Okay, I realize we’re a week into the year, but for this first Monday morning of the new year, I’ve been thinking about 2013 and how I hope it’s different/better/the same as 2012.

Things I did in 2012 that I would like to do less of in 2013:

1. worry (a lot)
2. get upset over things I have zero control over

Things I bought in 2012 that I want to learn to make from scratch:

1. enchilada sauce
2. mac & cheese
3. beef stock
4. chili powder
5. alfredo sauce
6. Veselka’s Christmas borscht
7. kimchi

Things I did in 2012 that I would like to do again in 2013:

1. grow food
2. tell people how to start a community garden
3. read 100 books
4. bring low-cost produce to my neighborhood
5. hold some tiny chickens

Things that piled up in 2012 which need to be weeded out in 2013:

1. all of our clothes
2. blogs I read
3. our bookshelves
4. the spice rack
5. the bin of cooking gadgets

Things I want to (and really should) do in 2013 which are overdue (and how long it’s been):

1. visit my mom (15 months)
2. go to Mitsuwa Marketplace (2-ish years)
3. get an eye exam (6+ years)
4. go on a vacation that does not involve visiting family, no offense to my mom (12+ years)
5. take a yoga class (14+ years)

Things I ate in 2012 that I’d eat every goddamned day in 2013 if I could:

1. Kyochon fried chicken
2. Dill Triscuits
3. Müller yogurts
4. brisket on rye from David’s Brisket House

Things I purchased in 2012 that have already made 2013 so much better:

1. Amazon Prime
2. Roku HD
3. Orange-Clove candles from Mrs. Meyer’s
4. Tetley’s British Blend tea

Things I hardly did at all in 2012 which I should try to do more of in 2013:

1. sew (more than just fixing things)
2. go to Coney Island
3. take photos
4. write