Daily Routine resolutions

not so much a 'new year's resolution'
more another regular attempt to focus myself towards learning some chinese!

shanghai's getting easier and easier to live in. having a regular date (some could say girlfriend) helps with evening options, and in any case, a number of good friends to keep in touch with.

but with my work really needing my mandarin to improve a lot, I need to put a concerted effort into learning more. My accent and fluency have improved as of late, but I need to boost my vocabulary, and get more familiar with reading. personal tuition doesn't seem to be working so well.

at the moment i think i'd benefit most from lots of self study. the discipline of making time for something that ultimately can be tedious is difficult.

What would help me:-
- Getting my MBA coursework and revision out of the way
- Clearing my desk so as to have a more work-conducive environment
- Finding a subject by subject vocabulary book to base my tuition from
- Reading an online news article a day
- Learning some chinese songs (good for speed reading of chinese)
- Getting some exercise into my weekly routine so as to extend my attention span and ward off sleepiness

It's a lot to do... goodness me, forget about new year's resolutions, I have enough on my plate with this as it is!