of the month and got it produced. I am writing a full-length play for class, though, which should count for three or four short ones. ;)
6. Write 50 short stories. Um, I need to work on this. :)
7. Write one novel. I’m about four thousand words into my novel Tanglewood, which I’m writing for this creative writing class I’m taking.
8. Write and illustrate a children’s book. Nothing yet.
9. Get into the habit of submitting work for publication. Nothing yet.
10. Keep Mormon Artist afloat. This is going well. There are currently 1,159 members in the Facebook group (up from 712 at the beginning of the year) and we’ve had 5,165 unique visitors this year so far. Not bad for only one month. :)
11. Complete 20 digital paintings. Nothing yet.
12. Stay at Inbox Zero. I’ve pretty much stayed at this or close around it. I think the habit is sticking. :)
13. Get married. Um…
Oh, and as a heads-up, I’m planning to redesign this site soon. (Yes, again. I don’t really like this look very much anymore.)
Comments
I know it’s not your intention, but now I’m basically feeling like a failure at life. I never officially made out my list of resolutions (though I keep meaning to on my blog) and I’ve only been conscious of a few of them on a regular basis. I think that means I fail at New Year’s resolutions for sure.
Oh, heavens, don’t feel like a failure. New Year’s resolutions are only scaffolding, and if they’re not your thing, it doesn’t really mean anything about you as a person. Likewise, all this post is saying, essentially, is that I like resolutions. That’s it. The ability to make and keep New Year’s resolutions is completely disconnected from one’s value as a person. Seriously, don’t sweat it. And in the meantime, just be glad that you’re not OCD like me. ;)
Ben, I think that you might be farther along on #13 than you realize…or perhaps you’ll end up meeting her on your plane ride to London…
I’m OCD…I rearrange my fridge daily. It’s just different.
On a sidenote, a friend showed me a blog today written by a bunch of Mormon guys about why Mormon girls stay single. It’s rude and it’s mean and I just wanted to say that I appreciate more how kind you are and your blog.
That’s all.
Rachel: LOL, I don’t know about that. But I wouldn’t complain if I did. :)
Ginger: Ah, I saw that blog last week and I agree, it’s rude and mean and in rather bad taste. This blog will stay kind, don’t worry. :)
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