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New Year's Intentions
Okay so I'm a thief; I have stolen the term "intentions" from a colleague who has in turn stolen it from somewhere else. But since I always fail at maintaining my resolutions and am then overcome by the accompanying shame and guilt, I decided this year to try out some New Year's intentions, and see how well they go. So here they are, in no particular order:
1. No more sports suspensions - I almost made it through a full year without one, but blew 11 months of problem-free sports events in December by engaging in a small altercation with another player in a hockey game. So this year I intend to make it 12 months without issue. We'll see how it goes.
2. Less procrastination - I can remember being 8 years old and trying to write my speech for my grade three class the night before I had to present it. I remember at that time thinking, "I will never leave anything to last minute again." 25 years later and I am as big a procrastinator as I was then. But this year that all changes. I will stay on top of deadlines, will finish marking essays in less than a month and won't spend more time on Facebook than work.
3. Stop over thinking - Sometimes you just have to go with the flow. I think I have sabotaged many a potential relationship by worrying too much about what might or could happen, instead of just being happy in the now and letting what happens happen. I've actually already failed at this once this new year, but since I hadn't actually put this list in writing I won't count it as a failure yet.
4. Start eating healthy - this one will go a lot better if I include doing grocery shopping on my list as well. I know it's not going to happen, but I figure I'll add it to the list for the hell of it.
5. Be better organized financially - This is probably the most important one, and one I really need to work on. I have to start looking at my finances and keeping track of where my money is going.
I could go on and on and on, but we'll stick with 5 for this year, and see how they go. But at least this year I won't feel bad when I break them all :)
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1. No more sports suspensions - I almost made it through a full year without one, but blew 11 months of problem-free sports events in December by engaging in a small altercation with another player in a hockey game. So this year I intend to make it 12 months without issue. We'll see how it goes.
2. Less procrastination - I can remember being 8 years old and trying to write my speech for my grade three class the night before I had to present it. I remember at that time thinking, "I will never leave anything to last minute again." 25 years later and I am as big a procrastinator as I was then. But this year that all changes. I will stay on top of deadlines, will finish marking essays in less than a month and won't spend more time on Facebook than work.
3. Stop over thinking - Sometimes you just have to go with the flow. I think I have sabotaged many a potential relationship by worrying too much about what might or could happen, instead of just being happy in the now and letting what happens happen. I've actually already failed at this once this new year, but since I hadn't actually put this list in writing I won't count it as a failure yet.
4. Start eating healthy - this one will go a lot better if I include doing grocery shopping on my list as well. I know it's not going to happen, but I figure I'll add it to the list for the hell of it.
5. Be better organized financially - This is probably the most important one, and one I really need to work on. I have to start looking at my finances and keeping track of where my money is going.
I could go on and on and on, but we'll stick with 5 for this year, and see how they go. But at least this year I won't feel bad when I break them all :)
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