New Year Resolutions and Revolutions

Around the House (May be hindered by lack of money)
Clean Carpets.
Consider taking out carpet and cleaning up the hardwood floors.
Organize Photos
Make something cool and usable out of wood.
Make mulch / compost maker
Fix or redo main “cluster/hub” in sprinkler system
Organize the kitchen and cupboard (Keep it that way)
Clean dust books / bookshelves-- donate SOME of the books back to the library
Consider replacing main drain line from house.
Look into adding a sitting area on front porch
Organize Garage
Make shed-- There is a plan but, it will be a lot of labor and take a long time to complete. I look foreword to the challenge. But, I am not sure when a large enough block of time can be found to do it,
Look into adding more light into back yard-- So my son can burn off more energy after dinner.-- It gets dark early in the winter months.
Add ceiling fan to main entry room.
Have wife paint. Do NOT pick up a paint brush all year.

Adult Things and Responsibilities
Find a new job- Must have benefits
Make/Create Will
Go through all insurance documents and check coverage(s)
Continue to Raise a well rounded and balances child
Work on detail orientated skills
Work on listening skills

Wishful Thinking and Positive Thoughts
Win the lotto
Spend lots of time wishing for a free-- good quality laptop.
Go away for weekend without child.
Save money- Pay more debt off.

Writing
Practice and improve my writing
Keep Blog Going
Write the two children's books that have been stuck in my head for the last year
Start writing my fantasy novel
Start writing my novel
Create list and details of all Characters in Ulysses. (major work)

Reading
Read a average minimum of 1 / 2 hour a day
Read the classics in Lit, and Fantasy
Explore more of the realm of Magical Realism
Study more about writers in 1920's Paris
Re-read Ulysses
Read The Art of War, The Prince and The Inferno
Read Finnegans Wake (LOL)

Cooking around the kitchen
Have some fun with Solar Cooking
Using peppers from my garden make and bottle a batch of hot sauce
Use the slow cooker more than once this year
Make bread more often
Make more with grains
Eat more fruits and vegetables
Have a real dinner party for family
Use stand-mixer more often- I already use it a lot for masking pizza dough.
Try new recipes
Create the ultimate vanilla and peanut butter desert.

Gardening and Yard
Grow a better vegetable garden (I have always done well with this- But, I want a better one.
Remove tree stump from back yard
Do a quick CHEAP re- landscape of front yard planters
Begin some type of mulching /composting process
Create the ultimate seed starter system for the 2006 growing season. (with grow lights)
Improve water system for vegetable garden and vegetable pots

Exercise and mental health
Walk dog more often
Buy a pair of high quality non leather hiking boots
Meditation

Fun
See “The Dead” play more than once this summer- (If i write it down it will happen right?)
Begin my bid for presidency (set up exploratory committee)