Resolutions 2011

Last year I made something like 14 resolutions. I think I kept one, maybe two (although I did come close on a couple of my goals). This year, I'm gonna keep things simple by focusing on the things I do that make me happiest.

See, I kept myself pretty busy during 2010. I had a lot of fun performing (with one pretty notable exception), but, really, theater isn't the thing that's made me happy. So I'm pretty much done with the stage, I think, except for the improv team.

Of everything I did in 2010, I got the most satisfaction from the daily sketches I did and, of course, NaNoWriMo. So my goals for 2011 are going to be a continuation of those activities.

1 - Continue with One Sketch per Day

2 - Write at Least 250 Words per Day

By the way, 250 words (about the equivalent of 1 type-written page) takes about 15 minutes to do. This should be an easy goal to keep.

3 - Complete a Second Draft of the Novel I Wrote in November

4 - Write and Draw at Least 4 Complete Comics

Here we're talking 6 or more full-sized pages, hand-drawn (not that I have anything against Microsoft Paint). I got an idea for a pretty fun little comic while I was in the shower the other day, and I'm participating in a writing competition in which I plan to do a comic, so, hopefully, this goal's not too unrealistic.

And now, a little something extra:

5 - Start Saving for a Real Vacation

Travel for me has always been a pipe dream. I've never made concrete plans to go ANYWHERE further away than Smith's Marketplace. I don't have any idea where I'll go (maybe New York, maybe the Grand Canyon, or maybe I'll just pop down to Cedar City for the Shakespearean festival), but I want to start planning for the trip by setting aside a little extra from each paycheck.

I think that'll do it.