resolutions.

I figure I ought to type these out instead of letting them float around in my mind. They'd get lost there. I've written them out in a way that I think is most conducive to me getting them done happily and successfully.

New Years' Resolutions:

1. Be on time to things. Class, meetings, meal-dates, playtime, church, times you've set to do things for yourself.

2. Exercise more. Run at least once a week. (This idea is oddly appealing, if I don't tell myself that I'm doing it every day. No. No, no, and no.) Goals are nice, but just be sure to be active at least 30 minutes a day. That's what's recommended. And it's paying off already! (Note to self: it is OKAY to take Sundays off, especially if I am sick.)

3. Reply to emails and messages promptly.

4. More random acts of kindness. It's a lot of fun to just do something nice for someone. ... and I still have all those thank-you cards, so there are really no downsides to this.

5. Write more letters. Actually establish a constant letter-writing with friends going abroad this semester.

6. No more late assignments. Even if the professors clearly don't care and/or won't penalize.

7. Use your timer more. Time discipline helps for room-cleaning and other activities that can be less-than-fun.

8. Learn more about my friends. - This isn't something I need to "improve," but it's something I really enjoy, and more is always good. There are a lot of people who I enjoy spending time with that I don't know very much about. Like I explained in one of my RA weeklies... it's just really very nice to have good conversations with people.

9. Learn more things from friends! Amanda is going to teach me crocheting, and I'm going to teach her knitting. (:

Mike had a very good idea of doing his list in sets of ten. Mine are still not extremely concrete, but I like them this way. I just need to keep this list somewhere where I can see it.

Things I can have number goals for:

1. This . It might not get updated EVERY day, but I will take a picture for every day this year, so there will be a post for every day. It won't be the end of the world if I don't actually accomplish it, but it's a really cool goal.

2. Learn to play 10 songs well enough to perform them comfortably without making a big fuss about whether they sound good or not.

3. Read 100 books. Yeah, I kind of stole this one from Joe, but it's a good idea! I have pocket notebook where I keep a list of all the books I read. I've used it since summer 2004. I need to find it, because it hasn't been updated since August, I think. I'm pretty sure it's at school somewhere.

And then there are some things to just keep ... maybe somewhere that allows me to keep the in mind. I wouldn't really call them resolutions or goals, though, just things to think about. Like listening more. Being more aware of the world around me (heck, reading the paper would be a good start.) Washingtonpost.com sends me emails ALL the time, and I hardly ever read them. I'd like to take more pictures, because it's something I enjoy and I feel weird realizing how few I took this summer. I will NOT allow my time home to get so boring that I notice the decline. (I mean, I do now. I'm trying to fix that.) The summer after freshman year was SO much fun and filled with good things. Can I do that again? I'd like to find a way to make being a grown-up more enjoyable. Eventually, I'm not going to live on a college campus, and that'll suck, but I have to figure out what I need to do to enjoy it. I need to listen more, and see what's up. Just... be more observant in general. I talk too much when I'm nervous, or buzzing with excitement, or delirious with tiredness. I don't know that I need to change this; I'm not too keen on changing something that's relatively harmless. But I ought to stop and think more before I open my mouth.

I used to make lists a lot. I think I'll do more of that, again.