New Years Resolutions
Do you have any? What are they? How do they differ from the resolutions of previous years?
I "resolve" that I will continue to make realistic, incremental progress in any identified areas.
I might even go backwards somtimes, but I hope to come out ahead (in the right direction).
A revisit of my resolution of a few years ago:
Take time to recognize those who go above and beyond, whether it's an ultra friendly grocery employee, a fireman, a local newspaper writer who wrote a great article...etc.
I try to make it be more than just my profuse thanks; a note or word to their manager/supervisor can do wonders for a person's job and self-worth.
I try to live my life this way, but sometimes in the hustle and bustle and the egocentricism, I don't...so this is my running yearly reminder to remember how much that recognition can mean to the person in the trenches.
To take dance tapes to work for cardio work out.
It's not very grand I know.
I'm doing a very unpopular thing for my resolution so I won't tell you what it is. I'll be the better for it, though. *evil grin*
Where do you work, sky?
C'mon Bri...spill it!
I like Bri's resolution better than mine already.
I work graveyard as dorm counselor and my coworker and I don't want to get fat (er). We laugh alot but that doesn't burn calories.
So where do you work Shawnie?
At a local college. I was just thinking I could do some cardio while I crunch numbers...these desk jobs will kill you! :)
ah office in a school. You can't get better than that.
But cardio? won't people be wondering why you are jumping around on your desk?:P
I make New Years "wishes" every year. I write down little wishes on rice paper and light them on fire outside. This way my little wish is dispersed out into the world. I'm cheesy. And a bit of a nutter. ;)
I am actually going to start out 2009 as a non smoker, I quit last week and with the help of God I have not smoked since, and I did not turn into a$$hole boy.
good for you fargon
I make New Years "wishes" every year. I write down little wishes on rice paper and light them on fire outside. This way my little wish is dispersed out into the world. I'm cheesy. And a bit of a nutter. ;)
No it's whimsical and sweet. It's only nutty if you chant, sweat and stamp your feet.
May both you and Elspode have complete success in this venture.
For myself, my resolution is to finally file for divorce, get my budget under control..(work in progress), and to produce and sell more of my art which will help finance the first two items. And it will give me a great deal of pleasure and a measure of sanity.
Pass my classes with nothing less than a "B"
Cook healthy and more often.
Be more active.
Yeah boring, but thats all I can think of.
A revisit of my resolution of a few years ago:
Take time to recognize those who go above and beyond, whether it's an ultra friendly grocery employee, a fireman, a local newspaper writer who wrote a great article...etc.
I try to make it be more than just my profuse thanks; a note or word to their manager/supervisor can do wonders for a person's job and self-worth.
I try to live my life this way, but sometimes in the hustle and bustle and the egocentricism, I don't...so this is my running yearly reminder to remember how much that recognition can mean to the person in the trenches.
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ah office in a school. You can't get better than that.
But cardio? won't people be wondering why you are jumping around on your desk?:P
The sooner they figure out how weird I am, the better off we'll all be. :p
1. Establish a reasonable workout schedule
2. Ween the boy and begin process for breast reduction
3. Get my Mom moved up here
4. Decide if we are going to move or not and make progress in that direction
5. Apply to go back to school
6. Potty train the girl once and for all
7. Revise budget... (probably multiple times) and pay bills off as much as possible.
Jeez Pooka, what a slacker. You left out World Peace and find a cure for cancer.
And #2 will probably lead naturally to #2a.
I'm keeping it simple this year...to be the best person I can be.
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good advice
I make New Years "wishes" every year. I write down little wishes on rice paper and light them on fire outside. This way my little wish is dispersed out into the world. I'm cheesy. And a bit of a nutter. ;)
That is a very witchy thing to do. And Magic works. ;)
I didn't really make a resolution, but I have already begun the change I want to make by leaving my significant other. We still see other, often, but not really in the same way. It's weird. Also, I am really going to focus on getting my health back on track. I am going to try to not waste so much time.
Hmmm in no particular order:
* try to get some kind of sustainable work pattern going
* watch less tv
* stop smoking at some point during the next few weeks
* drink less
* Start caring about my job (councillor) again. The last year battered my enthusiasm and I've been doing the bare minimum for months.
