January Review

In relation to the New Years resolutions and The List:

Pros

• Built shelf for alcohol cupboard
• Seen friends I haven't seen in a while
• Wrote blog regularly
• Got bike fixed and been on gym exercise bike
• Made decent progress on website (more to write soon...)
• Booked a holiday abroad (more to write soon...)
• Cooked twice
• Entered into another dodgeball tournament (more to write soon...)
• Haven't had stupidly long lie-ins

Cons

• Hardly been to the gym
• Haven't started managing money
• Haven't made a list of moral English companies
• Haven't played Guitar Hero much to learn drum rhythm
• Only read 1/4 of my book
• Haven't started to learn IPA
• Haven't crossed anything off list yet

Overall

So-so... started off well but got lazy. Must make new aims and follow them better.

Aims for February:

1. Get website working fully, minus any design/styling
2. Finish off book, and start new one
3. Cook twice
4. Install money managing program
5. Get photos on computer up to date
6. Play Guitar Hero a bit more
7. Bring stamina up and join a boxing gym
8. Compile a list of moral British Companies
9. Cross at least 1 thing off list.

News Years 2010 Resolutions

I see new years as an important time for self improvement, and as such take resolutions quite seriously. I realise I won't succeed in all, but will try to as much as possible!

1) Continue being patriotic. Start using correct English spellings (realise instead of realize, organise instead of organize)

2) Start investing in moral British companies.

3) Have no more than 8.5 hours sleep.

4) Start boxing, with the intention of sparing somewhat competitively by next year.

5) Learn the drums.

6) Cook something exciting twice a month.

7) Make a website.

8) Start to pronunciate correctly. No more lazy talking and mumbling.

9) Sort out my finances.

10) Try and read a book a month.

11) Start riding bike, with the intention of completing a 50 mile bike ride soon.

12) Although I don't really do it, exaggerate less.

13) Have less tolerance for people pissing me off.

14) Start creatively writing in some way.

15) Be nicer to friends, cultivate more relationships.

16) Learn IPA (international phonetic alphabet).

17) Keep traveling. Try and go to at least 4 countries.

18) Not take things like off the cuff comments to heart as much.

19) Make this year even better than the next!