A New Year Calls...

Last year was crazy. It was good, but it was crazy.

This year promises to be steady and... well... busy.

And, admist all that business, I am afraid of loosing all the crazy and nice things I had going last year. So, after seeing Tiger enter the blogosphere, and after reading all of my Rather's blogs, I've decided to revive this blog.

That being said, I know I have no time. Let's face it, I have about one hour free a day durning the week*, in which I have to cram everything not-work, not-gym, not-cooking, not-cleaning, not-ironing.

So, I am following Maggie's example and writing my goals for 2010, in order to help me prioritize :)

Things I will do: Projects
1. I am finishing my novel**. 'Tis enough. I am turning 26 this year. The time has come to stop wishing I would become a writer and BECOME one. Even my I-so-wish-you-had-been-an-engineer-dad has told me to do it! I have promised to write at least 4 hours a week. ***
2. I am writing more. This means, finishing all the stories I have half done.
3. I am going to put more time and effort into Razor Thoughts. As things turned out, I was hired the day I created the blog. Therefore, I haven't worked on it as much as I should. It is a very important project for me, so I will take the time to promote, update, and improve it.
4. I will finish all the stuff we have planned on the Rath, without getting overwhelmed (see next section for more details).
5. I will read at least 12 books this year. Yes, that is a pathetic goal, but we are talking about prioritizing, here, and if my time as a reader has to be replaced with time as a writer, so be it. I DO envy all of you "100 books per year" people.
6. I will save money. Yup. Lots of it. I have to stop spending... So, since goal 5 is looking so measly, I think I may put off my yearly Amazon order another year. **** Afterall, I have a trip to England, a wedding, an apartment, and a move to Australia to save for! *****

Things I will do: Personal
1. I will NOT get stressed out, therefore....
2. .... I will NOT get sick. This whole eating every other month thing is NOT good. I have to learn to manage things and not let them affect my poor body.
3. I will talk to my sisters more often: at least once a week!
4. I will talk to my parents more often: at least once a day!
5. I will talk to my grandma and aunt at least once a week!
6. I will hangout with my RL friends AT LEAST once a month! (I love my Rath friends, but, let's face it, they live very very far away :P)
7. I will go to the gym at least 3 times a week!
8. I will cook more, so that I don't have to choose between not eating and eating the crap they sell close to work.
9. I will take time to ENJOY the Rath, instead of just working on it. I feel like my time at the Rath has been less about chatting and knowing people and more about getting a,b, and c done, lately. So, even if I have to ask Maria to stop some projects, I am taking the time to just RELAX at the Rath.
10. I will NOT GET STRESSED OUT!!! So, if work is bugging me too much, I will quit :)


*This, of course, aside from the time at work when I am pretending to be working but am really looking at the Rath or GoogleReads or Twitter or Chatting or something :P
** I use the term "finishing" very loosely, as I only have a prologue, half a chapter, 30 pages of notes, and about 3 years of carrying the story in my head.
*** This, of course, means I probably won't be updating this blog very often.
**** I keep going back and fourth on this one. I add books to my cart, take away books, say I won't order, decide to order NOW... It's been going on for months... I can't promise I WON'T do it, but I'll try.
***** Not necessarily in that order =P