Not to have any.
Let’s face it. If all it took was deciding to do something different starting on January 1, my life would be SO different. I would be, for instance, a bartender on St. Maarten. Or a circus acrobat. Or a UN translator.
So I didn’t even fake myself out with pretend NY resolutions this year. Nope.
What I did do was spend about five minutes thinking about a few goals for this year. Notice they’re goals, not resolutions. They’re things I’m working toward, ever so gently and with a big dose of humor and a crap ton (DF’s latest phrase for “lots”) of patience for my extremely fallible and intermittently lazy self.
Not that I’m going to tell you about them. Other people’s goals are boring.
So are other people’s NY resolutions, except for the part where you do an internal eyeroll and think to yourself, “Right. And pigs will fly.”
And then you say something like, “Good for you!” or “What a great idea!”
That part is kind of fun, now that I think about it.
So I guess I won’t completely deprive you of the satisfaction of rolling your eyes and thinking, “You Mormon with only one M, that’s never going to happen.”
Loosen up those eye muscles and get ready to roll. You can even snicker, because I can’t hear you.
This year, I’m going to remember that other people have feelings, too.
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Every year I make the same resolution and I have kept it every year. I resolve not to stick myself in the eye with a sharp object!
The only New Year’s resolution I ever kept was … (wait for it) … to never make another New Year’s resolution.
It worked!
Judie, that would only work for me if you insert the word ‘intentionally’ somewhere.
Grace, great idea! (and there was no eye-rolling, either)
Not an eye-roll in sight. So to speak.
Judie, I had exactly the same thought as Wrink. I can’t tell you how many times – in the garden, for instance, and just yesterday, for example – I’ve poked myself in the eye UNintentionally…
I’ve been wanting to see the back of my head (that’s where most of my hair is) and it’s cool! I just don’t seem to be able to get my eyes unstuck and back into place…
little jokie
I’m with ya. No resolutions for me. Never were – never will be. What’s one day?
Randy.. you make me smile. Thank you.