Uncle Roger's Notebooks of Daily Life

2006 Goals

First off, here's a summary of how I did on last year's goals.

• Personal - Increase social interaction
  Pretty much a complete failure on this one. Simply too much going on with the kids to try and organize things.
• Personal - Reduce weight & increase strength
  Heh, more lack of success. I did keep up the water bit though. I gave up the ankle weights pretty quick because I could feel the stress and pain in my knees and ankles. I did ride the bike a fair bit throughout the year, and I've found a way to keep that going -- I got one of those self-contained TV poker games and so I can sit there, ride the bike, and lose virtual money.
• Personal - Improve responsiveness
  I'd like to think I did better on this. At the very least, I made a conscious effort.
• Professional - Guide to Technology Reapplication
  Again, no such luck. Not as easy as it looks (writing the thing). I think I may scale back and go for something a little less ambitious, consisting of what I have already, but cleaned up.
• Professional - Send out bulk mailing
  Can't do this without the materials to send.
• Professional - Develop Technology Reapplication Seminar
  Not even close.
• Professional - Take (and pass) economics class at City College
  This just didn't fit in the schedule, with the kids. I think this may have to wait until the kids are a little older.
• Professional - Move the TechSynthesis bank account
  Didn't get to this either. Gotta dig up the paperwork necessary for opening a new account.
• Family - Have at least one family outing per week
  We've kind done this, although not in the sense I intended. I'm hoping we can start hiking on the weekends more, especially since Rachel thinks she needs to lose weight.
• Family - Take at least three family camping trips
  2006, come hell or high water.
• Home - Clear out the attic
  Did a little bit. Not that you'd notice. This year, though, for sure. We're getting a dumpster within a month to get started.
• Home - Complete the wiring project
  Despite Rachel's regular comments about how hard it is not to have a linen closet, this didn't get done. And probably won't, for a while, anyway, unless we suddenly come into some money.
• Home - Get the new front door installed
  Real Soon Now.
• Home - Install New Curtains
  Woohoo! One that got done! Mostly, anyway. We got the bedroom curtains installed and all. This year, we'll definitely get the living room and dining room windows done -- according to the Broken Windows theory, we have to.
• Home - Clean out the backyard
  Nope. But, we're getting a dumpster, Real Soon Now.
• Web - Personal Web Page (sinasohn.net)
  Still nothing there... I guess I don't have a life.
• Web - Personal FAQ
  Again, nothing. Not that anyone cares, mind you.
• Web - Post a minimum of 20 images a month to my photoblog
  Yay! I did it!
• Post a minimum of 10 notes per month to Notebooks
  I met this goal with the exception of three months (April, July, and December). Better still, if you take an average, I posted a total of 216 notes for a monthly average of 18. Pretty good for a schmuck with two kids.
• Web - Move websites to new host
  Well, 60% is traditionally a D, but it's still better than a complete failure. I've moved six of the ten domains, which is pretty good. One of them I probably won't move at all anyway. The others just need a little more coordination.

Got a couple done, but for the most part, they're all still outstanding. So, last year's goals are this year's goals.