New Year's Resolutions 2014

orthodoc · 12-31-2013, 11:08 PM

Having been struggling with unexpected and prolonged psychological issues after finishing treatment almost a year ago, I have found myself at times being a miserable, nasty, self-pitying, bitchy person. 'At times' includes the past few days. I want to apologize to monster and to everyone else here because I've been miserable/ranting/pity-partying recently. Trying to get Zen and get over this.

Sorry, everyone.

My resolution is to appreciate every day in 2014.

JBKlyde · 12-31-2013, 11:40 PM

for 1.. 2 be an all around more loving person..
for 2.. 2 be a little more accepting of people I don't understand.
for 3.. 2 be a little more sensitive in things regarding race and people of a different feather
for 4.. 2 quit smoking mj and ciggs as well

Sundae · 01-01-2014, 03:27 AM

Don't be hard on yourself Ortho.
You're definitely a success story.

No resolutions from me this year.
There's too much raw and new and exposed.
2015, if I male it, might be better. 2014 is probably just going to be a transition of one kind or another.

glatt · 01-01-2014, 08:30 AM

I've been trying to eat more healthy and exercise more since I got some lab results back in August. I just got some follow up labs back yesterday that showed what I'm doing is definitely moving the numbers in the right direction. They are almost in the normal range. Woo hoo!

So anyway, I'm going to continue to eliminate sweets, cut back on carbs, fill up on salads with meals, and exercise more. Because it's working. And I don't seem to be losing any more weight, which is awesome. I was worried about my weight loss. I am a bit skinnier than I want, but I can accept it.

I don't do New Years resolutions, because I don't think they work. This is a life resolution that happens to coincide with New Years, because it's when my labs came back.

I'm not a 20 year old any more. I resolve to watch what I eat and exercise.

Griff · 01-01-2014, 08:48 AM

I'm not too big on resolutions but I do have a general goal of increasing my fitness level over this year for both health and to increase my chances of being successful at the Veteran 50 level in fencing. I also want to put a dent in my several wood butcher projects.

BigV · 01-01-2014, 10:25 AM

I like your approach glatt and I adopt it for my own. We share goals too, better eating habits, more exercise. And Griff, I have a new (to me) wood butcherer I'm dying to rehab so I can butcher some wood of my own, a DeWalt RAS (radial arm saw), circa 1953. And getting SonofV up to cruising altitude in school. He'll be doing all the flapping, I'm going be carroting and sticking and mentoring for all I'm worth.

Then I'm gonna get a job.

Then I'm gonna have some fun.

fargon · 01-01-2014, 10:57 AM

I am the Cat.

regular.joe · 01-01-2014, 11:51 AM

How about I don't deploy anymore, are you with me?

lumberjim · 01-01-2014, 01:08 PM

Yeah, I got take better care of my body.

classicman · 01-01-2014, 01:16 PM

I'm not doing it because of New Years, but I need to lose 20. I've never weighed this much before nor been so sedentary. An arm injury has been bothering me for almost a year tendons in the elbow ... something like that. Soooooooo its more exercise, disc golf and better eating for me.

Griff · 01-01-2014, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

And Griff, I have a new (to me) wood butcherer I'm dying to rehab so I can butcher some wood of my own, a DeWalt RAS (radial arm saw), circa 1953.

Cool, they're very useful.

Quote:

Originally Posted by regular.joe

How about I don't deploy anymore, are you with me?

How close to retirement are you?

Flint · 01-04-2014, 01:00 AM

I don't have the energy to sweat the small stuff this year. I will try to survive, with maybe a shred of human dignity intact.

regular.joe · 01-06-2014, 02:41 PM

Grif, when I return from A-stan I'll request to retire. I've been in for 22.5 years right now. So I'm looking at summer of 2015. I am very excited to move on to the next portion of my life.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-06-2014, 03:36 PM

Hope it's a smooth out, Joe.

Griff · 01-06-2014, 08:11 PM

You're pretty young and fit Joe, it'll be cool watching you do the next big thing.

12-31-2013, 11:08 PM	#1
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	New Year's Resolutions 2014 Having been struggling with unexpected and prolonged psychological issues after finishing treatment almost a year ago, I have found myself at times being a miserable, nasty, self-pitying, bitchy person. 'At times' includes the past few days. I want to apologize to monster and to everyone else here because I've been miserable/ranting/pity-partying recently. Trying to get Zen and get over this. Sorry, everyone. My resolution is to appreciate every day in 2014. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

01-01-2014, 03:27 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Don't be hard on yourself Ortho. You're definitely a success story. No resolutions from me this year. There's too much raw and new and exposed. 2015, if I male it, might be better. 2014 is probably just going to be a transition of one kind or another. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-01-2014, 08:48 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm not too big on resolutions but I do have a general goal of increasing my fitness level over this year for both health and to increase my chances of being successful at the Veteran 50 level in fencing. I also want to put a dent in my several wood butcher projects. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-01-2014, 10:25 AM	#6
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I like your approach glatt and I adopt it for my own. We share goals too, better eating habits, more exercise. And Griff, I have a new (to me) wood butcherer I'm dying to rehab so I can butcher some wood of my own, a DeWalt RAS (radial arm saw), circa 1953. And getting SonofV up to cruising altitude in school. He'll be doing all the flapping, I'm going be carroting and sticking and mentoring for all I'm worth. Then I'm gonna get a job. Then I'm gonna have some fun. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-01-2014, 10:57 AM	#7
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	I am the Cat. Attached Images __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

12-31-2013, 11:40 PM	#2
JBKlyde Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Encrypted Into an AmpitheaterWall Posts: 1,722	for 1.. 2 be an all around more loving person.. for 2.. 2 be a little more accepting of people I don't understand. for 3.. 2 be a little more sensitive in things regarding race and people of a different feather for 4.. 2 quit smoking mj and ciggs as well

01-01-2014, 08:30 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've been trying to eat more healthy and exercise more since I got some lab results back in August. I just got some follow up labs back yesterday that showed what I'm doing is definitely moving the numbers in the right direction. They are almost in the normal range. Woo hoo! So anyway, I'm going to continue to eliminate sweets, cut back on carbs, fill up on salads with meals, and exercise more. Because it's working. And I don't seem to be losing any more weight, which is awesome. I was worried about my weight loss. I am a bit skinnier than I want, but I can accept it. I don't do New Years resolutions, because I don't think they work. This is a life resolution that happens to coincide with New Years, because it's when my labs came back. I'm not a 20 year old any more. I resolve to watch what I eat and exercise.

01-01-2014, 11:51 AM	#8
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	How about I don't deploy anymore, are you with me? __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

01-01-2014, 01:08 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Yeah, I got take better care of my body. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-01-2014, 01:16 PM	#10
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'm not doing it because of New Years, but I need to lose 20. I've never weighed this much before nor been so sedentary. An arm injury has been bothering me for almost a year tendons in the elbow ... something like that. Soooooooo its more exercise, disc golf and better eating for me. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-04-2014, 01:00 AM	#12
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I don't have the energy to sweat the small stuff this year. I will try to survive, with maybe a shred of human dignity intact. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-06-2014, 02:41 PM	#13
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	Grif, when I return from A-stan I'll request to retire. I've been in for 22.5 years right now. So I'm looking at summer of 2015. I am very excited to move on to the next portion of my life. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

01-06-2014, 03:36 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Hope it's a smooth out, Joe. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-06-2014, 08:11 PM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	You're pretty young and fit Joe, it'll be cool watching you do the next big thing. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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