It's dangerous for a perfectionist to make New Year's Resolutions--we're the ones who go to the gym on January 2nd decked out in brand-new workout gear but are never to be seen again by the end of the month. We go into it with good intentions, we just get overwhelmed trying to maintain these lifestyle changes, well, perfectly.
On that note, a few years ago I decided to stop making resolutions. It worked for a while, but it's very un-perfectionist-like to not do something that everyone else is doing, so I took a different approach to the resolution issue. My new list of resolutions each year is made up of intentions that I should have no trouble keeping. It goes a little something like this:
1. This year I will not eat escargot.
2. This year I will not go bungee jumping or cliff diving.
3. This year I will not join an ice hockey team.
4. This year I will not run for president.
I should probably add "voluntarily" to the end of each of those, but I think you get the picture.
There you go--it's a no-fail list, and at the end of the year I can look back with pride and say, indeed, I kept all of my resolutions!
What about you? What's on your list this year?
9 comments:
LOL Rachel! I think you should go bungee jumping, though. I think it would be fun!
I agree with Liz. Bungee jumping is fun. Go for it this year! I've gone several times!
I absolutely LOVED this blog. lol You're so funny. :) I do agree that you should go bungee jumping though.
Well, that settles it. Let's go bungee jumping. I say we start with the New River Gorge in West Virginia.
Road trip! Kinzu Bridge in PA is next!
Um, OK, sorry I missed out on this whole planning discussion...spending time with family, you know!
I will have a heart attack before I even leave the platform if I go bungee jumping. I can't even ride roller coasters! I will be happy to hold your purses and take pictures, however...(that's my traditional amusement park job)
I hate roller coasters, Rachel. But, bungee is actually fun. So is a skydive, but let's just start slow for now. There are way worse ways to spend your time....
When will you be home? I'm MapQuesting now!
Nothing like peer pressure!
Check with your husband and LG first.
It's not even January 1st and your "friends" are trying to have you break your NYRs.
GMAB, LOL, BFF
So I googled New River Gorge and the Kinzu Bridge--you gals are way more hard-core than I can ever dream of being...;)
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