As I ate my last bit of black eyed peas and collard greens leftovers tonight, it occurred to me that the window of opportunity to do a new year's post, and ditto for the good luck meal, was nearing it's expiration date. But you know how I feel about those silly numbers; expiration date, schmiration date. Probably why nobody ever asks me for an opinion about food being past it's prime. I eat anything. It's good for the immune system. And I don't like to waste.
Also, Andrea Gibson wrote this to me yesterday:
2010 has flown away to never never land it’s time for the newest of new. Chop your hair off. Get a matching tattoo with a stranger. Wear a muscle shirt. Marry a sailor. Divorce your timid. Plant a dandylion garden. Whittle a wine cork into a prarie dog. Learn to juggle. Blindfolded. Waltz with someone who’s freckles are solar system magical!
Okay fine, she didn't write it only to me but maybe, just maybe, I'm the stranger she's meant to get a tattoo with this year. Plus, she's such a talented wordsmith and I needed to share her gifts with you.
Do you think that fun list is Andrea's set of New Year's Resolutions? If so, they are good ones. I have a long list of things I'm resolving to do this year. For someone who was anti resolutions on a specific date a few short years ago, I've got quite a few this go round. But first, a recap on 2010's resolution: use my blinker. I was really successful!! It wasn't until November that I noticed it slipping in parking lots. People not using their blinker even gets on my nerves now.
Back to business... This year's goals:
- make my bed daily-laugh all you want. making my bed is something I've never been a fan of, and something i sort of eliminated from possibly being a daily task since i stopped sleeping under the covers, mostly to avoid tidying them up, in high school. but I try to keep it as cool as I can possibly stand in my house, so I'm forced to burrow. and it just feels better crawling into a made bed.
- prepare for tomorrow tonight (pack lunch and gym clothes, have outfit picked out)-I have such a hard time getting out of the door on time in the morning. This seemed easier to handle than me not hearing my alarm, or hearing it and hitting snooze 50 times and not remembering...
- clean as you go-this was a motto we had at McAlisters when I worked there in high school. It's a good one and I tend to forget it. I get lazy about keeping things orderly since it's only me in my house and it doesn't affect anyone else if the dishes sit there for a week. But not anymore, do the dishes the day you use them. Spend 15 minutes doing some sort of cleaning every night so I don't have to spend a few hours doing it on a weekend. I made a schedule of tasks I want to do and what day I'm going to do them.
- communicate more-since moving to Greenville it seems like my desire to communicate with others has decreased, but people are important to me so I'm going to bump up my efforts. get excited!
- less screen time-i hate wasting my time on the internet, but i find myself doing it often. so while it will help me communicate with loved ones and keep me up to date on the world and fill my head with beautiful craft ideas, i'm just going to monitor my time on the computer and make sure i'm doing other, more beneficial things
- read at least one book and complete at least one craft a month-these are things i really enjoy but often start and don't finish, probably because i spend time looking for other craft projects on the internet, and then i get piles of half completed stuff.
- cook at least once a week-seems like that wouldn't be hard to accomplish, especially for me, but it has been lately. i have almost no desire to do it, and the fact that i get full on an avocado for dinner doesn't help. but i'm going to make myself do it. cooking is generally something i enjoy and it'll give me something to take for lunch.
- not buy canned beans-every time I buy canned beans I feel guilty about it. it's silly, it's more expensive, there's more packaging, there's more sodium, and now there's all this talk about BPA in cans. so no more canned beans for me.
- go hiking at least once a month-no need to explain here, but i love the outdoors and my mom got me a park pass for my birthday and it should be used.
- keep working towards minimalism-i thought about a "one in, one out" rule but I couldn't force myself to think about the logistics of that. too difficult. and i've lost a few pounds recently and so it's looking like new clothes aren't much of an option. so i'm just going to be aware of what's coming in and try to double what's going out. going to strive for getting rid of at least 365 things this year.
- focus on gratitude-i think i'm pretty good at this, but i want to be better. so i'm going to write down things I'm thankful for weekly. i'll share them with you, and i hope you share with me, too, what makes you grateful.
- make at least $2,000 babysitting this year-i'm broke and want to not be. simple as that.
- save money-i want to pay off a large chunk of pesky student loans, boost my net worth and make sure i'm prepared for my future. i'm starting a "dream fund" so I can be closer to my desired lifestyle of being some sort of farmer. this one is tricky since i really don't make a lot of money and saving will be hard. so i'll probably be less social and less willing to spend money on outings. i'm okay with that.
- go to Cumberland Island-I've been wanting to for years and just haven't made it there. but that will change.
- run a half marathon-since i'm trying not to spend money, i'd be content just running thirteen miles on my own and saving the registration fee...
- do a mud run-they just look so fun!
- play bingo-there are tons of bingo parlors around my neighborhood and i was just want to experience it!
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