A New Year’s Resolution
Posted on January 3, 2008 in Money Matters, Relationship by little mochi
For some reason, making any New Year’s Resolutions is not my thing. To be honest, I don’t think I have ever made one in the past. Why this year is different, I don’t know. Perhaps there are just so many changes in my life in 2007 that I just want to make 2008 an awesome year. So I actually sat down and thought for a few minutes on how to improve my life in 2008. Although already three days into the new year, here are my four resolutions for 2008:
1. Get Organized! In an earlier post, I mentioned me getting more and more absent minded. The fact that my house is a mess, my office is a clutter, there is mail all over the place, laundry that needs to be washed, laundry that needs to be folded, forgotten dates, and all the paperwork left unfiled has left me looking for things such as my keys, my address book, my shoes, etc. Having our mail all over the house has costed me several hundred dollars in late fees and overdraft fees. So it would only make sense that I get organized this year. Using the “new baby” excuse will get old eventually.
So here’s the plan:
- Get a Franklin Covey day timer. Actually, get the Franklin Covey and USE IT. Fill it with dates and to do lists. I’m a little old fashioned so using Outlook won’t help. I need to physically write it down. This won’t solve ALL the things, but it’ll be a great start!
- Buy organizational products to keep things in order at home.
2. Family. Family is very important to me. Not just my hubbie and new baby. But my parents and siblings and cousins and aunts and aunts and second cousins and great aunts and uncles. Oh, and my in-laws! Yes, even my in-laws! I have a big family. A really big family. It’s so big that every time there is a big family gathering (wedding or birthday), there is at least one person among the crowd that I do not know. It’s so hard to remember everyone’s name and birthdays.
So here’s the plan:
- Update my Yahoo reminder with Birthdays of all family members that I talk to.
- Start an online family tree so I know who is who.
3. Friends. I have to shamefully admit that I have been bad with keeping in touch with my old friends and classmates. Some years I’ll send a Christmas Card and some years I won’t. I rarely send birthday cards. Heck, I don’t even know or remember some of my friend’s birthdays!
So here’s the plan:
- Update Friendster, FaceBook, MySpace etc. social networking accounts and find old friends and classmates.
- Update Yahoo reminder with Birthday reminders.
- Update address book with updated mailing addresses.
4. Make Mo’ Money Online. Currently, I’m making a measly $10 / day online. I want to make more (who doesn’t?). I am going to make more. My goal for 2008 is not to double that. Not triple it either. I don’t even want to quadruple that. I want to work towards a goal of making 10 times more than that! I want to make $100 per day online.
So here’s the plan:
- Work on more projects this year. I may work on more as I complete these projects, but as for now, my 2008 projects are:
- I already am selling the Citizenship Test Guide on eBay. The sales volume is increasing. It’s too bad that the naturalization test is changing this October. So I need to update the CD for 2008 forward.
- I have the Baby Lullaby CD that I created (see my sidebar: One Dozen Baby Lullabies). I just need to upload it and actually sell that sucker. I need to get it listed on eBay, Amazon.com, and other online retail stores.
- Potty Training Handbook.
- I’m currently working hard to launch a baby tips/parenting newletter called Gagazine (http://www.gagazine.com). I’ll be launching it in a few weeks. For the time being, it will be offered for free in email format. My plan is to distribute a hard copy of it via direct mail. To sign up for the free newsletter, click here: Baby & Parenting Newsletter
- Do more blogging. I need to post at least twice a week onto this blog. I’m not talking about just stories off the top of my head. Rather, quality articles that you can walk away with thinking, “Wow, that was helpful” or “What a great article!” So, I’m creating another category in this blog for Money Matters. In addition to talking about Baby, Pregnancy, and Parenting, I will also offer tips on how to make more money, save money, reduce debt, and the like. I think as a parent, we all need a little extra cash for diapers, formula, clothes, etc.
Well, Year 2008, I hope you’re listening to me because I’m ready for a prolific, successful, and fulfiling year!
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