New Year's Resolutions 2006

[Lotesse]

Yes, it's that time of the year again: time to resolve to do (or not do) certain things in the new upcoming year.

I have a couple:

1. Completely quit smoking - get a few boxes of those nicotine patches and just give up the cigarettes this time for GOOD.

2. Stop saying the "f" word all the time in casual conversation

3. Use my gym membership on a REGular basis, like every other day, no skipping days.

4. Try absinthe

5. Visit Italy

6. Actually develop one of my screenplay ideas and finish, if nothing else, at least a first draft of a complete screenplay

7. Gain financial independence from my man

8. Visit my family & new niece back east

9. Take one Professional Photography class at UCLA and DO something with the knowledge I earn therein

10. Spend MORE time outside doing stuff and LESS time glued to the computer.

11. Be nicer to my boyfriend.

12. Be less nice to the jerks who helped screw up my life a couple years back - take back my own power. Screw 'em, they were all bad influences who are going nowhere - all except my one dearheart best friend.


I will consider 2006 to be a resounding success if I manage to get done a minimum of 6 (six) of these resolutions, no less, hopefully more.

[brownjenkins]

1. quit smoking (not that i will, but i do continue to try )

2. do more "me" things (i like to help people all the time and plan to continue to do so, but i almost never find the time to do things just because i'd like to, so i'm gonna make sure i do every now and then)

3. pull less punches (relates to 2), sometimes i'm just too damn understanding )

4. actually finish some of the writing projects i've been messing around with for a long time

[Lief Erikson]

I wish you both great success in all endeavors! I guess my only New Year resolution is to do very well in all college semesters.

[Lotesse]

That's IT?!? Come on, Liefer, you can do better than that! Isn't there ONE more little thing you can think of?

[Rían]

hmm, I definitely want to make some this year. I usually don't. *goes off to think*

Here's one - get Lief to meet my daughter (nah, I better wait a few more years )

[Nurvingiel]

My New Year's Resolution is to go back to karate. This is more a necessity than a resolution (I never keep NYRs), because I need karate for mental and physical well-being. Nothing but nothing is going to keep me away from karate next term.

Good luck to you Lotesse and Brownie, for quitting smoking. Even if it doesn't work in the end, the more you try to quit, the less you smoke, and that's obviously positive. It sounds like you have a solid conviction to quit though Lotesse so I bet you can do it. (I'd recommend asking a doctor's advice too if you haven't done so already. [/unsolicited advice that you've heard a million times]).

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by brownjenkins

4. actually finish some of the writing projects i've been messing around with for a long time

Here here!

1. Take the ACT, get in college, be in college by fall.

2.finish writing proje

[Lotesse]

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

2.finish writing proje

That's CUTE!! If you finish writing out the resolution itself, you're well on your way to finishing your writing project! That's the BOMB!

[The last sane person]

Hehe, Hey! Hector! Look a bird! *watches Hecotr wander off following the bird*

Me too, I got to stop getting distracted.

[hectorberlioz]

I'm way too distracted to even hear your voices calling me to conciousness guys...

[Rev. Justin Timberlake]

Originally Posted by Lotesse

3. Use my gym membership on a REGular basis, like every other day, no skipping days.

That was my sole resolution for the year. Had five sessions in the first week, then overdid it and stayed away for the next week (joint pain), got sick for the third week, broke my arm in the fourth week.

So my 2006 tally is to date about the same as my 2005 total. Go me.

[Lotesse]

Well, I quit smoking! So far, one resolution has been accomplished. The gym thing, I have to rnew my membership still, so I wait for my boyfriend to finance that for me. In the meantime, I keep working on the other resolutions. I don't say the "f" word so much anymore; that's improving, too! Still need to try absinthe, though. And go to Italy. Well, 11 more months to go!