#oneaday Day 29: Resolutions

You're supposed to make resolutions for the new year, but I haven't really done so for the past few years. No-one particularly takes them seriously and you only have yourself to blame if you break them, which isn't necessarily a good motivator.

Now, if you were to share those resolutions on the Internet, on the other hand, so people can keep you honest? Well then!

1. I will eat better.

I'm not sure if this is "cheating" or not because Andie and I are already technically doing this (although the Christmas-New Year period has been… variable) but… yes, in 2019, I will eat well, lose weight and do my best to sort that particular aspect of my life out. Because I know it's self-inflicted, but it still bothers me a lot. So while I'm feeling motivated to do something about it… I should do something about it.

2. I will exercise more.

These are proper cliches so far, huh? Well, I do want to get some more exercise because besides simply being overweight, I'm tired of feeling exhausted anytime I do anything vaguely physically strenuous. I don't think I'm going to join a gym or anything though, at least not immediately; I will likely do some combination of walking (which I enjoy) and perhaps making use of either Wii Fit U or the new Fitness Boxing for the Switch. I tried the demo of the latter the other day and it seems quite good.

3. I will avoid the unhealthy side of social media.

I've talked about this a bit in the past, but I need to make sure that I specifically avoid the aspect of social media that is just itching to start a fight over the most stupid stuff. If someone decides they want to be a dick? Mute, block, disengage. The tools are there to not have to deal with nonsense, and there has not been a single instance I can think of where engaging with someone being a twat has made me feel better.

4. Maintain my positivity.

One of my favourite things about MoeGamer and my other projects — and something that I feel distinguishes what I do from a lot of other content creators out there — is the fact that I make a specific effort to remain positive. I describe it as "finding the good" — looking for the redeeming features in even things that have had a poor critical reception. I'm yet to find anything completely irredeemable, and in fact more often than not I've found great enjoyment from things that have been declared "bad" by others.

I fully intend to unapologetically maintain my positive outlook, celebrating the games I've found worthy of highlighting on the site for one reason or another. You won't see a "WORST [X] GAMES EVER!!" on MoeGamer or my YouTube channel any time soon.

5. Do more music.

I finally got my piano tuned now the room it's in isn't freezing cold, so I need to make some time to play it more. Specifically, I need to make some time to practice things rather than just playing a few things every so often. Doubtless this blog will help keep me honest… I'll try and share some things every now and then!

6. Return to studying Japanese.

I need to get back into this. I'm going to try and use the textbooks I've acquired rather than rely on Memrise and Duolingo, because although those two services are good and I've learned a lot with them, they don't go into enough depth about grammar and the like. I want to have a good understanding of the language as a whole, not just memorise and recognise key phrases.

Well, I think that'll do for now. What are your resolutions for the coming year?