A Late Start

It's already the 2nd, and I haven't even written about my resolutions! But slow and steady wins the race... right? I sure hope so, or else I'm going to have to track down that proverbial jackrabbit... and eat his children for dinner. Just kidding!

On to the resolutions! You'll see in the sidebar I've already listed a few. I have my bigger resolutions and my mini resolutions. My bigger resolutions are the ones I'm really keeping track of, and my smaller ones are just general goals I may have that I can't really monitor.

Buy A New Laptop
This one's huge. I currently own a '98 IBM ThinkPad. Don't get me wrong, it may be old as hell, but it's the most reliable computer I've ever had. At the same time... yes, I know- it is ancient. ~600mHz with ~128mb RAM is pathetic, especially since my business requires me to run Adobe programs. I've had huge problems with running Illustrator, and it will randomly shut down while I'm working since my computer is too slow to handle it. At this point I don't feel comfortable with taking on any more clients until I can have a system than can handle the workload. At this point though, I need to make more money to get a new laptop, but I need a new laptop to make more money! What a dilemma.

Build Up My Business!
A very vague resolution, I know. But I can't even begin to express how important of a resolution it is. The economy is so bad right now that all my usual employers in other industries are really cutting back. I will now have to rely on my web design/development business as my sole source of income.

And here's a quick rundown of my mini resolutions. I may add more as the year progresses... because you can never limit yourself when it comes to your goals!

• Keep Up With This Blog!
  I really think this one is self-explanitory!
• Obtain One Web-Related Certification
  I don't really know if certifications are the way to go, so I figured a trial run of one certification (ie: W3C's XHTML/HTML/CSS Certification) would give me a good idea of how it would impact my future opportunities of employment, as well as earning potential. Not to mention obtaining that certification would get me accustomed to studying for future certifications. Being self-taught, studying for a certification would also fill in the gaps; anything I may have skimmed over from initially learning something will be covered!
• Start a Savings Account
  I REALLY need to start saving some money. I spend what I earn, and that's a really bad habit. Hopefully with giving my business a good kick-start I'll have more money to play around with and consider saving.

So there they are! My resolutions for 2009.