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Well, here I am. Thhhhuh.... Thhhuh..... ahem. In the tenth year of my 20's.

So, as I am oft wont to do, I am going set a list of stuff I'd really like to accomplish. Perhaps my age and experience will help me formulate a likely plan that I will easily accomplish. Perhaps I will use my past accomplishments to really inspire myself to kick some serious ass now that I've got my angsty 20's out of the way. Or maybe I'll stick pretty close to the status quo. We'll see.

1. Stop letting so much food go to waste - the problem is no longer that we're eating out at restaurants all the time. we're broke as fuck and our usual splurge is to get ourselves a $5 pizza on payday. A big part of this problem is that we don't have enough tupperware containers to chop up veg as soon as we bring it home, so it gets tossed in the crisper, out of sight, out of mind, until it liquefies. Nom. So, the first step will be to get more tupperware containers. Then, for me to actually use them. Challenging, I know.

2. Eat more fresh veg - see step above.

3. Get money situation sorted - it's funny, bc this has been on my list since I've started making lists, and in the past 3 years my situation has only gone from bad to worse. I'm in the most financially vulnerable spot I've ever been in in my entire life. BUT, I also have the best job prospects now and I currently have 2 jobs, one of which will be starting tomorrow. My efforts to make myself a more valuable and sellable tech employee have been fruitful, and as a result since we've been back in Toronto, I've had a hell of a lot easier time finding work than I did when we were in St. John's or even when I was in Toronto last time. So, I might actually have a chance to get ahead on this now. Especially since Smurph and I don't plan on moving across Canada any time soon. Did you know moving is ludicrously expensive?

4. Get my career on track - I don't have a permanent position, yet, so this is no time to get complacent. I've got 3 months ahead of me on my current contract to prove to them they need to keep me around forever, or else to find another company that will. So I've got to make sure to use my big, sexy brain to soak up as much knowledge as I can before the fall and to rock some managerial socks right off.

5. Write more - last year was pretty good for this. I participated in the 3-Day Novel Contest in Sept and NaNoWriMo in November. I didn't finish either, but I've got decent stories started that I'm pretty proud of. I'm going to participate in both again this year, and hopefully I'll finish both. Fingers crossed.

6. Be less lazy - I am the epitome of lazy. My default position is glued to my computer. I really need to be better to my body by actually using it on a regular basis. Sometimes my work helps with this, in that I'll be basically getting a good weight-lifting workout when moving around workstations, but that's not nearly a regular enough occurrence to count.

7. Be more affectionate with Smurph - it's hard to cuddle with her when I've got a laptop on me.

8. Spend more time with friends and family - this has already been remarkably easier since moving back to Toronto. The location and layout of our apartment is perfect for entertaining, and we've already had more friends over since April 1st than we did the entire 2 years prior. That's pretty cool and makes me happy.

9. When things get tough, tally up the good stuff - I've got and done a lot to be proud of. Sure, finances suck and there are bound to be days when I'm so depressed I can't get out of bed, but I'm really lucky. I have an amazing gf who loves me, 2 healthy fur-babies, 2 healthy feather-babies, an awesome apartment in a building and location we love, a great career, family and friends who are loving and supportive, and I'm healthy and one sexy cougar. Win, amirite? I've just gotta remember that if I start getting collections calls.

Now, I'll start all of this a little later in the week. Right now I'm off sick at home with strep throat and think I'm gonna have a popsicle then take a nap.