What is On Jeffs' Mind

An update on my 2012 resolutions for the month of February

My exercising has been coming along alright after the original set back from earlier in the year. I have been able to do this more regularly the past few weeks, and starting to mix a few things more into it. For the most part I have been riding the exercise bike, but I have added some walking into my routine as well. The exercise bike I feel I have slowly been pushing the intensity up on it, so I am hoping if I keep riding the bike on a regular schedule that I can start to see some more results. I have started longer walks as well, I did a lunch time walk on Friday, and then I have done two early morning walks. I am hoping the weather stays mild as I think if I can keep these regular, I can also push up the speed that I am walking. I feel that I am walking a good distance, as my morning walks take me 35 minutes or so, and I cover a lot of ground. If I keep at them for the next few months, maybe by spring I might be able to jog or run for part of it. I want to build up the strength in my legs, so that I would be able to handle it. The walks must be doing something as my body aches a bit today, so I have hit some muscles that I haven’t used for a bit, so I am happy about that. I also planning to add some more stretching into my routine as well.

My Star Wars vintage figure resolution is coming along well also. This month I won off eBay a Hoth Rebel Soldier. Again, not a figure at the top of my list, but one that I did not have, or if condition that I felt was in great shape to be displayed. I got it for a decent enough price, so happy about that. I had won another auction for a Bespin Han, but oddly enough, all I received was the gun for him. I had sent out an email to the seller to ask if the the figure will be coming. Truthfully, I was more interested in the gun, since I already have a Bespin Han that I received from a friend a few years ago, so it means more to me.  Also looking at the pictures, it is in better condition then the auction I won, so the gun completes him. So if the actual figure never comes, I will probably not be to upset, since what I won the figure for was not much, and with the gun, I have a complete Bespin Han already. I am looking forward to next month and what I can find. There is a toy show right at the start of the month, so I am hoping possibly I can find a figure locally, to mix things up from doing the eBay route. Also I am hopeful if my bonus from work this year is decent, I might have some extra money to go after one of the more expensive figures I need. This is definitely my favorite resolution for 2012.

some resolutions that still need more of my attention.

I did clean out a lot in my office, when I was off for a few days a few weeks back. I still have more to do, notable the basement. I am hoping that when I take some time off in a few weeks, I can tackle that a bit more of the basement and get some more things cleaned up.

My Podcasting is still not there yet, I did figure out some issues with my mixer, so I am hoping I am close to recording again. I sold my Mac Mini a few weeks back, and I have found another program that will allow me to enhance my Podcast on the PC.  So I need to get focused again on my collecting podcast, pick a topic, and start going on it. The Mixer really did take the wind out of my sails, if I was in a better position financially, I would sell it and get something else, and still might do that, but will see.

My Model building is still out there as well. I got the idea to build up my workspace down stairs so that it will have everything I need. Slowly I am building that up, the big thing right now is getting a new computer for the basement. I had my eye on laptop, but after looking for awhile, just nothing really impressed me in the price range I wanted to spend. I am now thinking that since I sold my Mac Mini, I will replace that with a newer one that is wireless. But I have been holding off, as I am not certain when they will be releasing a new version. I still have memory from the last Mac Mini I bought, and how a month or two after they came out with a wireless one. I don’t want the same thing to happen again, so I am taking a bit of a wait and see attitude to see if something new gets released in the next few months.

My reading is not going anywhere right now, I am thinking I might have to either set some time for myself each day to read, or pick a new book that will really grab me. I find I still spend a lot of wasted time each day, that I could be reading. So I am going to have to figure out where I can fit it in, as I know I have time, just pushing myself to do so.

So hopefully if I keep myself more accountable through these updates, that when I get to the end of the year, I will have more successes then failures in the terms of resolutions.

Tags: collectibles, Exercising, Resolutions 2012