The new year strikes us once more: 2023 Resolutions

 1.     Volunteering

a.      Seek teaching and mentorship opportunities

                                          i.     Pursue through organizations such as Buckeye Brighters, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Fulbright, and others

                                        ii.     Get involved in accessibility work locally

2.     Health

a.      Medical: 

                                          i.     Keep regular with primary care, dentist, neurologist, cardiologist, physical therapist, and eye doctor

b.     Exercise

                                          i.     Daily 5 minute walk; yoga and leg stretches in morning and evening

c.      Cooking

                                          i.     Cook at least 5 days a week and clean dishes at least every other day

                                        ii.     Make at least one non-pasta vegetarian dish a week

3.     Recreational:

a.      Gaming

                                          i.     Shorter form: Ame no Marginal, Ori and the Blind Forest, Bastion

                                        ii.     Longer form: Umineko, Utawarerumono, World End Economica Episdoe 3, 25^th Ward, the Silver Case, and Zero Escape

b.     Western shows

            i. Breaking Bad (maybe????)

c.      Anime

                                          i.     Precure:

1.     Complete GoPri

2.     Watch Smile and Hugtto

                                        ii.     Gundam

1.     0079

2.     Zeta

3.     ZZ

4.     X

                                      iii.     Rewatch Shinsekai Yori, Clannad, and Natsume

                                      iv.     Watch Cardcaptor Sakura

                                        v.     See 2 shows from the 70s, 80s, and 90s respectively

4.      AniFem:

a.      Finalize article proposed in 2022 (hopefully Ousama)

b.     Pitch and draft another Anifem article

5.      Blog

a.      Write 3 blog posts that are 2+ pages a year including the year end retrospective

6.     Toastmasters

a.      Attend Toastmasters weekly and hold a role at least twice a month

b.     Complete the Presentation Mastery path

7.     Language study

a.      Study Japanese

                                          i.     Learn up through N3 vocabulary and grammar

                                        ii.     Watch two one cour anime shows without subtitles

                                      iii.     Maintain conversational practice

b.     Study Urdu

                                          i.     Memorize alphabet

                                        ii.     Achieve basic conversational proficiency