Tuesday, January 01, 2008

New

Resolutions, for me, have never been as, well, resolute as I'd like them. Lines of good intentions, whimsical beliefs that this year would be the year that I'd simultaneously pull straight As, keep my bedroom neat and spend less money on shoes. Never happened.

I'm not sure if my failure to keep said resolutions stem from the fact that they were overambitious — I mean, could it really be possible to ALWAYS hang my sweaters up, get an A on every exam, and be expected to resist that pair of patent leather Mary Janes? I don't think so.

So this year's resolution is relatively simple, and encompasses a lot of what I want to accomplish but with little fanfare. This year, I'm going to strive to waste less time — instead of half-heartedly dedicating myself to something, I plan to throw myself in full force. Either full work, or full play, because I've learned that diluting them often results in less fulfilling achievement.

So, 2008, here I come. I plan to waste less time. And, let's face it — spend a little less money on shoes.

Especially since I got those patent leather Mary Janes for Christmas.

Happy New Year, everyone.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Can't they just like merge the giving up something for Lent deal and the New Year's resolution deal into one thing? It's an awful lot to keep track of.

Manfred Mansel said...

you HANG your sweaters?

Muttersome said...

No dresser, too much closet space.

Anonymous said...

so since you aren't back at school yet...and i'm bored on a saturday night, I thought i'd stalk you. There is no need for new year's resolutions. I consider them to be a waste of energy unless you decide TO do something, not stop doing something. Like...I plan to have two weekends where I schedule time to dance around in excitement. Things like that are worth new years resolutions. :) Travel safely tomorrow! Can't wait to catch up!