In 2008, I pledge to…

Well, it took almost a month, but here they are – my future broken resolutions for the year (√ = a stretch goal)

1. Workout: No, just once. Why start off by lying to myself?
2. My Lifelist Goals:
   • Birds: 375 (currently 332)
   • Butterflies: 100 (curr. 76)
   • Dragonflies: 50 (curr. 38)
   • Damselflies: 25 (curr. 18)
   • Goal animals: birds – Redpoll, Burrowing Owl, N. Saw-whet Owl, any alcid; butterflies – Queen, Painted Lady
3. Sell some of my graphic designs
4. Update martytdx.com (finally)
5. Update Fairweather Zealot (this blog – again, finally)
6. Take a trip to CA, CO, FL or TX – visit relatives, and of course birding. Better yet, take TWO trips (√)
7. Get my bike out and ride it regularly
8. Sell a photograph or win a photo contest
9. Read at least half of the 25 books I’ve bought over the last year-plus (but haven’t read)
10. Read at least half of the 10 work-related books I’ve bought but haven’t read √
11. Attend a UX conference
12. Win more $ than I lose in poker
13. Be a better husband
14. Prioritize goals better
15. Eat healthier – more veggies, less junk food and ordering out
16. Have a smaller environmental footprint √
    • Limit myself to 10 minute showers every morning
    • Walk instead of driving to the train
    • Use 1 paper towel instead of two in the bathroom
    • Use a dish towel instead of paper towels to dry my hands in the kitchen
    • Buy and use re-usable grocery bags
    • Recycle more
    • Reduce the amount of trash we generate – buy products with less packaging, compost food, reuse more √
    • Throw out less food – do more with leftovers
    • Home improvements that will decrease our footprint – new windows, use the AC less, etc.)
17. Spend more time on creative stuff (drawing, graphics, etc.)
18. Take my wife dancing and to at least one concert/show
19. Make at least $100 from my CafePress store
20. Keep in touch with friends better
21. Make sure I get all birthday cards and gifts out in time
22. See a Philly or Penn State championship (and not in fencing) √
23. Keep up with my professional mailing lists (IxDA, PANMA, etc.) √
24. Complete at least a dozen projects around the house √
25. Be more frugal with our money
    • Try to spend less than $10 a week on breakfast and lunch.
    • Bring in my lunch most days
    • Order out a lot less
    • Be better about returning things (too often we let stuff lay around until we can’t return it, sadly)
    • Build and reuse things instead of buying new, when we can √
26. Okay, really – lose 10 pounds and be more active. Seriously. √