new year, new template, new revolutions

I spent a ridiculous amount of time trying out new templates for this blog. Really, it shouldn't be so difficult to find one you like, download the xml file, and then upload it to the template page on blogger and have it actually work both in Firefox and in IE. However, there appear to be rather a lot of bugs in templates more often than not, and I've no patience to fix them.

I'm not entirely sold on this template yet, so let me know what you think of it. I'm also considering changing the name of the blog, so suggestions are also welcome about that, too.

This year's revolutions:

fun stuff

• take cello lessons - really going to do it this year; I've let other things get in the way, which has gotten on my nerves (maybe I should re-name this blog "rumored cellist")
• repaint and wallpaper doll house - outside will be blue-gray with white shutters and a dark red door
• join Saturday morning yarn group - I made it to the Thursday night art group exactly once last year mainly because I let work get the better of my time; hopefully, I will be more successful with this group
• knit or crochet something different - cables? intarsia? mittens? socks? sweater?
• indulge in all the books I've put off reading because of grad school - I kept buying books last year, even though I knew I'd have to put off reading them; it's definitely a reading year

writing

• write another novel - I feel a children's book coming on
• revise and send off novel/thesis to agents/publishers - I've treated myself to an online subscription to Writer's Market and I've got a list of agents
• participate in NaNoWriMo in November - a two-year hiatus is long enough

health

• get off Lexapro - really nervous about this as I've heard some horror stories about the withdrawal symptoms of getting off SSRIs
• lose Lexapro weight - this will be the hardest of all my revolutions this year
• follow Karen-the-acupuncturist's protein and greens advice - hopefully this will help with the weight loss
• try EMDR therapy to prevent the panic attacks - eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy; Karen-the-acupuncturist recommends it, and she's tried it too

money

• save money for London trip
• replenish savings account - most of it went to grad school last year
• pay extra on mortgage - hopefully getting a raise this year, so I should be able to do this