{"id":2422,"date":"2010-12-31T12:02:34","date_gmt":"2010-12-31T17:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/?p=2422"},"modified":"2010-12-31T12:02:34","modified_gmt":"2010-12-31T17:02:34","slug":"out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Out With the Old, In With the New"},"content":{"rendered":"

That could almost be a catch phrase for what it’s going to take to get my house clean…<\/p>\n

I’ve been thinking a lot about New Years Resolutions. I tend to not like them, especially when they make it that much harder to use the equipment that I like at the gym. And yet? I find myself making them pretty much every year. In fact, I made quite a few last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In looking back at whether or not I succeeded, the one common quality in all two of my successful resolutions (run a half marathon, send out birthday cards) was that they were relatively small and easily measurable. I might have missed a birthday or two, but I managed to send a card to almost everyone in my family. And I finished not one, but two<\/em> half marathons. My more nebulous resolutions (lose weight, book more gigs, build up my savings), pretty much fell to the wayside. They were hard to track. Once things got tough, it was easy to let them fall by the wayside.<\/p>\n

The nice thing about successful resolutions? They become a habit. I’m still sending out cards. In fact, if you’d like to get a birthday card this year, drop me a line with your birthday and mailing address. And, once my foot heals up, I’m going to be pounding the pavement.<\/p>\n

This year, I resolve to make better New Years Resolutions!<\/p>\n

In 2011, I resolve:<\/p>\n