January 1, 2012

Happy New Year?

Well, we will have to see about that! Each year for the past several years I have been hoping for a better year, and it just has not happened. The economy has taken its toll on my ability to go places and do things and and at this stage of my life, after working non stop for 45 years, I have just hoped for better.

So...

New Years Resolutions 2012...

I resolve to end the year weighing less than I did when it began. I ended 2011 weighing less than I did January a year ago....so I hope to keep this trend.

I do vow to try to eat better overall...my eating habits are random and not as good as they should be. I need to do at least some cooking rather than eating the prepackaged foods that make up most of my diet....the Lean Cuisines and canned soups that I live on.

I resolve to take a better look at what money I have and currently earn, how I spend it, and how to make what I have go farther.

I resolve to get to Celebration 6.

One thing that I have been working on the last week or so has been my latest costume adventure, the Naboo Pilot costume. I hope to have this costume ready for the release of "The Phantom Menace" in 3D next month. I am moving along pretty well and should have the leather harness done by the end of this weekend. I am awaiting the shin guards and hope those come in the next two weeks so I can concentrate on finding the necessary boots to pair the shinguards with.

The only other piece needed will be the large outer jacket. I am not sure that piece will be 100% necessary to present the costume...so I will leave that for "if I have time" before the movie is released.

Yesterday I took down the Christmas lights outside and took a nice fitness walk and did actually cook something. Also, I made a "smoothie" out of an orange, apple, banana and some strawberries....no juice added...just a few ice cubes. It was really good!

Today I am heading over to Brookfield Zoo to take down the items from the Midwest Garrison and Nar Shaddaa Base community Christmas trees that we put up. It will be interesting to see what is left.

I also plan to finish up on the leather harness for the Naboo Pilot today. I had to glue up several pieces yesterday and now that those are dry, I can move on to final assembly and adding the "greeblies". The greeblies might require some sewing....dunno...will have to play that by ear and take yet another look at what reference photos I have on that piece.