It’s true, everyone else seems to publish their new year’s lists come the turn of the calendar. I’ve done it for a few years now, but for 2007 I’ll take the same dual-list approach that I did last year. It’s lame, I know. But beyond helping me quantify 365 days, it’s also about the only thing I can come up with to write about on this first day back to work after 10 days off. So here goes nothing.

2006: Some things that I managed to do during those 8,760 hours

1. Got a dog. Had no idea what the hell I was in for, but this gets checked off the list. (with bloodied fingers, might I add)
2. Bought a(nother) house. We upgraded in May. We weren’t necessarily planning on doing it so soon, but we jumped when the market started showing signs. Glad we did. Now we can store junk in more places for even longer!
3. Made 15 gallons of homebrew. One cider that’s still aging, one passable beer and one batch of winter ale that I’m actually quite proud of. Good job, self.
4. Redesigned this site and also launched another. Though both could likely stand for retweaking already, I’m still happy with it. Being your own client sucks the hardest.
5. Rode the bus to work. I’ve enjoyed public transportation in other countries for years, but never had a need to do so here in the land of no-mass-transit-systems. And though moving to a new office has put the squash on be being able to do so currently, for three months over the summer I was saving 300+ miles per week on my car. It felt great.

And while 2005 was a year of big changes, 2006 was a year of digging in and pushing forward. And as for 2007…

2007: Some things I hope to do in the next 8,712 hours

1. Do more freelance work
2. Get another dog (to distract the first one while I run out the door, duh.)
3. Buy a porch swing and sit on it while having a homebrew
4. Invite/host all of my friends to stay for a(t least one) weekend. This is one I don’t plan on telling The Wife about.
5. Start weight lifting. Running is no longer cutting it (pun intended).
6. Change earrings. I’ve kept the same trusty pair since 2001. I need a change.
7. Enter a homebrew into the state fair, just for the ribbon saying I participated in the Kentucky State Fair.
8. Wear said ribbon in public without laughing
9. Finish #4, #5, #7 and #8 from last year
10. Run a marathon. Ok, well that’s the longshot one for this year. I’ve resolved to do this before I die (or perhaps this is how I WILL die). Maybe 2007 will be the year for it? (the running, not the dying).

Now off to get crackin’ on these…