I did this a year ago, and listed some of my "public" New Year's Resolutions. The ones that I don't mind the world seeing, commenting on, or being the recipients of. Now, again (like last year), these are in no particular order.
1) Get my weight down to between 160-175 lbs.
2) Read between 26-30 new books during the year (meaning - reading a book for the first time)
3) Return to "Book 1" - the project started in November 2006's NaNoWriMo. Continue the work, trying to push through to about a 1/2 novel... or about 100-150 pages, and shopping for critiques.
4) Write 8-10 short stories/articles/short scripts.
5) Complete 1st draft of a script idea I've been working with (working title: Four Corners)
6) Train to participate in the local Biathlon event (working up to around a 7-minute mile pace for up to five miles, and sustaining a 20mph pace on a bike for an hour).
7) Get an "A" in my graduate classes.
8) Clean, organize and purge my office (and keep it clean)... trust me... it is a bigger deal than one may think...
9) Clean, organize and purge my attic space... a big undertaking, considering the attic has become one of the "catch-all" storage spaces...
10) Clean, organize and purge from the guestroom (the other "catch-all" storage space... which has made the room impossible to use for anything else... like, guests!)
11) Travel - at least 2 "decent" excursions, and a handful of weekend retreats - with some actually being "alone time" (read: no familial obligations).
12) Develop and maintain a daily writing routine (starting target: 500 words, or about 1 page a day), a regular blogging routine, and weekly postings to "Fictional Echoes". Travel journals, and daily notes on life.
13) Return to the "Call Center" project, aiming to complete a first draft.
14) Send birthday and anniversary cards, and regular emails. Send "Thank You" notes in a timely fashion.
15) Learn to write a query letter.
16) Start building a marketing database/list of possible markets and submission locations - my personal version of a "Writer's Market" if you will.
17) Work on the 2007 NaNo Project - "Fantasy Gilligan" (with or without Chris, but preferably dragging him back into it so he can break out of his non-writing funk).
18) Work with Ben on the "Player" script project (originally his script idea).
19) Finish 95% of my Christmas shopping by early November.
20) Work on my photography skills.
21) To watch at least 100 "new" films/items from my Netflix queue (which, as I write this, is sitting at almost 500 items - a lot are series collections, but still...).
I think I'll cut it off here, as we are now a week into the new year... adding anything else would start seeming silly... Now, the question rolls to, "How many can I actually work on during the year...?"
I think it's time to find out...
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