A New Year and a New Stack of Cookbooks

I've decided that instead of making New Years Resolutions I'm going to make a resolution each month and see if I can implement into my daily life.  If needed, I will just carry into the next month until I get it right.  So my first goal is to keep my pantry, refrigerator and freezer organized.  To accomplish this I'm going to try and use up all those cans, jars and frozen items in new and exciting ways from my new and exciting cookbooks I received at Christmas.  I've decided to focus on technique more than just following a recipe.  I'll let you know if this works out in realty or just sounds good on paper.