Now that I am retired from the daily soul crushing commute and job, I hope completing my

New Years Resolutions in 2024 will come easier.  So here are my 5 New Years Resolutions that I plan on …. Resolving?

Resolution #1 CREATE – Write, record and distribute my own song(s) or write my Memoir

I really need to complete this.  It is a carryover from 2023.  I have accepted a challenge in January from a music club I am a part of.  The challenge is to come up with chords, melody, lyrics (which I have done many times) during the month of January.  Although I have many song ideas, I’ve yet to record the song fully and release for distribution.  So I hope to complete this in 2024.  I have started a mini memoir of a time when I ran a recording studio.  I need to finish that.

Resolution #2 Continue to lose weight, another 25 lbs

I did pretty good with this one in 2023. I lost at least 50 lbs. I want to get down to my high school weight and lose some more fatty pouches.  That means another 25 lbs. I just need to stay on track with the low carb, low sugar diet and count my calories.  It was a challenge during the 2023 holidays but I have pretty much maintained a weight, now it’s time to finish the race and then stay at my desired weight.

Resolution #3 One YouTube video per week

I’ve launched a YouTube channel based on my retirement, it’s called Retirement Ain’t Easy.  I’ve posted one video about my last day at work last Monday.  I plan on recording and uploading one video per week AT LEAST to capture what my retirement life is about.  These videos will include me doing my hobbies of music, photography, model making etc.  Something to keep me busy and away from the damn TV.

Resolution #4 Start a side hustle – photography, music, recording, eBay store

By side hustle I mean something to bring in some spending money.  Being on social security, I am limited to around $1800 per month of income or the Social Security Administration will take away money.  Until I turn my full retirement age of 67, I am limited to the amount of income from a job.  So a side hustle such as a photography business needs to be part time and low money making.  I am not sure about selling my personal belongings on eBay though.  That may not qualify.  I have a lot of action figures and other stuff I can sell to make some vacation money.

Resolution #5 Blog once per week

Although I tripped up in November and December with my weekly blog posting in 2023, I plan on continuing to maintain this blog and possibly dovetail it with the YouTube channel… I hope.  We shall see.  I will continue with the Vinyl of the Month posts.  I will continue to post once per week and will try to do that on Monday each week.  So this Resolution posting is post #3 of the new year.

There you have it.  My 2024 New Year’s Resolutions.  I will do a quarterly review and grade myself on how I do.  Stay Tuned.