I’m not a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. They are generally drunken promises made on December 31st that are broken by the middle of January, if they are remembered at all. I don’t make resolutions.

My goal for 2010 is to complete one major self-improvement project each month. That’s an entire year of 30-day projects. As each month goes on, I will be updating this blog with the status of each project. Some of the projects will be physical, some will be mental, some will be improvements on my relationships. My goal is to do something meaningful, useful and challenging each month.

Here’s my list:

• January: Wake up at 5am AND read to my kids every night before bed.
• February: Do 100 push-ups at one time by the end of the month. There is also a secret project this month. I’ll be keeping notes and posting in March.
• March: Do 100 sit-ups at one time by the end of the month.
• April: Spring Cleaning. I will declutter every room in my house this month.
• May: Have a sit-down dinner with my family, at the dining room table at least 3 times per week.
• June: No computer use, while anyone else in the family is awake, except for household necessities, such as bills.
• July: Write fiction every day.
• August: Buy nothing new this month.
• September: Attempt to learn a new language. http://ijaar.com/29-free-websites-to-learn-a-new-language/ ^[1]
• October: No yelling at the kids.
• November: No complaining. Not at home, not at work.
• December: I will have done 14 projects this year. December is a month off.

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