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.