Goals for 2009
So I’ve finally put together some goals for 2009. It’s taken me awhile but better late than never. In no particular order…
- Get Healthier – I’ve already started eating (somewhat) healthier but aim to quit smoking once and for all as well as getting out and exercising.
- Tech Consolidation – This one is probably a little out of left field for anyone who knows me. I’m trying to simplify my life so I’m going to be getting rid of all my servers and consolidating down to a single Windows Home Server. I’m also eventually going to give the $600 paperweight that is my laptop to my wife and turn her current laptop into a kitchen table laptop for general family use – which it essentially is already. This relates to item 4.
- Become More Frugal – Honestly I was quite good at this at one time thanks to my father’s influence growing up. However the past few years have been one step forward, two steps back. I wrote a blog post awhile ago that touched on this and I feel I’ve been very out of touch with my goals here.
- Simplify My Life – Although I’ve made some great steps in simplifying my life by quitting traveling and such I still haven’t achieved exactly what I want. I guess it would help if I knew what I wanted, but I’ll get there somehow…
- Get Outside – I have a 12′ pop-up trailer in my parent’s driveway still that I intend on using heavily this year. I also want to get out on at least two overnight hikes and use the many thousands of dollars of backpacking gear I have.
- Figure Out What I Want To Do When I Grow Up – For some reason I feel like I’m finally ready to take this step. Maybe it’s the fact that I’m turning 30 in less than six months or maybe it’s the fact that I’ve spent the last 15 years hopping all over the damn grid. I’ve made pretty good money from it but I’ve also come to realize that money isn’t nearly as important as people think it is. I’m going to start thinking about what I want out of life and run with it…