Back to basics

I haven't made any New Year's resolutions for several years. Didn't do any this year either. But.. I read an article few days ago about a man who tries new things on daily basis for one thing and one month at a time and throughout the year. I thought that I'd give that a try. Not necessarily with only new things though. My idea is to create myself some me-time and revive old hobbies as well, do the things I love the most. I haven't decided yet my plans/targets for each and every month but I have a general idea of the things I'd like to try.

First of all, my plan for February is to take upon a challenge of taking photo-a-day. I'll publish those photos on my pictures-site (I'll tell the link to you later on.) and probably write a few lines to it as well. Maybe just a short reason why that photo moves me or what made me take it. Something like that.

My plans involve things like listening to music (new song or album a day), drawing, writing, reading, getting outdoors and so on. Nothing too difficult. And maybe some of those things become a habit after doing them on daily basis for a month. And some I might even continue after that month for a certain time if it feels good, like that photo-a-day: I might be taking photo-a-day for a year. And if some thing becomes a burden, I'll just stop doing it after a month. Or do it once a week instead.

Feel free to steal the idea. :) And if you do, I'd like to hear what kind of things you've been doing.

Something old, something new

Year 2013 in numbers (not in any specific order):

- 47 bands / live gigs (No summer festivals, that explains the "why so little".)

- 1 moving in to a new apartment

- 1 wedding party

- 1 new job

- 1 new camera

- 1 application for school (access denied)

- 1st anniversary

- 5 shooting stars

- 3 house-warming parties (of which 2 were my own)

- 1 summer theater show

- 1 theater show

- 1 movie theater visit

- 2 Turku Philharmonic Orchestra concerts in Turku Concert Hall

- 3 Christmas concerts

- 1 sick-day from work

- 1 fashion show + 1 fashion flea market

- 1 cruise on ferryboat
- 2 donations to charity

+ plenty of new music, knitting, new friends, hugs n kisses etc.

Year 2014 in numbers so far:

- 1 cat moving in

- 0 debt

- 1 Aerosmith concert in May

- 1 full summer holiday