I do think New Year’s resolutions are kinda pointless because obviously you want to be working towards your goals all year round, not just starting January 1st. Having said that, there are a number of things I’m working on and plan to achieve sooner rather than later. Here’s a few of them:

Work less. For the last few years I’ve worked 6 days a week, usually only taking Friday’s off work. My basic routine has been to get out of bed, turn on the computer, work until 4 or 5pm, go the gym, have dinner, work until I go to bed. Not exactly a balanced lifestyle. What I would like is to take 2 days off per week and not work in the evenings. Not much chance of achieving this to be honest :P

Travel more. More than anything, I love to travel. 2009 was a fairly quiet and disappointing year for me as far as travel was concerned, visiting the following places:

  • Perth
  • Cologne
  • Frankfurt
  • Wiesbaden
  • London
  • Aix-en-Provence
  • Antibes
  • Cannes
  • Monte Carlo
  • Brussels
  • Amsterdam

Travel plans for 2010:

  • Helsinki
  • Tallinn
  • Riga
  • Vilnius
  • Krakow
  • Prague
  • Budapest
  • Bratislava
  • Lisbon
  • Seville
  • Cairo
  • Petra
  • ?

Get to know my quartier better. I hardly ever go to my local boucherie or fromagerie or sit in the local cafes. I want that to change. There a many cafes and restaurants in the area and I want to try them all.

Get to know Paris better. I have spent many, many hours walking aimlessly around Paris but there is still so much I haven’t seen.

Visit more museums. Museums are free on the first Sunday of every month so it’s about time I took advantage of that.

Eat out more often. I know there are loads of great restaurants in Paris, it’s just that I’ve had trouble finding them. The plan is to eat out at least once per week, trying a different resto each time.

Focus. Making a living with internet marketing can be tough. The industry is very volatile meaning my income has been up and down like crazy over the last year or so. I’ve tried just about everything to make money online with some successes and even more failures. I think it’s about time I specialised in 1 or 2 areas and stop trying so many different things.

Buy a car. I desperately want to buy a Fiat 500. 2010 will be the end of the metro for me ;)

Get out of this apartment. I don’t want to rent in Paris anymore so I want to either buy my own apartment here or leave France altogether and live somewhere cheaper.

Lose 10 kilos and improve my fitness. Nah, just kidding ;)