Obligatory New Year’s Day post, wherein I lay bare my resolutions, exposing them to the eyes of my peers, thereby cementing myself to them.
First, I resolve to have more of my work reviewed. I sent out exactly one short story in 2012 for publication (and actually I’m sending it out tomorrow, but it’s for December 2012’s open submission period), and that is a poor showing, indeed. Moosejaw got our first EP reviewed last year, and I am preparing the package to have the new one reviewed this year, as well as a five-song Macy demo, but I need to write more, and record more, and more importantly, SEND IT OUT.
Second, I resolve to be more attentive to those I keep close to me. To achieve this end, I will make a conscious effort to listen more and assume less. There is so much I don’t say, suggest, or allow of myself because I assume it will be ill-received, which is unfair to those I care about. I need to be better at asking questions and LISTENING to the answers; get to know these people rather than assume their wants and desires.
Third, I resolve to make myself more accessible to my friends and family. There is so much I didn’t do in 2012; I closed myself off, socially, and I regret that. So many birthday celebrations missed, so many local shows wherein I was a no-show, so many honest invites that I turned down for no reason at all. In retrospect, I’ve been courting a loneliness that doesn’t need to be. That being said, I will make myself more available, and be sure that my friends and family know that I am there for them, whenever needed, but I refuse to fish for validation. I won’t beg for you.
Fourth, all the usual suspects, lumped into one: Financialpersonalfitnesscareergrowth, we’ll call it. And no, I will not use it in a sentence.
Fifth, and most importantly, to be a better husband to my wife.
I want to be a better, more productive person. Sleep is nice, though, isn’t it?
Eric McClanahan 
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