To Do list for 2014

I don't normally make new years resolutions, I never stick to them.  Maybe through the first few months I'll be good, but after that my attention drifts to something else and the old plan is soon forgotten.  I liked Alison's few simple goals for the coming year, and thought perhaps it might be time to try again.  Also since I'll have the promises documented it'll be a bit more motivation to actually stick to them.

So with that in mind, just what should I try to do this year?
I kinda think I should stick with this blogging thing.  It's been a great place to store all my notes as I work through different things.  I've already had to reference the stuff I've typed up here, so that gives it some value.  I've fallen into a twice weekly schedule, so no reason to change that.

It might be worthwhile to add some diversity to what I post, it's been largely dominated by programming stuff.  I'm not sure that's such a bad thing, it's just that there's other stuff I'd like to work on.  Like cooking is something I'd like to do more.  However, my wife always has dinner started before I'm home from work so it's not something I have lots of opportunity to do.

There's also drawing, I've just started to get confident with a pencil.  Not good with a pencil, just pretty sure that I won't end up with incomprehensible scribbles when I attempt a sketch.  I should really do more of that.  Let's make that a goal for next year.

Since it's inevitable that I'm going to write more about code I ought to give that some direction.  Instead of "Hey I just learned some new trick" the stuff I learn should be focused on creating some piece of software.  I have no idea what that might be, but I should pick some program to create, then create it.

That's enough I think.  I think I can stick to these goals... for a while anyway.  I'm still not sure I can keep my free time activities focused for an entire year.

1. Keep offering up blog posts regularly.  Operation: Verbosity!
2. More drawing, doesn't matter what just pencil marks on paper.  Operation: Paper's Misfortune!
3. Collect all the coding stuff you know and make something from it. Operation: Vaporware!