{"id":922,"date":"2011-01-11T21:35:52","date_gmt":"2011-01-12T04:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seanpallas.com\/?p=922"},"modified":"2011-01-11T21:35:52","modified_gmt":"2011-01-12T04:35:52","slug":"looking-forward-to-a-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seanpallas.com\/?p=922","title":{"rendered":"Looking Forward to a New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe 2010 has come and gone, but nevertheless, here we are, and it&#8217;s 2011. Many of us make resolutions for the new year, and I&#8217;m no exception. So here are a few things I&#8217;m planning on doing in 2011:<\/p>\n<p>1. Get into shape!<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been exercising fairly regularly over the last two years, and I&#8217;ve made some changes to how I eat, but I have yet to get to the point where I&#8217;m happy with my physique. Many of you are aware that I took a crack at the P90x program last year. But, as I posted when I finished it, I didn&#8217;t follow the program&#8217;s schedule and I didn&#8217;t follow the nutrition plan at all. However, I did make some good progress in building muscle and strength, so I&#8217;ve decided to give the program another try. Only this time, I&#8217;m committed to sticking with the schedule and following the nutrition plan. I&#8217;m already into my second week, and so far so good! While Jamie will be doing her own exercise routine, she&#8217;s following the nutrition plan right along with me, so that&#8217;s a big help. We&#8217;ll see how things end up in 90 days.<\/p>\n<p>2. Grad School<br \/>\nAfter years of going back and forth, I&#8217;ve finally decided to go back to school. I had been debating the usefulness to my job and my personal motivation for doing it, but after mulling it over, the answer is clear. A graduate degree can only help with my career development. And since I finally found a program that interests me, I decided to take the plunge. So, in just a few weeks, I&#8217;ll be starting graduate studies through Stevens Institute of Technology, working toward a Masters in Systems Engineering. The program is conducted entirely online, and I&#8217;m hoping to have it completed in three years.<\/p>\n<p>3. Get back to my hobbies<br \/>\nAs this website was originally built to showcase my personal interests, I feel I&#8217;ve kind of gotten away from them in the last year or two. With a newborn, work, and now school, my spare time will be minimal, but I intend on using it to work on my drawing, build more props\/models, and continue my piano studies. So look forward to more digital art, more props and models, and maybe even a recording of me behind the keys.<\/p>\n<p>And with all of that, we also have Arianna to keep us busy. I know Jamie and I are both looking forward to the year and what it has to bring. We intend on making the most of it, and hopefully making some improvements in our lives.<\/p>\n<p>So, what are you going to do?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe 2010 has come and gone, but nevertheless, here we are, and it&#8217;s 2011. Many of us make resolutions for the new year, and I&#8217;m no exception. So here are a few things I&#8217;m planning on doing in 2011: 1. Get into shape! I&#8217;ve been exercising fairly regularly over the last two years, and I&#8217;ve made some changes to how I eat, but I have yet to get to the point where I&#8217;m happy with my physique. Many of you are aware that I took a crack at the P90x program last year. 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