Plans for 2010

Not resolutions, but plans for the new year...

Continue to get in better shape

• Weigh less than 200 lbs at some point in the year
• Run and complete a half marathon
• Attempt to complete a full marathon
• Be able to do pull-ups
• Buy bikes

Make the home office presentable again

• Not used for random storage any more
• Filing cabinets accessible and used on a regular basis

Improve financial management skills

• Maintain a functional monthly and annual budget
• Reduce non-mortgage debt by 50%

Improve work/life balance

• More "random" days off from work for fun with family

Academic Avocation

• Submit book proposals
• Write another non-fiction NaNoWriMo / PragProWriMo
  

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Christmas Card

Note the postmark on this card from our friend in the government:

Messy Play

I'm not great at keeping the house clean to begin with, so the idea of messy play is usually a bit intimidating to me.  I guess I have to be in the right mood for it.  Tonight, though, was finger-painting night at our house: