As I illegally type at my work computer, I am now allowed the effort to think about the New Year. Everybody tries to create resolutions by the stroke of the 1st, but by now have already started to lose that commitment. I say let the craziness of the holiday pass, decompress, get back into a rythym and then see what works.

1. Patience. Out of everyone in my life I am the most patient. But when it comes to things I think I want really, really badly I usually just cave. At least four times last year that I can think of, I screwed myself out of some money that I desperately needed at later dates due to impulse buying. Thanks to my new debit card I have already worked on that somewhat, but now I can make purchases online again too. Which leads me to...

2. DVD's . I have a list stuck to my wall of all the TV seasons I want. But my rapid collecting of the last year and a half has left the list now consisting mostly of okay shows I wouldn't mind having. So I am going to try and just wait for what I want. But this leads to ....

3. Upgrades. I have had no problems in the past, say, upgrade from VHS to DVD if I felt like it. Now with blu-ray, I want to start upgrading some things. And already started too. But I need to be more selective. I.E, Lost seasons have bonus features not on the DVD (yay!), Smallville is the exact same and doesn't even come with the episode booklet (boo!). But blu-ray definitely cost more which takes from ...

4. Necessities. I have no problem really keeping necessary food in the house. In the last year I have cut WAY back on my fast food spending. But I do need to pay more attention to littler things, like razors and pants. But I also need to get few more nicer things like a new computer.

What will the new year bring?