Resolutions

Every year as we approach the New Year you hear people everywhere talk about New Year’s Resolutions. What they want to change, what they want to keep doing, what they want to do better, what they want to quit, loose, or gain.

I’ve never been one to make any New Year’s Resolutions, but I feel this year I should. Maybe it’s my change of mind came at this particular time and if I had thought of this in Mid May, it would just be a resolution. But, here goes.

1. Be a better father. I don’t feel like I’ve spent much time, let alone quality time with either of my children, and that, I intend to change.

2. Promote within my career. I often feel that if I was working for any “normal” type of company that by now I would probably be making some serious bucks. Given my particular set of skills that I have acquired over my 11 years at my job, I am sort of a Jack of all Trades, a Go to Guy. With firearms, forensics, software, and a long list of other skills, I should be the man. However, civil service jobs don’t quite work in that manner. It’s high time I made the money that I should be. So this year, I will hit the books and study to earn some stripes.

3. Climb a 14,000 foot peak. Don’t ask, don’t question, it won’t change my mind.

4. Get better at being the awesome husband that I already am. It’s true, it’s all true.

5. Spirituality.

I ask you to share some of your New Year’s Resolutions here, and maybe give some pointers on how to obtain mine.