In the New Year's spirit of my fellow web designers and developers, I have decided to post my own resolutions for 2016 when it comes to who I am as a designer and what I aspire to be:

• create more, read less - I need to stop at the endless reading list and start my project list, including the creation of my online portfolio and writing some real JavaScript on my own; the learning never ends, but the excuses are over
• play more - this includes playtime with my son (coloring!) and doing some loved minimalist hobby like cracking open that Raspberry Pi I got for Christmas
• develop a plan - I'm still early in my career, so I need to see where I'm headed and pinpoint what it is that I love about this business
• practice empathy - it's useful with a toddler and beneficial when developing for a better user experience online
• husband time - anyone with a little maniac ruling the roost knows this can disappear in a heartbeat; I'm going to actively claim this time in creative and meaningful ways

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