Simplicity

fivecats suggests adopting a word of the year rather than New Year's resolutions. My word for 2011 is simplicity. I've already committed to following Leo Babuta's 6 Changes method again. He takes pains to distinguish and identify The problems with New Year's resolutions.

I've narrowed the list to six. I want to start them all right now, but that would sabotage the whole process. Here is a tentative schedule:

1. Jan/Feb: read books before bed every night
2. Mar/Apr: declutter
3. May/Jun: hike every weekend
4. Jul/Aug: complete thought records to address anxiety
5. Sep/Oct: prepare one new, healthy recipe each week
6. Nov/Dec: every week mail out writing for publication

The last appears as a fail-safe measure. I may seek publication anytime, particularly during the writing career work I do on weeknights. If I'm satisfied with my progress on that front, I may choose a different change in November, otherwise I'll take the time to routinize.