Well, here’s a shocker! I’m actually updating my resolutions BEFORE the end of the month. I figure that the month is almost over, and I’ve been sitting in front of my computer for 15 minutes trying to think of something to blog about while I block all of my friends who use Farmville or Petville on Facebook. And since I’ve blocked all of them now, I might as well delve into these.
1) Self Control – Money
So, I think I did pretty well on this in February. I spent a lot of money, but its use had been planned in advance, so there was very little spur of the moment purchasing. I managed to talk myself out of stuff that I talked myself into "needing" and I managed to save about $900 last month AND pay off some of my debts. I did buy my bed, the sound treatment for my new recording booth, and a couple of other small little things, but those were from my tax return. So, overall, not amazing, but not
2) Experience New Things
I didn’t experience much in February other than a crushing sense of futility about it all. But that’s not particularly new. Um. Yeah.
3) Lose 20 Pounds
So, last year, I started dieting and working out in December, immediately after Christmas. I did really well for about a month, losing about 13 pounds in just a few weeks. Then, about the end of January and through the middle of February, I was packing up, moving, and unpacking in my new apartment. During that time, I didn’t have the time or desire to cook, and so I didn’t. I got out of the habit of eating healthily, and ended up never getting back into. I managed to gain back all the weight over the course of the next 10 months. Fast forward to 2010. Guess who is repeating history? I got out of the habit of healthy, and started doing the fast food thing again. I’m still down nearly 10 pounds from where I was at the beginning of the year, but I’ve got to get back on the wagon again. At least this year, I’ve got motivation in the form of a backpacking trip. By the way, I saw this shirt for sale on woot.com, but it’s out of print now. I think I need someone to have one printed for me for me for my birthday because it’s just 12 levels of awesome.
4) Be More Social
Enough Said.
5) Write Music
February was a good music month. I worked some on "Marginalized" again, but am still not happy with the sound of it. I’m really close those. I may have it ready this weekend. I also wrote my awesome 80s theme song for the podcast intro. Then, tonight, I wrote a whole song in about 45 minutes…which is unheard of for me. I recorded the piano and and a scratch vocal track for it, so I could remember exactly how it goes, and I am setting it aside for a few days to let it marinate for a while…I usually find a few ways to tweak the lyrics for the better if I leave it alone for a few days. But, for those keeping track, that’s 2 new songs written so far in 2010, with another song half-written that I like parts of, but not the whole thing, so I’m still trying to find something in there.
I’ve also enjoyed playing around in my new dedicated studio again. I’m even actually considering offering my services to my old boss at the Show Trax company for a little extra scratch on the side to do the sequencing…but I haven’t figured out if I could do that without stress…and I don’t think I can, so I’m not entirely sure.
6) Get in Shape
See "Lose 20 Pounds." Dairy Queen + Physical Stasis = Not In Shape.
7) Be More Giving
Not to well on this one either. Still having a hard time translating the abstract idea into actual practice. And honestly, for some reason, I just don’t think of this one much when I’m not writing these resolution reviews. It’s one of the downfalls of being a selfish SOB.
8) Get to Bed Earlier
I’m going to call this one a big old win. I’m getting to bed much earlier…usually well before Midnight most nights. Even on the weekends. I just don’t see the need to stay up late anymore. And since I changed my schedule so I can’t come home and take a nap during my lunch break every day, I’m a little more worn out by the time I get to the end of the day.
9) Take LOTS of pictures
Well, I did fill up my 16 gig memory card for the first time…I also used said camera to take some video which, if you’re a loyal reader, you’ve already seen. I still feel like I need to do better. This weekend, I’m thinking of taking Luke on the ferry over to Bainbridge Island or Bremerton and walking around a little bit to take some pictures. So, I may get to use my camera then. We shall see.
10) El Learno La Espanol
This one hasn’t been touched. Although, I am actually learning SOMETHING. It’s just not Spanish. I signed up for a really cool website, Lynda.com, which has tons on video tutorials on all kinds of complicated software packages (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) I signed up mainly to take their Quickbooks courses, so I can learn to better track our spending for Open Book Audio. Because this year, we’re going to start making some money (dammit!). After that, I’ll probably take some of their courses on Photoshop so I have a better understanding of how to make the photos that I process look better. So, if you lump all my learning efforts under this option (which I may just do because, hey, they’re my resolutions), then I didn’t do so poorly. If you’ve got your mind stuck on the fact that I didn’t learn Spanish this month, you can just suck it.
So there you go. February…it’s a wash. Some I did well on; others, not so much. But at least I’m starting to resolve. Or is that dissolve. I forget.
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