* try not to fuck up my degree
* try to think about what I am saying, as I am saying it and not at 3 am when i am berating myself for foot in mouth syndrome.
I quit making them years ago.
Its not that I couldn't keep them - I couldn't remember them.
Despite my usual position on resolutions, I've been considering "not letting this shit get to me."
It worked okay earlier this evening when there was too much going on at one time and I had a really irritating patient.
I resolve not to post so many naked pix of myself
I've made a few for the first time in several years. One is to work harder at my mentalism studies. The others are important to me, so I can't tell anyone else about them. Kinda like a birthday wish, you know?
Good luck with that lot, Pooka, especially no 3 which resonates for me.
And Dana - good luck too! For me it's pointless net-surfing that I need to cut down on. Devising a work schedule that brings some income would be good, for me!
My resolution is to get to the swimming pool 3 times a week (I was going twice a week til just before Christmas) - should be achievable as I can do it before one of my jobs Tues, Wednesday and Thursday.
I wouldn't mind achieving Pooka's no 3 but I don't know how (perhaps I'll just write a tune with that name, instead!).
To become a well respected member on this forum
Do well in school
Have time to be with friends
Go to a wicked party soon!
Helluva good first post.
Welcome aboard.
Pshaw. You'll be Spartacus for a month or two, and then you'll forget all about that resolution.
I am Spartacus.
It's just a phase.
I've resolved to focus on 4 areas this year:
my job
my blog
my masters degree
my weight
That's enough
In December I resolved to abandon my blog and deleted it.
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Big year for me.
- Lose weight. I will be at least 4 stone lighter by the end of the year (and will post a picture when I am!)
- Get a job. Any job. Actually that's not a resolution, just a fact of life.
- Have sex. No really. By the end of the year. I'll go out and get it on New Years Eve if I have to.
That's it.
Lots of little resolutions around the first two of course, but I'm trying to keep it simple!
1. Go On A Diet
Things were going so well until you cracked open your new diet book and saw ‘Day One: Tuscan Herb Salmon’ and thought, ‘Fuck this. I don’t know how to cook this stuff’ and promptly headed to the drive through. How good are cheeseburgers, dude? Yeah. They’re pretty damn good.
2. Quit Drinking
You weren’t gonna make it until the Super Bowl, anyway. Plus, why would you do that to yourself? It’s like, the one thing you have
3. Stop Smoking
Yeah right. It’s 2009. If you haven’t stopped by now, it’s not like your puny willpower will somehow change its ways in the New Year. You were probably crabby for a few hours and then caved in secretly after you told yourself you’d only smoke when you drank from now on. That’s how you started, asshole.
4. Spend More Time With My Family
No. Out of sight, out of mind. The holiday season (when you thought of this doosey) was magical. Now it’s not Christmas and it’s just cold out. Blame the economy and your cell phone bill for your unreturned calls. And don’t be guilt tripped. It’s not like they’re all-of-a-sudden awesome to be around.
5. Reduce Stress
That was easy to say over your two week fucking vacation from work, wasn’t it? Welcome back to work and the shitstorm that is your life. How are those Christmas expenses looking now, hotshot? Valentine’s Day is just around the corner too. Go roll yourself a joint.
6. Join A Gym
What are you - a millionaire? And when would you go - at 6am when there’s no way you’ll get up or at 6pm when you just feel like going home? Exactly. Leave the gym to meatheads, power bottoms and divorcee cougars. And if you are a millionaire, you don’t really need a gym to get ass.
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6. Join A Gym
What are you - a millionaire? And when would you go - at 6am when there’s no way you’ll get up or at 6pm when you just feel like going home? Exactly. Leave the gym to meatheads, power bottoms and divorcee cougars. And if you are a millionaire, you don’t really need a gym to get ass.
The number one time for new enrollments at gyms is early January.
The number two time? When the Olympics are on.
The number one time for new enrollments at gyms is early January.
The number two time? When the Olympics are on.
The article my gym put out last year said the number 2 time for most gym signups was march-april, pre-bikini season. That's also the busiest time for plastic surgeons.
I hate January at the gym.
Tonight totally sucked - I couldn't even find a parking spot in the lot. I had to park next door and walk in the rain. Of course when I got inside all the newbies are doing is standing around talking.