It's January 11th and I'm just now mentioning New Year's Resolutions.
Behind much?
In a similar vein, we still have Christmas decor hanging around our house. As noted above.
I tend to shy away from New Year's Res-ies for a few reasons:
- Everyone does them. I live in Seattle now—I'm hipster.
- The word resolution is overwhelming. Sometimes it reminds me of a giant Wizard of Oz voice booming something along the lines of, "I heeerrreby ressooollllvvee..."
- If you fail to uphold your NYR's, guilt tends to follow. And guilt is of the devil.
It's all in how you phrase them.
"By 2013, I intend to ______."
"This year, I hope to ______."
And honestly, sometimes they're silly.
Or perhaps they're just realistic.
One year my goal was to floss every night. That was a life-changing year. And I'm not being sarcastic. I mean, how many of you do this every single night?
And (thankfully) it's carried over for me into the remainder of my life.
Another year I pledged to stop saying sorry so much and only apologize when I should. I realized that I burdened myself with an abundance of self-imposed guilt rooted in low self esteem by apologizing frequently to assist in calming others down and to avoid conflict. But I wasn't communicating my own feelings effectively or acknowledging my own value.
It allowed me to finally take ownership of my role in several relationships.
I have plans of all shapes and sizes for 2012...many of which I'll be sharing on the blog this week. But to start things off in a more lighthearted fashion...
In 2012, I am going to learn how to like mushrooms.
Sooooo...what are some of your realistic, tangible plans for 2012?
Start small.
And if all else fails, grab a Lululemon bag—
