April New Year's Reolution Update
Today is April 2, the first Monday of the fourth month of the new year, so I figured I'd give an update of my 10 New Year's Resolutions!
1) Write resolutions, well I did this and they still are posted on the wall of my office so 1 for 1
2) Learn and do Tai Chi. Not so much. The DVD is still sitting somewhere on top of my desk. 1 for 2.
3) Love my wife more. Being objective I would have to say that I am doing well on this one. I am trying to listen to her more and just be there when she needs me. 2 for 3
4) Read through the Bible. Well, I am reading the Bible, but honestly at the pace I'm going it will take me nearly three years to read through the entire book. Time to pick up the pace. 2 for 4
5) Meet with a mentor twice a month. I've actually done this! When I sat down to type this up I had forgotten that it was even on the list, but I have been meeting pretty regularly with a mentor and he has been great at helping me discern some things in my life. 3 for 5
6) Read at least 24 new books. If I were on pace that would mean that I would have read 6 new books by now, well I've read two. But I still have 9 months and have decided on several books I would like to tackle. 3 for 6
7) Clean my office and car. OK with out going into details, this is a no. 3 for 7
8) Make one new friend. I almost feel bad, but the answer here is no as well. I have tried reaching out to a few people, but it seems so hard to break into other peoples lives and really form a deep meaningful friendship. However, I have tried so I'm giving my self 1/2 a point. 3.5 for 8
9) Blog once a week. Well no I haven't been blogging, so it's a no. 3.5 for 9
10) Go to Paris, France. The trip we had been working towards in January didn't pan out, and currently Patsy is trying to earn a trip for us to Hawaii. If that works out and with plans to go to Florida and Texas for Tupperware, plus a possible trips to New York and North Carolina, Paris is looking less and less likely, but the year is not over. 3.5 for 10
So I guess I'm batting .350. Not bad if this were baseball, but this is my life. This doesn't really make me feel any better about myself. I knew that would happen, but I decided to blog about this anyway (since it was one of my resolutions) .
The really odd thing is I feel like I have accomplished things these first 3 months of 2007, they just weren't on the list. So that gets me wondering, are these things really my priorities, or do I just get really distracted by the world around me? I'll have to save that for a later blog topic.
To quote one of Patsy's favorite movies "Tomorrow is another day." So I get to start all over again. 9 months left in the year and another update in July.
Talk to you on Monday!
1) Write resolutions, well I did this and they still are posted on the wall of my office so 1 for 1
2) Learn and do Tai Chi. Not so much. The DVD is still sitting somewhere on top of my desk. 1 for 2.
3) Love my wife more. Being objective I would have to say that I am doing well on this one. I am trying to listen to her more and just be there when she needs me. 2 for 3
4) Read through the Bible. Well, I am reading the Bible, but honestly at the pace I'm going it will take me nearly three years to read through the entire book. Time to pick up the pace. 2 for 4
5) Meet with a mentor twice a month. I've actually done this! When I sat down to type this up I had forgotten that it was even on the list, but I have been meeting pretty regularly with a mentor and he has been great at helping me discern some things in my life. 3 for 5
6) Read at least 24 new books. If I were on pace that would mean that I would have read 6 new books by now, well I've read two. But I still have 9 months and have decided on several books I would like to tackle. 3 for 6
7) Clean my office and car. OK with out going into details, this is a no. 3 for 7
8) Make one new friend. I almost feel bad, but the answer here is no as well. I have tried reaching out to a few people, but it seems so hard to break into other peoples lives and really form a deep meaningful friendship. However, I have tried so I'm giving my self 1/2 a point. 3.5 for 8
9) Blog once a week. Well no I haven't been blogging, so it's a no. 3.5 for 9
10) Go to Paris, France. The trip we had been working towards in January didn't pan out, and currently Patsy is trying to earn a trip for us to Hawaii. If that works out and with plans to go to Florida and Texas for Tupperware, plus a possible trips to New York and North Carolina, Paris is looking less and less likely, but the year is not over. 3.5 for 10
So I guess I'm batting .350. Not bad if this were baseball, but this is my life. This doesn't really make me feel any better about myself. I knew that would happen, but I decided to blog about this anyway (since it was one of my resolutions) .
The really odd thing is I feel like I have accomplished things these first 3 months of 2007, they just weren't on the list. So that gets me wondering, are these things really my priorities, or do I just get really distracted by the world around me? I'll have to save that for a later blog topic.
To quote one of Patsy's favorite movies "Tomorrow is another day." So I get to start all over again. 9 months left in the year and another update in July.
Talk to you on Monday!
posted by Matt @ 11:18 AM
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