I always laugh at people who make new year resolutions but somehow I always end up making some too. This year I've decided to do several so that when I inevitably fail on a few, my overall percentage of failure will (hopefully) be not so bad. My track record is horrible, though I feel a little better about it because I think most everyone gives up their resolutions by February.
Here we go:
-Walk Cooper dog daily. It's hard to be motivated sometimes and boy does he piss me off when he stops and smells EVERYTHING (you don't get it unless you have a hound) but once I get out there the sun and fresh air sure make me feel good. Oh, and he loves it too.
-Follow my chore list. Last year sometime I made a cute laminated chore list that assigns all my weekly chores to days of the week. Bonus is that I get to cross each one off as I complete it. Gotta love Pinterest inspiration. Since I made it before we bought our house it may need some modifications so the plan is to start following my list for a few weeks to see how it fits into my new house requirements and modify it when I figure out what needs to be changed.
-Actively seek social or intellectual stimulation. I think an important part of being human is continual growth and improvement. Once I become stagnant I don't feel right. I tell Alex I feel "itchy inside". I want to avoid that as much as possible because for me, itchy inside leads to depression. Here are some of my ideas this year: yoga class, pottery class, dance class, online intro to coding class, writing workshop and, as always, vacations.
-Relax! I worry. A lot. Reading "F*ck It, The Ultimate Spiritual Way" by John C. Parkin was helpful to me this year. I don't agree with everything in the book but the overall theme is lovely. This is what you do. When you start to worry about something, say "fuck it" instead. You can try other phrases but nothing quite works as well. Stressed out about how you look today? Fuck it. Worried about if you made the right decision? Fuck it. Think maybe you should censor your blog so as not to offend anyone? Fuck it. You get it. See, you feel better already. I know I do.
-Eat better. This one is boring and the same as just about every one else's. Eat healthier, better quality food.
-Spend more time with friends and family. This is the important part of life. I need to do more of it. Every day could be your last. Blah, blah, blah.
-Spend more quality time with myself. Also important so that my time with friends and family is quality time. I need time to relax and reflect.
-Spend less time browsing the web. So that I can spend more quality time with myself which, in turn, allows me to spend more quality time with friends and family. Follow that logic? My optimistic limit is 20 minutes a day.
-Expand my music library. Music makes me happy. I haven't updated my music library in so long its embarrassing. I want to be able to put my ipod on shuffle and enjoy every single song. (Yes, I still use an Ipod. 30gb, white, purchased in 2006. My ipod is older than most of your relationships.)
That's all I can think of for now. Suggestions?
