Well, it’s a new year and time for new things.  Time to give myself the once over and tighten up all the loose screws. 

I tend to set goals for myself all the time, not strictly limiting myself to the Earth’s position around the sun.  But, seeing as how this time seems to coincide with tradition, I’ll share some of my intended self-improvements.

I’d like to say that I’m going to stop filling my schedule, but I’ve resigned myself to the fact that that just ain’t gonna happen.  So instead, I’ve packed it full.

This year I’ll be filling in and teaching a web design class.  It only lasts until March, but I plan on making it as good as I can.  Which means doing some reading and planning.  My goal is to stay at least one week ahead in planning and hopefully lead a good class.

I’ve also decided to focus a bit more on my artistic side, making sure that I spend at least part of each day devoted to an art form of some sort.  Most mornings I’ll be practicing the trumpet, which I’ve just started playing.  And some evenings I’ll make some sketches or do some painting.  If I don’t feel too rushed, I’d also like to do some more writing.  Some of that will likely be done here, on my blog, and hopefully what I do write here is more engaging than some of my previous entries.

I’ll still be continuing to practice the martial arts as well, going to two or three taekwondo classes per week.  I’d like to do some tai chi if I could, but right now the schedule’s a bit too packed.

I’ll be continuing with my language studies as well, hopefully squeezing in 1 or 2 Polish lessons each week.

To help accomplish all of this, I’m more or less swearing off TV.  Not that I watch much now, but I’ll be limiting myself even more.  Instead, if I have the free time and I’m not working on some art project, I’d like to do more reading.

As if that wasn’t enough, I’d also like to do more local traveling, and spend more time with people – friends or strangers. 

The last change I plan on making is fixing my diet a bit.  I haven’t been eating well, mostly due to laziness when it comes to lunch, and I’ve noticed some signs of malnutrition in my fingernails that come and go, so I want to be more vigilant about that.  The main goal is to eat more fresh vegetables and ease up on the meats and dairy.

Those are my plans for the New Year.  Now all I have to do is get over this jet lag!