Dreading other people’s New Year’s resolutions
This morning as we pulled into the parking lot at the gym, my son reminded me that starting next week this place would be jam-packed with people newly resolved to shape up and get fit. Judging from previous years, the nearest parking spot will be in the next county over. Based upon his having observed this trend for years, he figures that the gym will be back to normal within six weeks.
This got me to thinking about New Year’s resolutions. I don’t make them, partly because adopting the habit would seem to limit making changes to once a year. You can see where this might lead: “I’m a fat, angry, lazy alcoholic addicted to Animal Planet and YouPorn… but it’s only March. Come New Year’s Eve, I’m gonna do something about this!” I’d rather identify my problems as they come up on the fly and fix them then.
December 30th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
My approach to New Year’s resolutions is not to decide to avoid things I like, but to promise myself that I’ll do more of them. This year I’m considering the following. I resolve…
1. To watch more cheap movies.
2. To eat more potato chips (while watching cheap movies).
3. To drink more beer (while eating potato chips and watching cheap movies).
See? Simple.
December 31st, 2007 at 4:11 am
This year’s resolution same as last year’s:
Go a little easier on myself, don’t be a slave to diet & exercise, make an honest effort to finish those projects around the house, but don’t obsess….
January 2nd, 2008 at 8:24 pm
When my problems come up on the fly it’s usually because it’s open. But I really haven’t faced this trouble for quite awhile, sad to say.
That said, I have become something of a traditionalist, perhaps. I did write a list of new year’s resolutions, and it includes losing weight. Guess I’ll go watch me some Lawrence Welk.