You know, I realized that I never did a Happy New Year posting. It seems to have dropped off the face of the planet. I don't know why. I used to state my resolutions and then review at the end of the year how well I did. That is a little bizarre. Quite unlike me.

This is my New Year posting. But, this year, I am not going to do anything about resolutions. I am going to skip them for one more year and then pick it up again next year. I will even set in my calendar that I am going to do this. It will remind me that I am not a robot and nor am I something for show on the Internet. I don't know why I suddenly think that but something did. Deep within the recess of my highly evolved brain (*cough*) something tells me I need to rethink about how I share information on the Internet.

So, here is to my happiness plan for 2012. Should it be awesome and do very well.

It is that time of year again and I have decided not to do any resolutions this year.  I have come to this conclusion because over the last few years, many of the New Years resolutions I have made rarely get accomplished.  I don't know why but that seems to be the "way I roll".  Last year, I was able to accomplish a a bunch of my resolutions but many of them were only "half assed" and I was never 100% happy with how they turned out.  2009 seems to be the year where everything has changed. 

On a personal level, I took my health much more seriously this year and commited to losing some weight and getting my body into a much better position to start off on some extreme sports or some kind of program where I am getting to do things I never thought I would ever do.  So, in June, I was able to settle on an eating program (which is currently being put to the test because of Christmas cheer) and continue with my morning workout routine.  This has made my ever so happy.  I never really thought I would be able to look at my body in such a way where even I go: "Hey, not looking too bad, my man."  I think I want to slap my own ass just like all the sports greats but I have resisted so far.  I hear that Sham Wow guy already.  Bam!  Bam!

Professionally, we've done very well this year at the old day job and I can't be prouder of the group we've got.  There have been some ups and downs of course (how could there not be, if everything was even keel I would be suspicious) but we've weathered them as a group and it has made us stronger.  2010 promises to be an awesome year for Left Right Minds and it looks like our careful planning over the last few years has been paying off in spades.  Yah, I don't know what that means either.

As for blogging, I am a little shamed since I have fallen off the radar again and again this year.  Many starts and stops have come and gone but - wow - talk about slacking.  I suppose what happened (at least, for me) is I helped to re-write a bunch of the Blogging for Dummies book and the 3rd edition is coming out in January of 2010.  Head on down to your local book shop and pick up another copy.  There are some great tidbits about social networking and how you can combine your daily activities into your blog.  I suppose I could write about this kind of thing more often but I won't until January.  And if you don't pick up a copy soon, it will make me cry like a little girl with a skinned knee.  No, really.  Go buy one now.

I guess this is me saying that I am not dead and I am still around but I have been hiding a bit due to schedules, being busy, and also making sure I remain sane and get some offline time in here and there.  It is one of the most important lessons I have learned and share with every group I talk to about blogging: if you don't like writing or find yourself without enough time to dedicate to it, you may need to rethink your blogging strategy.  Participation is the key.

I think I will leave it at that because I need to return to the party.  If I don't see you, enjoy the rest of your holidays and I will blog like a mad thing in 2010.