New Year!

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2009 is here!

2009 is here!

2009 is here!

Okay, if it isn't so obvious, I'm happy that it's a new year!  I'm looking forward to what this new year will bring.  I'm awaiting a friend to get to my place to head to a Sugar Bowl watching, so my "year in review" will be put on hold for now but I figured I should start working my accountability angle for my resolutions with a quick blog.

1.) Lose the holiday weight and keep it off.  My quantified goal is to lose 15 pounds by Memorial Day.

2.) I started budgeting from a spreadsheet this last year, and my goal is to continue creating margin and to maintain a habit of itemizing my spending through all of 2009.

3.) Read at least 3 marketing books this year and 3-4 growth-oriented (professional/personal/etc.) books. 

4.) Get involved in student ministry in some way (college or high school).  This has always been on my heart but the doors have not opened... I am resolving to pray for open doors and to watch for what God may reveal. 

5.) Learn to play guitar, for real.  

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