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Take a night class in the fall.
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Set foot in the gym on a regular basis.
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Eat less candy.
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See a show on Broadway and more local theater.
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Give away clothes I never wear anymore.
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Take a trip to a place I've never been.
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Learn how to make Indian food.
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Go to the doctor to find out why it feels like I am stepping on a phantom, balled-up sock but only sometimes, as this strange foot thing can no longer be used as an excuse to not exercise.
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Talk to older brother more often.
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Keep weeds under control and plants alive.
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Prevent somehow the initial onslaught of white flies so fighting them is not an endless battle.
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Continue the quest for quality sleep; consider sister's advice to spend lots of money on high-quality bedding to improve sleep habits.
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Wear sunscreen while working in the yard, remembering that tans are pretty but wrinkles and melanoma are not.
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Read some new books in addition to rereading old ones all the time, for God's sake.
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Hang out with parents and ask them how they're doing once in a while and what I can do for them.
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Spend time with faux nieces and nephews and new godson when he comes to town this summer.
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Become more Zen about pet hair and realize it's not going to completely disappear until the pets do.
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Keep watching favorites like Everwood, Veronica Mars, and Joan of Arcadia, but don't let other TV become a meaningless time suck.
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Work on controlling fierce frothy hatred of GWB.
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Investigate volunteering opportunities to channel political rage in positive way.
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Go to more of younger brother's gigs even when late at night and remind self that showing up is pretty much the most important thing a person can do.
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Continue to write daily in paper journal.
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Put down the antibacterial lotion once and for all.
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Be better about recycling.
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Buy a new digital camera and a laptop.
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Stop talking about opening an IRA and actually do it.
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Do not freak out when realizing I am now entering the age bracket of Michael, Hope, Elliot, Nancy, Melissa, Ellyn, and Gary while still keeping fingers crossed that this show will one day be released on DVD.
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Continue to keep my New Year's resolution to let myself be happy, especially in my relationships, especially in one that feels like all the birthday gifts I could want all rolled up in the form of one amazing person.
Get piano tuned.
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Take more pictures.
