Resolutions and stuff

For me, 2022 had some good and bad moments. It was also the year that things opened up…for good and bad.   Lets’ hope 2023 has more highs and less lows for everyone.   

Some of my goals for this year are below:

1. Lose weight- I probably say this every year, but working at home over the last couple years left me sitting in front of my computer more often than when I went to the office.  It was a side affect of my computer timing out and saying I was unavailable whenever I took a short break.  With more days spent at the office, my movement numbers are naturally up, but more needs to be done as we go into 2023.  More dog walks, less DoorDash, etc.

   2. Learn more about the programs and apps I have purchased, but have barely used.  There is Final Cut, Pixelmator Pro, and other apps that I actually own, but have barely touched.

3.  Try to spend more quality time with wife…. More movies together, more dinners at the table, more home cooking together, and more coffee outside on the weekends. 

4.  Swim more - we spent less time in the pool last year and I guess the hours have gone down steadily over the past few years.  I am going to make an effort to swim every night for at least 30 minutes when pool gets opened and weather permits.

5.  Try to take more photos with my main camera.   The iPhone is great, but I need to rediscover some of the fun I had taking pics of birds, bugs and many other things.   Seems like the COVID home life actually had me taking more pics of my pets and wife, which is good, but I need to venture outside a bit more often.

6.  More YouTube videos - I always have trouble fitting this in, but I would like to increase the frequency a bit more this year.

7.   Just less laziness- never leaving the house has lead to some bad habits and my main goal is just doing more stuff rather than passively watching YouTube and other entertainment.  

8.  Appreciate what I have -  Rather than always seeking out that next best thing, I also want to rediscover things I own.  For example, using my KitchenAide Mixer to make dough for homemade pizza or listening to music more on days I work from home.

9.  For work, I want to enhance my Excel skills this year.  While I use the program daily, I know there is more to learn and I want to really dig deeper this year.  My wife just starting digging into Excel (using Youtube) and already knows things I never learned.

10.  Pay off bills - I am on track to do that to some extent this coming year.  I just need to be sure I don’t dig any new holes if I can avoid it.  Obviously, some of that could be beyond my control, but I will reassess how things went next year at this time.

Overall, 2023 is just a year that I want to get out and do more stuff, even if that is just my own backyard.   While I love working from home, it also became an excuse to just lay around the house.   As a result, I developed some bad habits and I need to replace those habits with much better habits.  

​I hope everyone has a more fulfilling and happy 2023!