My New Year Resolution: 2014

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Yesterday I posted about 2013 and the things I had done. Today I want to establish the things I want to do in 2014. This year instead of adding more things to my plate, I will be trying to remove things.

I realize I get to a place where everything is pretty well balanced and then get bored. I start to pile on things, and more things, and then even more things until I'm completely sleep deprived and miserable.

Where does that leave me in 2014? My goal, or resolution, is to be more focused and driven to complete things that interest me and can boost my experiences in life. These come through family, work and general real world experiences.

For these things to happen, I realize I need to become more efficient at work. That is where most of my life is eaten up. I work 60-80 hour weeks pretty consistently. As a creative, becoming more efficient isn't really that easy. Though I know the things I need to do to be more creative and get the ideas to come easier. I just need to do them.

You always see those articles about Things Successful People Accomplish in the Morning or before 8AM or whatever title it is that they are slinging that week. Though, when I was in grad school I was up at the butt crack of dawn and got so much accomplished. While I probably won't stand on my head and drink coffee through a straw while humming an Irish Jig, there are some things I would like to do, for me, first thing in the morning.

1. Get eight hours of sleep a night. 
2. Wake up early and go exercise. 
3. Eat breakfast.
4. Map out my day with only four tasks. It is easier to tackle a shorter list and you will feel less overwhelmed. 
5. Make my day top heavy. I am a procrastinator. Though of my four things to do, I will do the least favorable item first. I will. I will. 

2013 All Wrapped Up

I am more excited for 2014 than I was for 2013. Not really sure why, maybe I'm a nerd and just like even numbers better. 

Though, I had a pretty good year in 2013. It was more of a maintenance year. 

• I continue to work on my house. I've been in it for almost two years now and am still moving furniture around. I just can't get it right. 
• I started doing calligraphy and sign painting. It's still too early to know if it's going to work out but there will be a new website on the horizon. GEOOORGE.CO will house my work for sale. AHH!!
• Leroy got a year older and celebrated his birthday to a Curious George theme. He's becoming more calm though still behaves like a puppy and I wouldn't want it any other way. 
• The billboard I've been working on for an entire year finally got put up. It's 215 feet wide in the Legends Entertainment District in Downtown Phoenix. 
• I made my first quilt! There are more to come. 

Here are some of the highlights from my some of my family, friends and coworkers:

• Babies - Four of my friends brought life into this world. Three girls and one little man.
• Marriages - Three of my co-workers got married. Not to each other.
• Cars - There were ten new car purchases in our office. Whew!
• Houses - Two co-workers purchased new homes. 
• Pets - Little bundles of furr. . . there were five.