Alright 2012. I'm ready now

I fell into 2012 feet first and full on. I danced in the new year with friends old and new before traveling to Mexico and then back to New Zealand. Once there I was met with a full on load of work as clients also scrambled to catch up with the new year and I tried to keep up with that and 1,000 other things that piled up. Today I had enough. I have too much crap in my life, so with that in mind it's time to cull the herd. Last years goals went something like this:

And so the tally for this year begins as follows:

Goals for 2011:
- work on learning Spanish
- get over fear of syringes
- go spelunking
- be completely debt free
- learn basics of drums
- create more artwork
- learn more about html and css to the point I can build web pages properly
- visit another country (again) or better explore the south island of NZ

Just as important to me as what to do with this year is what NOT to do with this year since it consumes valuable time and resources that could be spent more productively.

Not-To-Do list 2011:
- World of Warcraft
- more than an hour of tv or one movie per day
- waste money on things vs experiences
- nothing

Most of this I failed at because halfway thru the year I made new goals as my interests changed and my experiences here grew. And so, here is the new list:

Goals for 2012:
- continue learning Spanish
- go spelunking (doing in april?)
- be completely debt free (minus student loan) and save money
- get website published

- eat and maintain a healthy lifestyle- visit another country (again) or better explore the south island of NZ (dec?)

Just as important to me as what to do with this year is what NOT to do with this year since it consumes valuable time and resources that could be spent more productively.

Not-To-Do list 2012:
- World of Warcraft
- more than an hour of tv or one movie per day
- waste money on things vs experiences
- nothing

My nothing list pretty much stays the same. Cut out the waste, enjoy the fruit. I also have to cut out other projects such as Kung Fu, art projects, some free lance and gaming. Do less to do more.

New Goals of 2011

Personally I am not a large fan of new years resolutions. Instead I prefer to view the new year as a marker from short to medium length goals. Short term goals compress into a month. mid and medium goals fit in a few to several months. Long term goals for me are something that take years for me. Some of you may or may not know my goals from last year (see right) and with a few exceptions I completed the majority of the list and the remainders either became irrelevant to my living situation ( like learning Spanish) and have been re-catorgarised under good to know vs important.

For me moving out of the dorm and into my first apartment was a big deal. I enjoy my freedom immensely plus at the end of the day it actually cost less money than a dorm and student loan. Graduating college, paying off debt, job, working out, spending time with family, and dancing are pretty self explanatory. Moving to New Zealand was a off the wall move I'll admit but it's the consummation of a long term goal I decided on while 16 sitting at my desk one Alabama summer. Spelunking is more of a wow that just looks like fun so we are adding it. As for needles, well I have now gotten to the point where I can voluntarily give blood. That is a huge step. It is now fair to specify that I am not afraid of needles but afraid of syringes.

And so the tally for this year begins as follows:

Goals for 2011:
- work on learning Spanish
- get over fear of syringes
- go spelunking
- be completely debt free
- learn basics of drums
- create more artwork
- learn more about html and css to the point I can build web pages properly
- visit another country (again) or better explore the south island of NZ

Just as important to me as what to do with this year is what NOT to do with this year since it consumes valuable time and resources that could be spent more productively.

Not-To-Do list 2011:
- World of Warcraft
- more than an hour of tv or one movie per day
- waste money on things vs experiences
- nothing