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83. Get a  Lynda.com subscription.

Yup finally got one of those! I had a trial that I got with my Adobe purchase and I was hooked, it’s how I learned about Dreamweaver and a gained some insight on a few other programs.

The memberships are around $25/month depending on the type of membership you get, for the base price you just get access to the video lessons but if you choose you can also get the lesson files as well. So if you chose the membership that allowed you access to the files as well you could download all the files and do everything right along with the video.

I just recently renewed my membership and am pleased to see that they have added to the list of programs they have videos on! I also found a free 24 hour pass to lynda.com so go check it out and see the plentiful resources.

39. Redesign my website. – Actually took place a little while ago but my poor list has been neglected. I do apologize for the lack of updates about the list.

Oh right anyway – back to the website. If you saw it before, I apologize, it was crap. I made it when I knew nothing about websites from the free builder my hosting company offered. It probably would have been a fine site for some but it didn’t suite any of my needs and annoyed me on a daily basis.

I’m so happy to say that annoyance is no longer a part of my life thanks to the purchase of Dreamweaver. It’s still not exactly what I want – I need to find something a little more intriguing for the home page but for the time being the site is easily 200% better than the last one.

Wooh!

If you didn’t already know the website has a schnazzy new look…. go check it out www.capturelifellc.com. I have a few things I’ll be adding as time goes on but for right now I’m pretty happy with the way it looks and functions. Unfortunately it’s release coincided with the downfall of all wordpress related things on my website. As you can see the blogs are back and functioning and I’ll be posting some things I have saved up and post dating them from when the blogs were down. I don’t usually post date things but this time I might make an exception.

Something else I wanted to mention is that the discounted gift cards (we’re talking massive discounts) are only available until the end of the month so if you’re wanting one go get it soon. They don’t expire and they’re just my way of making it a little easier on you as I transition into actually charing what I’m worth. You can purchase them from this post or via the Capture Life website.

Oh yes… and now the jail part. I was locked up today for Muscular Dystrophy! I managed to raise a little over $450 to go towards the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Check out my mug shot below…

I’ve been working on a new site for Capture Life for quite some time now and every time I think well this just might be it the little voice in my head says… but couldn’t this be better? Last night I finally told that voice that this is just going to have to work for right now because this project needs to get off my plate. I’m putting the finishing touches on this week and the site will be launched later this week.

There’s something to be said for having things perfect but at some point you just have to say enough is enough.

I have come across a lot of people on the internet (blogs I read, friends on facebook, etc.) that can’t wait for 2010. Most of these people want to put 2009 behind them because it was filled with not so great stuff, they feel that with a new year will come a chance to start over and have a better year. Then there are a few people that are just darn excited to start the new year with a bang and get going on the great stuff!

My 2009 wasn’t bad, there were quite a few things that I wanted to do but didn’t happen, but there were also quite a few great things that happened that I didn’t plan on.

Looking back at my 2009 and reviewing it has made me realize a few things I think I could change to make the next year even better. I want to focus more on the few aspects that make me really happy of each of my services instead of feeling like I should excel at everything that could possibly be encompassed in that service. Pretty much everything I want to tweak for the new year is something about focusing on things I enjoy and phasing out the not so fun stuff.

What will you be focusing on for your next year?