Monday, January 6, 2014

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR THE RESOLUTE

New Year’s Resolutions.  We start out with the best of intentions but they are seldom kept.  But if they should last even a whole month into the new year that’s better than not trying at all.  Coming from a realist who has tried most of these: some of these work and some don’t.  Give them a try!


Get enough sleep in 2014. Five or six hours a night isn't really enough.

Keep a journal listing what you eat each day for a month.  If you think you’re eating a balanced diet you might be surprised.

Brush the dog more often.  Cuts down on dog hair everywhere.

Take off your makeup before you go to bed.

Give up smoking.  Life is short enough as it is.

Keep your wardrobe under control.  When you buy something new give something away.

Read a book.  A real book.

Learn something new this year.  Anything.  Keep your brain occupied.

Read to your kids.  That’s really important.

Walk more.  Humans were not made for sitting.

Texting while driving is dumb.  If people had eyes like a fly that might work.

Resolve to pay down your credit card with the highest interest.

Be realistic.If you can manage one or two out of these twelve you are good!

Have a marvelous 2014 and I’ll be back again next Monday.

Joan


2 comments:

  1. I think the only resolution I ever have is to take down the Christmas decorations! Let's see, it's January 6th, the Magi have arrived, I guess it's all over!

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  2. Too funny! Just tonight (January 14) I finally dragged my Christmas tree out to the deck, scattering needles (and a few small green bugs, interestingly enough) everywhere in the process. I think one year I kept the tree up until Martin Luther King Day, so this is actually an improvement.

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