Wednesday, December 28, 2011

I'm skipping Christmas... and heading straight to New Years.

That's right, I haven't posted since late November. What can I say, life has been busy. And, more so, I've had a bit of a writer's block. The block is still there, but I'm trying to forge my way through it. I've never been one for New Year's resolutions. Sure, I'll think about it, maybe "make" a few, but come January 5th or so, I'm out with the new and back to the old. They say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. If that's the case, I'm already on the right to track to fixing my inability to be resolute about my resolutions. (ha, see what I did there?)

In order to help me remember and have some sort of accountability (even if it is virtual), I've decided to list a few of my resolutions. Perhaps, by the end of the year I'll have stuck to some of them and maybe checked off a few things on my list to become a better person.

1. I really would like to eat better, exercise more, and be a bit healthier. Perhaps if I get serious about it, it'll be easier to help that husband o' mine to get serious about it too.

2. I'd really really really like to pass the bar this time around.

3. I want to critize less, judge less, and bite my tongue more.

4. I want to be good at being crafty. My mom has this special knack for making any craft she puts her hands on be perfect. I have this knack for subpar construction (mostly due to my lack of patience) that I detest. I'm going to work on my patience and learn to be a better crafter.

5. I want to be a better wife. I'm not sure what all that entails just yet, but I'm going to work on it.

6. I want to go see my parents more often this year.

7. I want to be less anxious about the future and enjoy the way things are now. 2012 is going to be year full of new adventures and I want to be able to enjoy them without worrying.

8. I want to make a budget and stick to it. In fact, I think I'll make that budget this weekend. It'll be accurate through June at least. After that, there's no telling.

9. Read more!! Well, perhaps I should say read more different books. I need to put HP and P&P on the shelf and read other things. Real things, books of consequence. Well hello Kindle for Christas, aren't you going to be handy.

10. Learn to cook new things and organize my recipe collection. I can do that. It'll be fun AND delicious. Oh look, a trip to Office Depot may be in order. Shame.

Okay, I'm done. Ten resolutions that seem do-able. January 1st, I'm so ready for you. I guess January 6th will be the real test...