Truth hurts, more so when self-inflicted.

More so than longing for something destined to never be one's own.

To New Beginnings, Happy 2009

New year, new blog, new resolutions to break. So many in fact I had to graph them out by categories.

That's right -- all my big new year resolutions jotted down on scratch. The big plan is follow through with at least 75% of them. 3 to 4 margin is good, wouldn't you think?

I broke down the resolutions to 7 main categories: Fitness & Health, Financial, Entertainment, Dining, Travel, Work, and Family & Friends. A bit raw to start with, but specific enough

Health & Fitness
- Eat healthier
- Walk instead of drive
- Start picking up basketball (again)
- Take Biskit out more often; visit dog park at least once a month
- Make a note to eat breakfast
- Learn to cook (complete a 5-course meal)
- Start recycling at home
- Stop biting thumbs
- Stay off cigarettes
- Be good about keeping doctor appointments

Financial
- Actively monitor 401k
- Donate to charities
- Hire CPA
- Hire financial advisor
- Pay car registration on time
- No more traffic tickets!
- Start aggressively saving
- Clean out unused, open accounts by March
- Get out of debt by Q2

Entertainment
- Arrange a camping trip
- Go fishing for the first time
- Attend a minimum of 2 Laker games, 4 Angels games
- Learn to play 5 songs on the guitar
- Take up photography
- Attend a 10 concerts
- Build something
- Arrange a Mammoth trip
- Play a poker cash game at a Vegas casino
- Read a book a month
- Complete unfinished video games

Travel
- Visit Italy
- Visit Hawaii
- Visit France
- Go on a cruise
- Build a photo album of travel destinations
- Take a road trip up PCH to visit the Redwoods
- Visit at least 5 different local beaches

Work
- Remember coworker birthday and anniversaries
- Follow through with monthly team dinner/activities

Family & Friends
- Never forget/miss a birthday
- Take Mom out to eat at least once a month
- Clean out Mom's garage

That's it for now. I wonder how many I can complete -- maybe I should revisit within 3 months and see where I'm at. Keep it a running to-do checklist.