Last New Year’s I struggled with giving up on new year’s resolutions as I realized once and for all they were the call of the moment feelings….everyone talks about it…the hype of the Christmas season is over and now it’s a good time to do a good thing. It’s still hogwash to me. It still calls for failure as good intentions are abandoned. Some people can do it…lose that weight, quit smoking, etc…even spend BIG money for a gym membership, but are they still working out 365 days later? Of course there are those unique individuals that can do anything they set their minds to. My uniqueness is different.
For me to say Jan 1 I’m going to start doing this………………………….I might as well finish the sentence, “till I get tired of it.” “That’s a fact, Jack.” Methinks there’s a song with those words…..Am I lazy? No. Am I undisciplined? No. Obviously I don’t want it bad enough. How’s that for an excuse? And why does it always boil down to some kind of resolution regarding food, drink or the body? Why not decide NOT to wear purple nail polish in the coming year?
One of the most amazing things we accomplished this year was with our erasable board. Everything that HAD TO BE DONE this year was on that board in the kitchen in plain view for 4 months and every time we erased one thing off, it seemed 2 more things were added. It was maddening, to say the least, but things got done, and the day we erased the last item….I cannot express the elation we felt. THAT was accomplishment ! ! ! THAT was self satisfaction! ! ! THAT was not a failure…even though the time stretched out, that board would not go away till EVERY THING WAS DONE!
So today it’s time for the board. Hopefully, maybe, I can put a hundred things on there to do…..just for January to start……
………and garage sales start up in April!
