New Years Resolutions, one month warm up

I never have the steam to restart at New Years. The holidays, the amount I have to work during the holidays, the endless Christmas music, beginning of cedar season in Austin, all leave me plumb out of energy. So I'm starting a month early and giving myself something to work on during my least favorite month of the year, December.

It's good timing too, because I've been goofing off a little. Or maybe a lot. It's a natural self-destructive/ procrastination response I learned for myself in school. I secured an incredible life opportunity, and immediately went to scaring myself about not being able to finish it. That fear is helpful, in a strange way. The project itself is so wonderful and real and intimidating on its own, but I felt like perhaps I had to up the ante a bit. Spend extra money on buying new clothes. Spent my extra time meeting new people instead of focusing on the many, many tasks at hand. Indulging in some general ADD activities and not controlling my mind properly. And I think I did it just long enough to begin feeling of panicked and realize that maybe, yes, I have gotten something out of my system. These activities actually feel stale now. And I am ready to hit the restart button again.

Goals:
1) Learn one new thing about wine every day.
2) Write 3 blogs a week. My writing is so rusty, I don't even think to myself in its language any more.
3) Focus on the book. It is now my priority.
4) Be self-referring and fearless and faithful in the world.
5) Find French podcasts and listen to them.
6) Go to the gym or do yoga at least twice a week; Run at least twice a week.
7) Keep $100 in my checking account and put everything else into savings. I need to feel the loss of moving money from my goal amount, instead of just not having it there in the first place.
8) Maintain meditation.
9) Eat fresher foods for natural energy.

That's enough. A list I can look at every day, especially in these next 21 days, and create a new form in my life. I can't wait to see how it grows and morphs and breathes!