I'm not really one for the New Year's Resolution. I think they're silly for the most part. Either you're going to change something about yourself or your not. The end of the year is just an excuse to make a half assed attempt at changing something about yourself.
2012 was kind of a weird year for me. A similar theme seemed to continue to pop up throughout the year. And that was not neglecting what I have or taking my life for granted. Live for the day was the lesson I learned after Kelly's uncle dropped dead in March. Then when we went on vacation in North Carolina, the same lesson popped up again. This time more in a "I shouldn't take what's around me for granted, I need to slow down and appreciate the moment more." Those lessons have stuck with me more than I thought they would at the time. I'm not necessarily doing amazing with those ideals but I believe I've made a little progress with them. If I was to give myself a letter grade, I would say I've achieved about a straight C on the adjustments I've made. I could do a lot better but I have shifted my life to a degree.
The other lesson of 2012 was that I have too much junk and I need to start purging. I've taken steps here and sent some stuff out the door and have plans to get rid of even more stuff throughout the winter months. My goal is to get rid of about 75% of my DVD collection and about 75% of my video games. If I haven't touched it since we moved into this house in May of 2010 then it needs to go.
On the weight loss front. I ended up dropping about 30 lbs. total in 2012. I fell off the exercise after I got sick in the summer but I successfully kept the weight off. I've been working out again the last month and I'm starting to see the weight come off again. So here's hoping maybe I can drop another 20-30 lbs. in this next round of heavy exercise.
On a more nerdy/fun note, I do have some goals for 2013 in my head currently. Here's a brief list:
Read the entire 300 issue run of Cerebus in the calendar year of 2013.
Level my dwarf hunter in WOW to level 60 during the winter months.
Read the 6 volumes of Essential Defenders.
Beat Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3.
Write more consistent blog entries.
2013 will also be a big year for Kelly and I. We've decided to try to have a baby and hopefully that will be successfully in 2013.
Until next time!
