Thursday, December 31, 2009

Welcoming The New Year...

Nothing like a good ol' game of The Settlers of Catan to reign in the new year! Well, Happy New Year! I was talking to Kim tonight and she mentioned that I've had quite a decade. Among the biggest highlights would be the following:

-Graduated from high school
-Completed a two year mission in England
-Got married
-Bought a home
-Graduated with my Associate and Undergraduate degrees
-Wyatt joined the family

When I stop and think about it, a lot has happened in the last 10 years. I wonder what I will have experienced in ten more years.


Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The Mobile Experiment...

Welcome to my Mobile Blog! Actually, this is simply a regular blogger site, but I have set it up so I am able to blog by using my new MyTouch 3G android phone that I got throgh T-Mobile. I actually really like this phone for many reasons and if you are a T-Mobile customer, I would recommend you checking this phone out. Anyway, about this blog. I enjoy blogging, however, I don't always have the time for it. That is why I created my "Mobile Matto" blog. It don't intend for this blog to take over my regular blog, instead this blog will most likely be more simple and something I use when I am out nd about or away from my computer. So don't forget about my main site at: www.matto-catchingup.blogspot.com.

Well, 2009 is coming to an end and we Yvette zero plans for how to celebrate the new year. As many of you know, we are not the party-type and we'll probably end up doing something that we never really planned. For me, the new year isn't so much about celebration as it is resolution. Every year I seem to set out on the same or similar goals as I had the previous year and like most of you, I rarely look back on accomplishments. This is because at some point between January and December I have fallen off the wagon and look to get back on in the new year. For this reason, new years resolutions are a bit of.a waste. Therefore, this year, I will be setting "New Life" resolutions that focus on real change in lifestyle choices. The changes that I have in mind are challenging and similar to some of the years prior, but I need a long-term focus. I have some pretty lofty goals tat I hope to achieve in life and in order for me to reach them, I will fundamentally have to make some major changes this year. Change is difficult because it reduces the certainty in a person, however, change is necessary if we are going to progress. When it comes to achieving goals, what I struggle with, perhaps more than anything, is my tendency to procrastinate and become inconsistent. I don't know what will happen in 2010, but I am sure that where I end up will largely depend on what I do. Hopefully I will have worked hard on the fundamentals I have determined necessary for a satisfying life; otherwise, I'll be depressed in deed.