Resolutions 2011

Yes, it’s that time of year. Or rather, one of two times in the year when I sit down and resolve to improve (or start) certain habits, achieve certain things, and otherwise generate a list of proposed accomplishments for the year ahead. New Year’s Day and my birthday are those two times, and my list of resolutions back on my 36th birthday in September fizzled almost immediately due to an immensely long to-do list of other priorities, so here I go again.

I have a three-page document detailing dates, time frames, and rules for each resolution, but here on this blog I will spare you. (Most of them will be self-explanatory anyway.) I also suffer from chronic organization, so in my hard copy of the document they are grouped and filed in certain ways, whereas here on this blog I’m just going to put them into two categories: Resolutions and Goals. I’m not even sure why I’m posting my resolutions at all, except perhaps for accountability, maybe encouragement for others.

Some are simply good habits I need to form or reinforce; some are goals based on past failings; some are just things I want to do. And of course, all of it is subject to the notion of: “If the Lord Wills.” If you’re curious about one of these and want to know more about what is meant or why it is on the list, drop me a note.


Resolutions:
1. Daily Bible Study
2. Daily Personal Prayer Time
3. Weekly Memory Verse
4. Daily Family Devotional Time
5. Weekly Father/Son Hour
6. Monthly Family Day
7. Weekly Dishwashing
8. Weekly Personal Laundry
9. Monthly Family Budget
10. Monthly Rent Payment
11. Weekly Hospitality
12. Monthly Sermon Preparation
13. Monthly Tithes and Offerings
14. Daily Letter-Writing
15. Daily Exercise
16. Trimesterly Short Film Production
17. Semesterly Screenplay Writing
18. Semesterly Music Composition

Goals:
1. Zero out all credit cards
2. File tax returns in a timely manner
3. Read 24 books
4. Create long-overdue music CD for a certain family
5. Organize a Scholastic Bowl for the home-school community
6. Organize a theatrical fairy tale for the home-school community
7. Cover one mile in 9 minutes
8. Bench-press 225 pounds for 3 sets of 10 reps
9. Perform one set of 10 pull-ups
10. Reduce bodyfat to 15%

And yes, it’s true: I have never been able to do a full set of pull-ups in my entire life. I haven’t even been able to do one pull-up since junior high school.