New Years Resolutions

[niterydr]

Keep track of how I spend my money.

Checkbooks are nice for that, as well as microsoft money. 2 things I've found that help.

[AJ]

I'm getting fat. And sitting in a fucking cube all day isn't helping. People remember when I used to weight as much as a wet boot. Now I'm creap'n on the 200 mark and that shit just doesn't fly. I want to stay around 180-190, but I want less fat. To do this we are buying an oliptical machine and changing our diet.

More importantly I want to continue to not smoke. 1/1/07 makes 3 months of cold turkey quitting. I've got some ex smoking frineds that are a good help and motivation to that and jana puts up with the moodyness. If I have to select one to fail at I guess I will just have to get fat.

[A//// Guy]

Online banking ;)

[Halon]

I've already started even though it's not the new year yet, but I want to get my life more in order. My files are randomly stacked. I've already started working on getting things organized better already. Also like Jakey said, keep track of money better. Maybe start using coupons when I can. I already upped my 401k at work, and allocated my percentages into better accounts then they were in. I started up a savings plan. Instead of spending all the money I made while traveling this fall, I threw 5k into a new savings account I setup, and setup weekly deposits into it. I've always just let my money pile up in my checking account, but that has such a tiny interest rate. So now I have some set away, and making interest.

So ya, that's pretty much my goals, just get my life more organized, become more responsible...

[ABV]

Well, I pretty much completed all of my resolutions from last year, so I guess I'll just carry some of them over.

Debt free. This one I didn't quite complete last year, but I'm only a few months off the mark, and I should have it done by March at the latest. The only bills I'll have to pay are rent and insurance.

Complete the MS150 in June. This will be round two for me, so hopefully it will be slightly easier than last year. For those that don't know, this is a two day bicycle ride from Duluth to the Twin Cities covering just over 150 miles. It's to raise funds and awareness for the MS society. I had a blast last year, and I expect this year to be the same, but hopefully I can get a few more people to come with me.

Complete my first ever triathlon in July. I already have one picked out. I'm not sure of the exact dates, but it's the Chaska triathlon and it's usually held in late July. It's a sprint distance, which is usually about a 1/4 mile swim, 10-15 mile bike, and a 3-3.5 mile run. Not exactly Iron Man stuff, but it will still be plenty challenging.

If I have time and the inclination, I might go back to school, but I still have no idea what I would want to go for. A part of me thinks that if this is what I really want to do, I should just pick something and jump in. Getting started is probably the toughest part.

That's about it.

[ABV]

Oh yeah, one more thing I completed last year. That was quitting smoking. I was the guy who couldn't go 24 hours without a cigarette. Now 362 days later I'm almost one full year without. It feels great. I'm going to kick Allan's ass if he starts again. :D Although, he's about as big as I am right now, and if this elliptical he just bought turns into a clothes line, he'll be bigger than me and could probably kick my ass. But only if he can catch me. :D

[Kracka]

I miss biking too, I used to ride ~25 miles on a daily basis so I'm going to buy another mountain bike and start hitting the trails come spring.

[A//// Guy]

Me as well, I want to pick biking back up as well, we will dominate edits mountain biking paths!! lol

[Kracka]

YES, we will dominate *edit* on and off road!

[Thor06]

I am on the "getting in better shape" boat too. I was on the right track from this fall until I hurt my knee, now I am right back where I started and I hate that. I am finally going to get down where I want, now that my knee is better.