"Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you find you a better person." ~Benjamin Franklin
I personally love the tradition of making New Year's resolutions. I don't think I've ever completed resolutions 100%, but I find striving to try something new is a worthy and fulfilling (whether completed or not) pursuit.
2011 Recap
Last year, my resolutions were to bake my own bread, take up photography, and paint something for my apartment. I did bake bread - a new one per month from January through June. Then summer hit full force and my bread baking habit ended - who wants to have their oven on when it's 85 outside. So, although not 100% completed, my resolution has developed into a hobby I will continue with every winter - fresh baked bread is the perfect cold weather comfort food. I also took photographs. I have taken 264 to this date, so I did not quite make the goal of 365 pictures within a single year .... but, I plan on finishing the 365 project within the next few weeks. This was my favorite resolution and definitely a hobby I will continue to pursue. My last resolution was my true "failure". I did not paint anything for my apartment. I did enlarge a few of my pictures and hung them on my walls. I'll just have to roll this resolution over for 2012.
Resolution 1 - Paint something for my apartment
This is a carry-over from last year ... hopefully I'll do a better job of it this year.
Resolution 2 - Switch to cash-only
I am excited to make the switch to going cash-only. This resolution is not quite so exciting, but definitely a challenge that is worthwhile. My brother and sister-in-law have gone cash-only for the past year. My sister just made the change in September. They all rave about it as being a great way to save money.
Resolution 3 - Dance more often
Last year I went dancing twice a week - Wednesday and Thursday night. That has slowly dwindled down to only once in a while. A combination of gas prices increasing and my energy levels not being infinite led to a sharp decline in my drives down to Harrisburg for salsa, bachata, merengue, and cha-cha. I'm sure I won't go twice a week, but I'd like to go at least once a month. I really miss it!
Paint brush photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/61577651@N00/291470015/.
Cash photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/21174434@N08/3027251691/
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