New Year’s Resolutions:
1.) Lose 14 lbs. – reasonable, but would definitely make a big difference
2.) Undertake one large creative project, such as NaNoWriMo, the GBADEV competition, or a 24 hour comic – something like that.
3.) Take, or make opportunities to contribute design input at work, and work towards achieving a game design position at work.
That’s it. In terms of the losing weight one, I didn’t want to make it too ridiculous, but rather, what I hope would be the result of actually developing, and sticking to a regimented workout routine. I felt somewhat of a lack of a creative output this year in some fashion, which is sorta strange, ’cause I worked on the GBADEV competition, which involved some drawing (mangling sprites) and music composition, which was sort of a novel endeavor for me. Still, I hope to up the ante a bit next year, and ideally, would do both the GBADEV thing and NaNoWriMo, somehow.
Anyway – I think the biggest hurdle to achieving my goals is figuring out a way to not feel exhausted at the end of the work day. Every day, I come home, and almost regardless of what I’m doing at work, I’m really tired. Gotta change that, and the few days I’ve worked out in the early afternoon, I’ve felt a lot more energized when getting home.
Right. Happy New Year, all – may 2005 be the best one yet.
The whole “after work work-out” is such a pain. I don’t know how most people do it. I’m almost always too exhausted. I end up working out Saturday, Sunday, and after work on Friday. I manage the Friday work-out because it’s usually a more laid-back day and I get out earlier. But the rest of the week, ugh. Worse, the middle of the week is when everyone else works out and I hate the crowds.
For a XMas gift, my mother (per my request) bought me cold weather running gear. Hopefully that will at least help me avoid the crowds. It won’t save me from the post-work exhaustion, but I think the novelty of the gear will motivate me to use it for a while even if I’m pretty tired after work.
If you figure out a way to not feel exhausted at the end of the work day, let me know. I’ll patent it and cut you in on the profits. 😉
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Work out before work. That’s what I do, works like a charm.
As for not being exhausted after work: move closer to work, or move work closer to you. That commute would kill anyone’s energy level, I think.