Other World

New Year’s resolutions are ultimately just goals. For me, the trickiest part about goals is keeping them realistic. And I doubt it will happen here. But one thing I’ve noticed: while many goals are hard to stick with, if I can manage just one day in a few to pull everything off, I still feel pretty good about myself.

Organization:

• Room gets thoroughly cleaned at least once a month
• Vacuum every two weeks
• Clean bathroom every two weeks
• Go through clothes and get rid of what I’m not wearing regularly
• Organize all the papers
• …AND the filing cabinet

Finances:

• Have taxes done by end of February
• Live off $600 per month (occasional large expenditures OK, like trip to Louisiana, and possible down payment on a house)
• Keep up with Tithing, check at the end of each month
• Take a personal Finance course, learn good investment and plan for retirement.
• Pay gas and Utilities at least a week before they are due
• Find checkbook.

Spiritual:

• Read scriptures daily
• Work on praying twice a day
• Sunday School lessons done a week in advance
• Read at least one gospel book every two months.
• Temple trip at least once a month (preferably every two weeks).
• Work toward being endowed.

Physical:

• Karate at least twice a week.
• Yoga at least once a week.
• Rock climbing at least once a month.
• More biking and roller-blading in the summer.

Social:

• Write to friends and family more often.
• Don’t neglect my friends in town.

Computers:

• Sort through the data. Organize it and get rid of old stuff (remember the filing cabinet).
• Make external backups of everything.
• Work towards Network + Certification.
• Work towards LPIC certification.
• Set up proper home network with Samba.
• Learn home network security.
• Finish soldering serial port to router.
• Read a chapter of a computer book a day (a week if it’s more than 20 pages).

Education:

• Figure out a path to finally graduating.
• Read 4 books a month
• Work on math or sciences at least once a week.
• Just be constantly learning.

Some of these goals are more inportant to me than others. And as a vague goal I want to find the things that need to be a priority and work out a schedule for keeping up with them. Essentailly, I want to learn how to put first things first in my day. But I also want one of those priorities to be having a bit of fun each day, and recognizing what fun is. So, here’s the list, today we’ll start with that bedroom…