2008 Resolutions

So I actually thought about what I want to do in two thousand and eight. Here are my EIGHT new years resolutions:

Get Healthy

I’ve spent 10 or more years attached to my computer. Its time I got out more.

Design a Font Family

This is something I’ve wanted to do for years. I have sketches of font ideas going back a good ways and now that I’ve just setup some font software, I’m ready to jump in. I’ve always been interested in typography, it’s one of those are that goes highly unappreciated to those outside the design community

Learn a New Programming Language

I’ve spent the last 8 or 9 months perfecting my javascript skills and I’m ready to extend my skill set and do more with PHP. It’s something that I’ve played around with in the past but have never had a project to put anything into practice. Now that I’m really concentrating on this website, I think it’s time to come up with something that I can code myself from scratch.

Create an Illustration Each Month

I haven’t created an illustration in almost a year now. I’ve spent a lot of time really working on my coding skills and it’s past time that I go back to creating art. I promise myself that I’m going to create an illustration each month and put it online and maybe I’ll put them live on a specific day to keep it consistent…

Be Happy With My Website

Over the last 10 years, I’ve redesigned my website 30 times easy. Each of those redesigns have been good practice, but they are taking me away from my art. I’m afraid I’ll have to settle on this design for a good while or else I’ll always end up back in the redesign process. I’m actually very happy with the way this site is develping and I’m hoping it will stay this way for a while.

Keep a Journal Every Day

For three or so years, I used to keep a journal every day and I used to look back and see what happened on different holidays. For some reason it just stopped. I tend to forget a lot of the past and it’s the only way for me to remember the little things. Now that I have the baby, I don’t want to forget everything that’s happening now.

Make Lots of Time for the Family

Skylarr is getting bigger every day. I spend a lot of time at work, in my car commuting, freelancing, and taking naps because of lack of sleep and I don’t want to miss anything!!

Buy a House

This has been on my list for a while. My family is bound to get bigger very shortly and It’s time to get out of our condo and into a real house. Hopefully with the market the way it is, we may be moving mid year. Yeah!

So not bad, it’s the most resolutions that I’ve ever made and it will make me upset if I can’t meet each of them. Wish me luck in 2008 and Happy New Year All!