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I don't like new year's resolutions in the form of "get organized" or "lose weight." I think those are great, and I plan to do both. But they're not much fun.

Here's my list from 2006:

• cook one meal a week from scratch [check!]
• take the train to work
• get a new apartment [check!]
• finish furnishing my apartment [check!]
• play chess once a week
• join an orchestra or quintet
• see live music twice a month
• see one big-ticket concert at least every four months
• ride, run, climb socially [check!]
• put up my hangboard and use it. [check!]

And there were some additions:

• Spend at least one night camping every month.
• Take my bike out on the trails at least twice a month. [check!]
• Watch the Olympics

Not too bad. I'm cooking more, I have a great new apartment, I've furnished it, and I've been following through on my training plans. I fell way, way short of 24 trail rides this year, but I've been getting out regularly for the past couple of months, so I checked that off anyway. There are a few things that I let fall through the cracks, but I did okay this year. With workouts like this now a regular part of my routine, I'm willing to let a few things go.

So here's my to-do list for 2007. I'll meet you back here next year and we'll see how I did.

• Pay off my credit cards.
• Sleep from 11pm to 8am every night.
• Join an orchestra or quintet.
• Cook more often, cook more creatively.
• Finish one book each month.
• Eat desert only when eating with friends.
• Take my vitamins every day.
• Draw or sketch three times a week.
• Keep a training log.
• See live music somewhere once a month.
• See four big-ticket concerts this year.
• Climb outdoors twice a month.
• Start lead climbing.
• Camp out one weekend every two months.
• Call my friends more often.
• Eat breakfast at home.
• Ride 20 miles a week.
• Hike or trail ride twice a month.
• Run 6 miles a week.
• Weigh 175lbs. by this time next year.

Eat right, excercise, be creative. Get outdoors, take friends with me. Make playing and listening to music a vital part of my life again.