I stand, resolute.
So, it’s that time of year, where I make resolutions and,
more to the point – let’s see what I promised in 2011 and how I did:
Not bad – I definitely did lose weight, and I’ll keep that
up in 2012. I didn’t cry, and the number
on the scale definitely starts with a 1.
My next goal is that I want the second number to be a 6 or lower. These things take time.
I definitely stepped
up the exercise, with the exception of that period where I was scalped and
therefore not cleared for Zumba/Yoga/Aqua Fit…next year, lots more activity!
I made some selfish decisions and they were great. I’ll definitely keep that up.
I did plenty of good reading – Tina Fey, Susannah Collins,
Ernest Cline. All great.
I ate lunch out less at the first of the year, and then backslid
a little. We’ll work on that in 2012.
I certainly did more writing this year. I want to keep that up. It’s cheaper than therapy, and let’s face it –
I have a unique voice.
So that brings me to 2012.
I want 2012 to be the year of fiscal fitness. I’m going to be paying off our new memory
foam bed soon (totally worth it), and then I can start throwing money at my credit card and the
little nitpicky bills that came up from the Pilomatrical Carcinoma Chronicles. I’m going to come up with a budget and stick
to it. And while I’ll need some “things”
– new clothes, the occasional Kindle download… I need to be happier with what I
have.
I’ve also committed to getting the house in shape in
2012. I want to purge our lives of
excess crap. And that means selling,
donating or trashing. And that’s the
plan. I also want to do some maintenance on the place…I
need to repair and paint the rails on the front porch and I’d love to paint the
porch and shutters.
Note how fiscal responsibility and home repair are somewhat at
odds with each other. Amazing.
And I guess that’s enough.
Let's see this time next year where it plays out.
ae
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