New Year. New Goals To Forget About In 6 Months.

I know that everyone makes crazy new year resolutions, most of which will never be attained but hey, it's nice to have aspirations and goals. I am no different. I have goals. Shocking, I know.

I have had a lot of thoughts crossing through my mind as to what I would like to accomplish and I figured that if I never write them down they will never be official and then I'm really screwed. So, I thought I would write down a few of my goals...I promise that although I may need to shed a few of those "my wife was pregnant so I gained sympathy weight" pounds, not one of my goals will be about weight loss.

1. Write a blog post every day for the year... we'll see how this ends up.

2. Be more honest... I tend to exaggerate a bit. I tell people yes when I feel like shouting no. I will say what I think will make someone happy even if I don't know if that's entirely true. I lie. I don't want to though.

3. Make time for the important things. I like to be lazy and not do what I know I should... much to the chagrin of my spouse. I watch youtube videos when I should be doing homework. I lay in bed when I should be getting ready for work. I write blog posts when I should be in bed... it's a work in progress.

4. Find a new way to show my wife that she is appreciated... she deserves it and the old adage "Of course I love you. I told you once" tends to apply to me. I forget that people need reassurance of your feelings for them; saying something one time does not mean that that person will feel that indefinitely.

5. Write letters to Madison... oh yeah, that's the name of the young lady who owns my heart... I hope my wife is okay sharing my heart with another woman...well, a baby. Anyway, I digress.... Write letters to Madison; any little thing: words of advice, jokes, wisdom, funny stories, help with everyday situations that I may suck at accomplishing, y'know, random stuff.

That's five for now but you better believe that I have more goals than just those. I have spiritual, physical, mental, familial, educational, jobtional (please credit all uses of the word jobtional to C. Michael Thomas, Esq.), etc.

Finally, a full length blog post... *fireworks*

-Caleb

I wanted to write a post on procrastination but I put it off and now I'm struggling at 11:50 to try to keep up with my new year resolutions of writing a post every day...that wasn't actually my true intent for this post but I'll run with it.

Recently a couple of good friends broke up. They were in love as all get out (and still) but broke up due to religious differences. I don't take a side with either of them but I just thought how strange it is for anyone to really stand their ground when it come to what they do or not believe. I love both if them dearly for their beliefs and I'm grateful for their honesty. In a world that thrives on "you do whatever you want, whether it's right or wrong" it's rare for someone to say "I do what's right whether it makes me happy or not."

Random thought, I know...

Shaking Off the Dust

Hello? Is anybody here? It's dark in here! I guess it's time to dust off this napkin and start writing again!

I originally started this blog at the beginning of 2012 as a New Years resolution to write a blog entry every day. Like most goals I set, I made it for a little bit and then fizzled out...in my defense I did get married, start a new job and have a baby...I got a little sidetracked. It is, once again, my goal to write again and just write my thoughts on any variety of topics. My wife just expressed her doubt in my ability to keep it up for very long...luckily, I am very stubborn and that may have been exactly what I needed to keep going! Nobody doubts me and gets away with it! Muahaha!

A lot of time has passed since my last post, so I must be way wiser and tons smarter, right? That remains to be seen...I'm excited to see if I am...I certainly haven't stopped using ellipses inappropriately as you might have gathered! ;)

I'm hoping this revival turns out to be like an old 80s movie where the protagonist pulls off the dirty, dusty car cover to find a beaten up old car with the potential to win the big race and the heart of the heroine...except you can keep the heroine, I'm married...happily too! ...Anyway! My future posts will be more interesting and hopefully more funny! Please comment with any thoughts, well wishes, hate mail, encouragement, etc!

-Caleb