The Year of the Month at 9:55 AM

I know what you're thinking...this is going to be the next in a series of posts on a blog that's updated every six weeks or so. And up until the last post, you would have been right. Not anymore, my friends. You see, I've decided to take control of things. My activities and such, you know? If you'd asked me some time this past year why I haven't been blogging much, I'd probably tell you it's because I've been so busy. And to a certain extent, that's true. (Also, my keyboard was broken. See? Luke did that, in case you're wondering. And my spacebar still doesn't work right.)

But the real story is that I've been miserable. I've been spending too much time working, thinking about work, being annoyed with work, and generally feeling sorry for myself. But no more. Yeah, my job sucks right now (and has for most of the year), but what am I going to do about it? And moreover, why should that have an impact on the rest of my life? I'm always tired, I'm worn out from the strain of it all, from not having enough help, and all that. So I'm done with it. I'll still put in my time, and I'll still do what's necessary of course, but that's where it ends. Outside of the office, my responsibilities are in the home. I mean taking care of the family, and being more engaged in life in general, and I also mean taking my hobbies back up. You'll remember that I have many. But that's all preface. This is really about what I'm doing this year.

This year will be known as "The Year of the Month" for me. Every 30 days, I'm going to dedicate a certain amount of time on one activity. I know it's taking a page out of Morgan Spurlock's book, but this is different in its own way. For example, in January, I'll be blogging every day. I also won't be missing anymore column deadlines where I write my mixed martial arts columns (that site has been as neglected as this one.) In another month, it might be something as insignificant as watching a movie every day. Or it might be as obscure as spending time every day reconnecting with people that I've fallen out of touch with. Basically, the idea most months is that I want to do something for 30 days in order to get into the habit--or back into the habit--of doing something I want to do. So I'm starting with blogging. That doesn't necessarily mean that I'll blog every day for the rest of the year, mind you, but hopefully it should be more frequent than it has been.

One of the byproducts of this project is that I should be able to finish the last story I was telling, and I can hopefully even throw in some more stories...like the tale of my recent knee surgery. (Good times were had by all, I assure you.) So this isn't just some resolution that I'll forget about soon enough. I'd start this any time of year, but I just happened to think of it at the beginning of 2008. Heck, I may not even stop at twelve months, or even go the whole year. I just want to take a little action, and get some control back in my life. This little project won't be the only thing I do; I just figure it's a start.