New Year and Would Do’s

Honestly, I don’t expect much from 2008. 2009 is when I’ve got major stuff planned, like visiting the Philippines again or striking out on my own. 2008? No plans. Of course, that just means this is the year everything happens. Already, once permanent things are changing. And this is only the first day of the year! I wonder what the rest of 2008 has in store.

I’d love to make some New Year’s resolutions but everyone knows those are never kept. Instead, I have a “Would Like To Do” list of things I’d like to do eventually, though it doesn’t have to happen this year.

Included (but not limited to) are the following:

Learn how to play tennis. Because it looks fun! Out of all the sports I’ve seen or tried, tennis appeals to me the most. It’s flexible in that you can play by yourself against someone else, or you can play as a team in doubles. It’s also really satisfying when you hit a ball squarely into the opposite court. The only part I’d liked about softball was hitting the ball. In tennis, I get plenty of opportunities to do so.

Read more. Not just books. Magazines, newspapers, they’re all fair game.

Write more. Blog more too!

Talk better. Not talk more; that gets boring. Talk better as in communicate in a clear, concise and engaging manner.

Socialize. This would probably help with the above. Meet more people, make nice friends, do new things - basically get out there and live!

Get back into web mistressing. And all the coding stuff that goes with it. I’m definitely going to learn Javascript (at last!) and polish my skills in CSS.

No typical goal to exercise more. Since I joined the gym on my birthday (literally on my birthday), I’ve been fairly good about using my membership. I do dread going to the gym during the next two months - I hear that getting fit is a top New Year’s resolution, which translates to packed gyms. It won’t last, though. Apparently, as the months pass, attendance steadily wanes until the gym population is back to normal.

I guess I’ll see for myself tomorrow. For now, Happy New Year!