I realize that I haven’t exactly been a stud at keeping this site up-to-date. I also don’t have any intentions (in the short term) to change that effort. However, I just wanted to let you know that I’ve got some interesting thoughts rolling around in my head, regarding what I want to do with this site.

I’ll just say that I want to make it less (at least a little) about me and use it more for giving back. We’ll see how things play out. Right now, it’s just a thought in my head and nothing more.

BTW, for those that are interested in my fitness exploits, I’ve signed up for my first full-marathon. Yikes!

Two months into the year and things are definitely going better in regards to my new year’s resolutions. In this post I’ll point out the highlights from the month of February. More…

So I just wanted to take a second to update you on my resolutions half way through February. As you can tell from my last post, p90x was my focus for February. So far we are doing awesome with it! I’ll give specifics at the end of the month. The worst part though is that our “before” pics got lost, so the earliest pics to compare to will be day 16. Argh!

Our budget has been holding strong and my reading has been progressing. I’m not waking up early yet (we do p90x at night) and I’ve yet to dive into Powershell. Basically, the ball is rolling, but there is plenty of room for it to speed up.

Here we are one month into the new year, and I really don’t have much to show for it! In fact, I’ve actually gained a little weight since the start of the new year. I’ve also been treading water with my saving goals. The one area that I have been doing good in is my professional reading goal (have been making good progress on Code Complete). Just about any other way you look at it though, this year has been very disappointing so far. The good news is that can change very quickly. More…

Here are my resolutions for 2010, all in one place. This will make it easier to reference them throughout the year.

Physical

1. Run a 5k in <25 minutes.
2. Run a 10k in <55 minutes.
3. Run a half-marathon in <110 minutes
4. Get weight down to 190 by September and maintain through December
5. Complete a fitness program (p90x or similar)

Professional

1. read 1 technical book a quarter
2. develop a usable web application on my personal time
3. drastically improve my domain expertise at work
4. get certified (probably MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Forms Applications)
5. learn PowerShell

Personal

1. save up for a new (used) car
2. get braces
3. improve conversational skills
4. read New Testament
5. start doing things early in the morning again

This section of resolutions is kind of a catch-all for everything that’s not physical or professional. There was one resolution in this section last year that I felt was huge (saving up for a down payment on a house) and I’m hoping to repeat that effort again this year. These are just general improvements that I would like to see happen. More…

2009 was a great year for me professionally. I learned a ton, made some great connections and even got a new job. While I didn’t quite accomplish everything that I had hoped for, the year was definitely successful. In 2010 I’m adjusting my goals a bit. Some of my goals last year were too lofty in my opinion, and actually detracted from what I wanted to accomplish. I’ll go into that more in a little bit. For now, here are my resolutions: More…

This category is probably the easiest to make resolutions for. It is no problem to define specific goals that are easily measurable. The challenge comes in when trying to make something that will last all year. I certainly don’t want to repeat what happened last year in terms of the weight roller coaster. That said, I did do pretty good reaching my goals last year, so I think that I’ll use them as a foundation for this year. So here are my physical resolutions for 2010: More…

As a whole 2009 was one of the most interesting years of my life. There were moments in years past that were more interesting (wedding, graduations, etc), but as a whole, I’d have to say that this year takes the cake. Going into the year I set more goals than I’ve ever done going into a new year and I’d say that played a big role in how this year played out. For 7 months I was all over most of the goals; really kicking butt. Unfortunately I then fell off the wagon and spent the next 5 months leveling things out, so to speak. More…