- Just a quick review of 2009 to see how I did and what I still need to do....
- I want to .......
- ....Lose weight. Go from 290 to 250... Went from 295 down to 275 and back up to 295... damn Christmas cookies.
- ....Spend more time with my kids....(OK ok I did not do that bad with that this year) Not a bad year, lot of movies and fishing time with them. I would still love to spend more quality time w/ em.
- ....Learn more things. That is always a challenge based on time available. I'd love to learn a 3rd language, finish a degree or something useful. I learned Ubuntu OS and am working on how to make wooden arrows and strings for my bows and wooden bows.
- ...work on the house. That is always money and time dependent. There are some things I'd like to do and some things I have to do . - Patched roof, made water barrel , took are of toilets and the list never stops.... lol
- ..take a vacation.
- ..dig out the damn root thats in my back yard....
- ... go camping with my kids. I want to go to Starved rock. I'd like to go fishing with them and actually catch something outside of just weeds. Went back yard camping down state , but it was a rather cold summer this year... but I think they are in to it now. We caught lots of bluegill, bull heads and Carp.
- ... sleep for a day with out end. I did that for three day s with a massive sinus infection...
- .... work out more....I need to make time for that. No ones going to make time but me.
- .....get a new camera or even an old digital camera. Mine bit the dust and I want to catch my kids before they grow old.
- .... fly a kite.Just pick a day and go fly a kite. Done, I need to pick out a few more days now.
- ....for the umpteenth year I want a new tattoo
- .... get drunk. Done.
- ......read more books. (I read about 20 in the last year, but more is better) . Up to about 3 books a month...... Mostly horror, zombie, werewolf books, but its still a book.
- ..... write a book...(about what I have no Idea..)
- ..... ride 200 miles on my bicycle this year. - about 50
- ..... get my motorcycle up and running. (I need a new battery and carbs cleaned)
- ...ride 500 miles on a motorcycle.
- .....finish my motorcycle tech class.
- ..... eat healthier. During the week - not a prob, weekends and anything goes.
- .....fast once a month.
- ...... get back in to meditating
- ....to get away from everything for a week
- ....to cook a banquet for friends
- ....to brew my own beer . I brewed my own root beer this year!
- ...to go to the movies more. Ahh the cheep show, how I love you and your $3.00 movies and six visit punch card.
- ....to learn how to weld or solder copper pipe . I learned how to solder wire....
- .....to make a potato gun
- .....have my back looked at by a professional
- ...get a straight razor shave. DOne, and I bought a leather strop so I can keep it honed.
- ....to have some one fine me attractive.
- ....to win 25 million dollars.
- ....to sleep with a beautiful stranger.
- .....write down my dreams again.
- .....get back in to the bow and arrow. Done, I bought 2 news bows , a long bow and a bow from the 50's for my sone. Arrow making is nxt on my list.
- ...build a pinewood derby.
- ....buy a lever action rifle.
- .....go hunting for whitetail deer.
- .....make an award winning chili
- .....help the homeless. no but I did help the people in Haiti as best as I could.
- ....drive on rt 66 from end to end.
- .....to back to Quaker Steak and Lube.
- ....buy a rolex.
- ....upgrade my cars.
- ....buy my parents a new home.
- ....cry and feel good while doing it.
- .....laugh ntil I cry.
- ....paint the garage.
- ....watch battlestar galactica. - I saw the season ender . Now I watch fringe.
- .....do so many things befor my time runs out.
- ....go to India.
- ...go to Antarticia.
- ...go to Spain.
- ...go to Japan.
- ...Place a bet in the Kentucky Derby.
So all in all not too bad in what I wanted to do. I just need to make more personal time for myself.....
Pax.