Happy New Year!  I’m traveling back to North Carolina today, but I’ve done some thinking about my resolutions for this year.  I don’t usually do such a thing, but I want the accountability they’ll (hopefully) provide me.  I’ll review them at the end of each quarter and allow myself a chance to get back on track.

This year’s goals (I prefer that term as “resolutions” has a bad rap):

1.  Read 60 books.  This is 5 a month, and in keeping with my current reading plan.  I read 67 in 2007, so it doesn’t seem like a stretch, but that includes text books.  No text books this year!

2.  Complete my novel.  This isn’t an impossible task by any means, but I know at some point I’ll get tired of writing, or at least hit rough patches.  I want to persevere, but at a reasonable pace for a first-time, non-professional novelist.

3.  Exercise 3 times a week.  I hate to put this on my list, because I just don’t want to do it.  I am overweight, but honestly, I don’t really care.  But I’ll keep on gaining weight if I don’t exercise, and besides, it’s good for your health.  That’s the real reason why I’m doing this.  Hopefully I’ll get back in the habit of going to the pool, because I do really enjoy that type of exercise.

4.  Write a letter once a week.  I’d love to do it more than once a week, but this is a more reachable goal.

5.  Memorize 4 chapters of the Bible.  I wish this goal was higher, but I want to keep it doable at 1 chapter/quarter.  I haven’t decided yet where I’m going to be memorizing from, but I’ll get to that soon.

Are you making any resolutions or goals?