Reflections on 2012, and on to 2013

It's a new year. 2012 was not at all how I expected it to be, in the best of ways. Having a child continues to be a source of more joy that I thought was possible in a family. I am spending lots of time with the family, because really, that is the most important thing. I won't care one fig in 40 years whether or not I was super productive in December 2012, for example. Right now the little guy always wants to hang out and play with me, and I take him up on it.

2013 is going to be a busy one. Essentially the first half of the year is going to be focused entirely on the family, on our little girl being born, and her newborn months. We're in the process of looking for a new home, and that plus packing/moving will take up a large portion as well. I'm hopeful by around July we'll be more settled in our new (as yet unfound) home.

I am hoping to have Nickelpinch open for business in 2013. Also I want to make another, more involved Python app. I feel like Nickelpinch is my last hurrah in the PHP world. After that, it'll be time to move on. The reasons for using PHP for Nickelpinch are still valid; it is supported universally on shared hosting, which is what the majority of self-hosted sites will use.

A couple other things; I do want to watch less movies/shows this year. They are a great escape, and definitely will occur when we have a newborn in the house. (Doing anything other than total crashing when the baby crashes isn't really an option, heh.) But after, I am going to prune back watching time, and count on at least 4 hrs a week on projects (in the evening). I can always find excuses, but no one is stopping me from hitting my goals but myself.

I hope everyone else had a great 2012. Onward to 2013!