Sunday, January 1, 2012

This Year I Will.....

Yep, it's that time of the year again. The New Year, to be precise. Thus, 'tis also time for resolutions. I haven't been good with resolutions previously. Last year, I resolved to exercise more, although the ruptured achilles tendon put paid to that one for a while. I also resolved to do/not do a whole lot of other things, all of which remained not done/done.

So in the spirit of This Year Will Be Different, I pledge the following.

1. I will not drink as much. In fact, I pledge not to drink very much at all. Alcohol has given me weight gain, hangovers, ferality and has created, rather than solved problems. Also, as the Small Child gets older, I do not wish for her to have memories of Himself and myself always with a glass in hand, as I have memories of my own parents, both of whom have their own relationships with alcohol.

Plus, it's So Much Nicer to wake up refreshed and sort of ready for action, than headachy and really-not-at-all ready for action.

2. I will watch what I eat. I did start this about midway through the year, and it worked. So I'm going to make it work again. I will stop requesting mac cheese at every opportunity and will not eat so much cheese. I will drink more skim milk. In fact, possibly skim milk can replace alcohol. In fact, this concept is really quite visionary and I will ponder it further.

3. I will exercise more. I will not use a fear of spiders to encourage myself OUT of walking at night. Look around you Bob. There are many people exercising at night, on the same routes that you will be using. The spiders are not eating them, now, are they?

In this spirit, I will also look to get a more comfortable pair of walking shoes and think about more interesting routes I can walk, especially since once we get back to our own house, it will be up the bay, down the bay, ad infinitum. I will also take a pair of thongs into the office to encourage myself to walk more during lunch.

4. I will practice discipline. This will take a number of forms, including not eating or drinking as much, and exercising. It will also take the form of doing at least 20 minutes a day of the rather boring tapestry I'm finishing for mum, and writing this thing at least once a week.

We should be back in our new house in June. I want to have a different relationship with the new house than I had with the old, hated house. I want that relationship to include more happiness and less reliance on food and drink as an emotional crutch. I want to interact with the new house in a more positive manner, and I want to be a better person there. And I want the Small Child to have a happy and healthy parent for a good long time to come.

So many wants! But I will do it. I will.

Happy New Year!

No comments:

Post a Comment