It's another year, which means it's time for another set of goals and resolutions to achieve (or not).  Here are my five New Years Resolutions, in no particular order:

1.  Get Better at Layout/Front-End Web Design - I've always been comfortable with back-end programming, but whenever I work on layout or markup, I'm working with knowledge that's as fresh as the Y2K crisis.  Even though I'm not often doing any of the markup on sites that I'm working on, a good program manager should be able to do fill in in a pinch.

2.  Early Morning Workouts - It's so easy to get out of this, but if you can get into the habit of waking up early enough to get a workout in before work, I've found that I'm more awake and energetic the entire day.  Easy to do in July.  Hard to do in January.

3.  Moving to Medina - Well, this is a bit easier than waking up every morning to go workout.  I've found a great townhouse that I'll be renting in Medina, and I'm looking forward to getting a little bit more square footage, especially now that I work from my house.  This also involves getting rid of the lousy furniture I've been using and getting something decent.  I've been out of college long enough.  :)  (I already started on this--a couch with a recliner built in.  Multi-function!  Woo!)

4.  Getting Involved in the Community - Just like I did in Seattle, it's time to continue volunteering and doing things that get me out of the house.  In addition, to keep myself out of the house whenever possible, I'm going to make sure I find some office space somewhere that allows me to have a nice place to work.

5.  Less Email, More Phone - Email is a monster.  The more you type, the more you get.  And many, many times, it's faster to just pick up the phone.  The heavy-email usage is something that's convenient for a remote worker like me, but there's something about the phone that just gets things done.  Hook me up with more minutes AT&T--I'm gonna need 'em.