New Year’s Resolutions

January 1, 2012 by Susan | 0 comments

Written by: Susan on January 1, 2012.

I’m always making New Year’s Resolutions and not sticking to them, so this year I’ve saved myself the bother of thinking them up, and I’m using last year’s lot. They’re always the same old thing anyway:

1. Lose weight

Nothing’s changed about this one, only that instead of having to lose one stone I now need to lose two….at the very least.

I am committed this year though. (I am also starving.)

2. Stop procrastinating

I’ve broken this one already because there was something I was meant to do today, but I started to write this blog post and now I can’t remember what it was.

3. Walk more

I usually manage this one for about a week before I start making excuses not to go for a walk.

I walked just over three miles today though – it took me an hour. In fairness it was an uphill walk (for the first mile and a half), and the dog had to stop constantly and sniff every blooming thing within an inch of her nose.

Photographic Evidence that it really was up a hill

4. Study every evening

I feel like a child for posting this.

It never happens…which also contributes to making me feel like a child.

5. De-clutter

Also never happens. I hoard stuff, especially books, and I become emotionally attached to everything.

I did, however, manage to gather together seven bags of clothes (mostly my own) yesterday for disposal. My problem now is that if I don’t get the bags out of the house soon I’ll start removing stuff from them and eventually everything will find its way back into my still overflowing wardrobe.

I’ve been holding onto clothes that are much too small for me, thinking that, some day, I will fit back into them, but it’s like this….if I ever find myself able to fit into a size 10 jeans again, then I’ll be so delighted that I’ll want new jeans, not some crappy unfashionable old pair that have been lying in my wardrobe for years.

6. A photograph a day

I tried this last year and I didn’t get very far with it. It’s quite time consuming. But I was inspired by Vicky, a lovely lady I met at Wordcamp in Kilkenny (how long ago was that), to try it again. Vicky took a photo a day last year – not just ‘snaps’, but beautiful photos that can be seen here.

I could have taken my camera with me when I went walking today and taken a photo but I forgot to. So I took this one of the Christmas cake being cut when I got home.