so this is the new year?

so... we're 10 days into 2010, and while those 10 days have been pretty ok, they haven't been really anything special.

i think i'm going to change up the format of this blog a bit, and start being a bit more open. reading through older posts, it seems like i've been a bit cryptic. that wasn't my intention, but i feel like it needs to change. i feel like i'm not really getting the most out of the journaling experience. so i plan to write more often, and to be more specific about what's going on in my life. for a while, i was afraid that someone i know in real life might be reading this... but now i'm pretty sure that no one really is, so i feel pretty safe to do so.

right now i'm kind of stuck in a bit of a rut, personally and professionally. as i said in my previous post, i've got a lot of stuff to do, both literally and figuratively, and it's not really getting done. there are a lot of reasons for this, including anxiety, fear, and to be honest, some of it is sheer laziness.

it has to stop, though. this work is piling up and it really has to be done before i can move forward with my life, which is all i want to do.

so, i have decided to make a to-do list here of things that i need to accomplish each week. and there will be rewards for completing the list, and consequences for not.

this week i MUST:

deal with credit card fraud

clean my apartment

pay all outstanding bills for january

order cheques

spend one hour a weeknight cleaning out my closet (it's a huge walk-in and is a total disaster. i need to give away like, seven bags of clothes but it takes me forever to decide what to keep and what to get rid of. this is not an unreasonable amount of time and it will probably actually take me more than this to fully complete, sadly)

buy groceries

read at least three chapters of the driver's handbook

spend 30 minutes a weeknight practicing hiragana

go to yoga on wednesday night

run at least three days, one of which should be a 10k

call kim

BONUS TASK:

go to spinning on thursday or friday morning

this week, here's the deal. if i complete all of these tasks, i can buy a new nail polish. if i complete all of these tasks including the bonus task, i can buy a new blush. if i do not complete the tasks, i can't buy any coffee/tea on the weekend. that maybe doesn't sound like a huge deal, but believe me -- it is.

i also have to make it to work early tomorrow, because i have to leave early for an awesome facial at skoah. such a fantastic indulgence.

this will be a busy week! i'm looking forward to it.