Out with the old, in with the new

Today is the first day of 2014. After the train wreck that was 2013 I'm happy to be starting off anew.
I was looking back at the resolutions I made for last year and realized what a terrible failure I was at them.

• My goal was to lose 15-20 lbs. I lost exactly 8. As of my weigh-in this morning, I am ringing in at 140.0 lb partly in thanks to a vicious stomach bug that hit almost two weeks ago and has continued to suppress my appetite, and maybe also due to the new job that has me on my feet and moving 9 hours every other day.
• The second resolution was a rip roaring success! The only real success of the year to be honest. Not only did I read and blog the 50 books I set out to, I went above and beyond the call and read 52 books, 51 of those were blogged. The last one 'Insight' was lost to the hustle and bustle of the season but I did read it. And will eventually blog it. So I'm counting it. That's a book a week, every week for a year! Whoohoo!
• With everything that happened this year unfortunately my writing was pushed to the side. I struggled and struggled spending many nights staring at the blank page but in the end I don't believe in forcing it.
• My photography business plodded on at the same rate it always has. No more, no less. With the new job I won't be focusing on building it so much this year.
• I didn't finish the remodeling projects that I wanted to but I did get a start on most of it. I feel like its only a matter of time.

Now I'm ready to make new resolutions for 2014!

• Lose 8lbs or more to put my BMI smack dab in the middle of the normal range at a 22.0. That would put me at 132.0 lbs. I was able to lose 8lbs in 2013 why the hell wouldn't I be able to do it again, right!?
• Seriously....finish....Dark Divinity. I've had enough, this will be done.
• E-publish Cloud's Keeper and Legacy of Stone to the Kindle. This too has been pushed to the back burner so many times. It will be done.
• Finish the darn kitchen remodel! Step 1. Build benches and stools to match the table my great-grandfather made. Step 4. Get a glass top for the table to protect it from oh well... life. Step 3. Change out the second light fixture in the kitchen for something more rustic and appealing.  Step 4. Make decisions do I want a backsplash? Do I want a curtain for the sliding glass door? If I do make it happen!
• Save $10,000. I've got a head start on this since I started the day I got the new job. Our current total is $240. Just $9760 to go! Cue inane laughter.
• Bring the magic back. At some point I stopped believing in magic. I let my spirituality fall by the way side.

I'm excited to be staring down the bright open road of 2014 and hopefully all the beautiful things it will bring with it.
What are your resolutions? What excites you about 2014?