Happy 2013! It's the month of resolutions. Do you make them? Do you hate them? Are you just annoyed at how busy your gym has become?
I'm neither for or against the making of resolutions. I find the whole "fresh start" thing appealing and generally use that feeling to reenergize goals I've pushed to the back burner. I should learn to knit something other than a scarf. We could probably be recycling more. This year I'm not going to let my car go too long between oil changes.
I also use the new year to instill some good, old-fashion self loathing. You are not going to spend another year 10 pounds overweight. I know, being hard on yourself in the longterm is not the answer. But, small doses, I find, get me on the treadmill.
Getting carried away is easy but being unrealistic won't end well. If your resolution is to cook more and currently you've got multiple restaurants on speed dial, a fondue shouldn't be step one. Step one should maybe be to stop using the oven as shoe storage. Try not to compare your goals to others either. I'm guilty of this one and it drives me crazy. Oh sure, she's cutting refined sugar completely out of her diet. Apparently she's super-human! Gah!
This year what I'm finding more motivating is that I turn 26 in April. That means I'll be closer to 30 than 20. While this may not seem significant to everyone, to me it signals a need to be more of an adult than a child. Time to kick some bad habits: waiting to do dishes until the kitchen is toxic, waking up fifteen minutes before I need to be out the door, forgetting to send thank you notes. So, January is serving as a reminder that I'm only a few months away from that significant birthday. Better get moving.
I'm neither for or against the making of resolutions. I find the whole "fresh start" thing appealing and generally use that feeling to reenergize goals I've pushed to the back burner. I should learn to knit something other than a scarf. We could probably be recycling more. This year I'm not going to let my car go too long between oil changes.
I also use the new year to instill some good, old-fashion self loathing. You are not going to spend another year 10 pounds overweight. I know, being hard on yourself in the longterm is not the answer. But, small doses, I find, get me on the treadmill.
Getting carried away is easy but being unrealistic won't end well. If your resolution is to cook more and currently you've got multiple restaurants on speed dial, a fondue shouldn't be step one. Step one should maybe be to stop using the oven as shoe storage. Try not to compare your goals to others either. I'm guilty of this one and it drives me crazy. Oh sure, she's cutting refined sugar completely out of her diet. Apparently she's super-human! Gah!
This year what I'm finding more motivating is that I turn 26 in April. That means I'll be closer to 30 than 20. While this may not seem significant to everyone, to me it signals a need to be more of an adult than a child. Time to kick some bad habits: waiting to do dishes until the kitchen is toxic, waking up fifteen minutes before I need to be out the door, forgetting to send thank you notes. So, January is serving as a reminder that I'm only a few months away from that significant birthday. Better get moving.
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