What’s the point of making resolutions if you don’t follow-up on them and evaluate your progress?
- Read more.
I said I wanted to read one book per month. I’m almost finished with “The Wind-up Bird Chronicle”, though there are almost two months down. I started “Summerland”, but for some reason just wasn’t into it (I got about 70 or so pages in when the library said Wind-Up Bird was available so I switched gears). I’ve also skimmed a nerd book on PHP and one on EJB3 as well as actually read one on Spring 2.
It’s been hard to find the time to read having a day job, a couple of side gigs, a baby and a wife battling a cold for a few weeks. My reading times are on the bus and the rare times I crawl into bed with enough energy to do anything.
I’d say I’m doing an ok job reading so far.
- Finish software projects.
I am full-fledged into a project with two friends, so if that counts, then I’m doing OK. Outside of that project, I’ve gotten very little done in the way of side projects. I’ve done some work for another friend, but it’s only been a tiny amount of work so far. The good thing about that is this guy will do some work for me as well, so I can get the hater site going. If I do that, then I’d say I’m on track, but otherwise, I think “five projects in a year” is in jeopardy (overly ambitious, maybe, but I wanted it that way).
- Play baseball or softball in a league.
Well, it’s still winter and there are no such leagues out there. I’ve talked about it with several people – Tom E, Tom B, Troy, etc. But, I haven’t searched out the league to play in, which is what I really need to get on top of. Just added that to my Remember the Milk list (if you haven’t tried that app yet, do so, it’s awesome times 10 and integrates into GMail wonderfully).
Almost two full months in, I’m doing ok with one, not so well with another and the final one hasn’t really been able to happen yet. I’m not disappointed with that, nor am I particularly happy – I’d give myself a grade ‘C’ (haha, poor kids when I’m a teacher someday). I do see the value of making resolutions, as it’s reminded me to focus on reading and such, and I seem to need goals to drive myself. I’ll do another update in a month or two.