2003-12-31

 

Well, how did I do on my resolutions this past year? Let's see:

• Get money stuff taken care of. On this, I think we did okay. We don't have an improved net worth this past year, but I did buy a bassoon and get our finances all back and orderly in Quicken. The 30% debt reduction -- with moving to a more expensive place, getting our stuff shipped out, and all the other big-ticket items this year -- just didn't happen. But there's always next year.
• Get health stuff taken care of. By the end of the year, I was exercising at least three times a week -- mostly DDR, but that still counts, right? I haven't lost any weight, but I haven't really been trying, either. I have increased my fruits and veggies, thanks mostly to our Planet Organics deliveries. I took a tap class or two, but never made it to swim class. The hair never would have tolerated it.
• Enjoy what I have, and stop concentrating so much on what I don't have. You know, I think for the first time I did okay on this one. I cooked more new recipes, DID use many of the yummy bath products I've had floating around, AND got a few pedicures. I definitely played more this year than any year past, possibly ever.
• Learn some new things. Though I didn't do a single one of the "new things" that I intended to, I did learn to knit and play DDR. That's pretty good for me.
• Spend more time (even if only phone and email) with the people (and beasts) that I love. Maybe I didn't call home as much as I should have, but IM has been a boon to communication with the family. Well, with Molly anyway. I did better with the turtles, though it could still improve. And the kitties are just as rotten as ever, so that should count for something.

So, on the whole, not too shabby. Not amazing, but not too shabby.

Labels: family, knitting

posted by bethanye 5:45:00 PM