Time to set some goals for myself for the year.  Hopefully I won’t ignore these…

1. Lose 40 pounds

I think this one is pretty darn self explanatory.  I’ve been flirting with 300 pounds for about 9 years now, and it’s time to actually lose the weight I gained in my first year of marriage.  I need the health benefits, and hey, maybe I’ll be more attractive to my wife. Hubba, hubba… :)

2. Read 10 books

I used to love to read.  I still love to read for learning, but I need to read more than just books about programming languages.  I need to read more spiritual books, and more self-help books.  I’m not much for reading for entertainment, so I’m not even going to worry about that one.

3. Complete one college course

I have to get on the road to finishing my degree at some point.  I can’t think of a better way than actually doing a full college course.

4. Spend at least 4 hours of true valuable time with my kids each week

I’ve gotten much better about this in the past year, but I need to do even more.  I need to spend time with them doing what THEY want to do, not what I want them to do.  They’re getting to that age where they need me to be there for them, and I need to be.

5. Attend the temple at least 6 times

Yeah, had to get a spiritual one in here.  I’ve let my temple recommend go far too unused of late, and I need to be there.

For now, that’s it.  Hopefully I can come up with some others in the next few weeks to really push myself this year.  For some reason I have the feeling that this year will be particularly challenging, so I need to get myself ready for it.