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December 29, 2007
New Year's Resolutions
I used to be one of those people who hated New Year's Resolutions. They're all so trite, having long surpassed the point of being quaint, and it just seemed to uncool to make them, or at least to admit to having made them.
However, this year I've really gotten in touch with my inner dork, and I feel like I've become so uncool that I may have turned a corner where being comfortable with being uncool may transcend dorkiness and again become some form of cool. So I'm going to make a bunch of really lame New Year's Resolutions, but here's the catch: I'm starting them right away. I want to do a little warming up before Jan. 1 so that I feel confident in my ability to fail a little but pick myself up and keep on going.
1. Go to the gym at least 5 days a week.
2. Learn to run.
3. Keep calories tightly controlled and measured six days a week... allowed one meal out per week.
4. Stop eating off other people's plates... except for the occasional two french fries, but no more than two!
5. Take melatonin every night so that I stop waking up in the middle of the night and blogging.
6. Take Pilates class twice a week, and do Pilates video that MR got me for Christmas on at least one other day, more if I miss class.
7. Make no excuse whatsoever for anything.
8. Scrub the kitchen floor once a week. (this one will be the first to go)
9. Download no more than two songs from Itunes per week.
10. Save the last dance for me.
Posted by april at December 29, 2007 3:38 AM
Comments
Your resolutions sound good to me. I would like to learn to run too. Sometimes I get the feeling that running would be just the ticket, but I get out there and can't go very far. Guess practice makes perfect? Have a lovely holiday and a very happy new year! ali
Posted by: Ali at December 29, 2007 4:53 PM
Hope you are feeling better.
Please let us know when you learn how to run. I used to but got out of the habit. Fortunately I can walk all day long.
This isn't really for the comments section but I didn't know how else to get hold of you. (couldn't find an email link on the blog)
I read this article and thought of you. I would be interested in hearing your opinion:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-obesity_bdoct28,0,2241336.story?page=1
Posted by: bethsheba at December 30, 2007 11:47 AM
darling I agree with all of them and hope that you keep them except for downloading songs from itunes...What's wrong with downloading 16.000 songs a day? Because that's just what I've been doing for the past 3 months and it didn't do any harm. Download your songs darling, and definitely learn to run because you'll have to teach it to me when I have to run away from yet another sociopath.
Have a wonderful year!
z.
Posted by: zeynep at December 30, 2007 6:28 PM
Happy New Year, April! I look forward to reading your inspirational blogs in 2008!
Posted by: Linda at December 31, 2007 1:31 AM