Originally written on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 3:14pm as a Facebook note. To link up to me through Facebook, add me as a friend!

As a follow-up to my Musings of 2008, here are some of the goals I will be aiming for in 2009 (I won’t call them resolutions – I ‘resolved’ to do some of these years ago!

For me:

1. Increase my volunteering efforts (First volunteering event was on 4th Jan)
2. Researching the Blanda name/family tree/how ‘Blanda’s’ are related (already begun)
3. Improving the quality of my relationships, both personal & business, including visiting more people and having more people over for lunch/dinner/a drink or a chat (includes spending more time with my boys).
4. Understand how I tick
5. Work out what I want to do with the next few years of my life
6. Become fitter: All of the below are either a part of or will be a result of becoming fitter:
   1. Participate in more cycling events (including completing the 90km version of the Gongride)
   2. Take up a martial art with the boys
   3. Participate in more walking/jogging/running events (including completing a Half-Marathon)
   4. Build a small gym in my garage

For the Family:

1. Reduce the amount of electricity we use in the house (underway)
2. Pay off the mortgage quicker in 2009 than we did in 2008 (underway)
3. Continue looking for ways to simplify our life and reduce the need for material possessions (ongoing)

What are some of yours resolutions, goals or ‘want-to-achieves’ in 2009?