Usually my list of New Years resolutions turns into a list of things I didn't do in the year 20failure (I didn't make New Years Resolutions til 1999...which is when I believe the concept was invented...to calm Y2k hysteria). I am a person who is driven many times by command and guilt. So in order to ensure that by ths time next year I am 12 bullet points better than I am today I am posting them here to my blog for all the world to see (I think very highly of my blog). This is a violent metaphorical gun threat from present me to future me saying "you REALLY don't want to come back to this blog in a year and read a list of all the things you could have done." Regret is a medicine more bitter and disgusting that Robitussin...with none of the decongestant properties. I'm sendin' my bad habits the way of the Dodo (extinct) and canonballin' into the year 2012 (makin' a splash).
1. Stop biting my nails
As noted in previous post...I bite my nails...it's gross...I must rid myself of this atrocious habit.
2. Stop drinking diet colas
The first step in addiction is admiting you have a problem. I have a problem. By 2k13 I will no longer be diet soda dependent
3. Learn how to play one AWESOME song on the piano
This list includes (but is not limited to) learning how to play: Amazing Grace, Auld Lang Syne, Mozart's Moonlight Sonata, Sunday Morning, Hey Jude, How to Save a Life, and Gold Digger by Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx.
4. Touch my toes
I'm really inflexible.
5. Overcome fear of dogs
Will require many viewings of Air Bud and Marley and Me
6. Run a half marathon
I have threatened to run a half marathon twice since the start of 2k11 and failed both times. 3rd times the charm.
7. Go to Ireland
To see the motherland. To see the Irish play Navy (and win?) To make up for being a doofus and not going when I studied abroad in London (and so I dont have to lie to people anymore about why I've never been...it wasn't the Icelandic Volcano's fault).
8. Go on a date
In case someone wants to turn my blog into a rom-com...you're welcome Hollywood
9. Improve Spanish language skillz
Because it would be hypocritical of me to force my children to be tri-lingual if I'm only...lingual
10. Finish 3 short stories and submit to something or someone
I have tons of stories floating 'round my physical and mental universe but I have been too lazy to do anything with them. My imagination has been good to me, it is time for me to be good to my imagination.
11. Save money for a rainy day
Because one day I want to go back to England and I'm gonna need money to buy an umbrella.
12. Blog once a week
For the benefit of my loyal readers
Here's to hoping this "catholic guilt" thing is real.
Happy New Year!
3) I can teach you Angels We Have Heard On High seeing as it was my final project for beginning piano with Professor Muniz. I really challenged myself second semester senior year.
ReplyDelete5) My b. Oden doesn't live down below anymore though so you can stop running from your fears and move back to Denver.
6) Can't help you there but I'll certainly buy you a celebratory ice cream sundae and 16 oz beer (Budweiser product, obvi) upon completion.
8) ...blind leading the blind...
9) Quieres hablar espanol conmigo cada noche? O solamente quieres aprender las palabras malas?
10) I shall read them.
11) Saving is overrated.
12) I look forward to reading weekly. And you best believe ima call you out via EVERY social media outlet I am tapped into (including my own blog) if you drop this ball.