Thursday, January 08, 2004
Happy New Car!
Yes, it's a new year. Time to break out all those old promises. I'm going to get fit. I'm going to start an exercise program. I'm going to watch what I eat. I'm going to get all my paperwork done. I'm going to get organized. I will get my finances in order. I will stop procrastinating. I will fix everything about me and my life that is less than perfect.
Just like I did last year... LOL.
Seriously, though, what is it about buying a new calendar that makes us go nuts? Birthdays and New Year's are the two times a year that people start analyzing their lives to see if they're on track, or if they came up short. I guess you're kind of lucky if you're birthday's on January 1st, you only have to angst once a year. :)
Yes, I can see the benefit. After all, "the unexamined life is not worth living," and all that rot. However, the notion of a turn of the calendar page "inspiring" major life changes is off the wall. Pardon the pun. Change doesn't happen overnight. It comes from little modifications in your day-to-day living. Choosing an apple over apple pie. Raisins over raisinettes. Putting that $50 in your RRSP instead of spending it on new shoes or gizmos. Walking to the depanneur instead of driving. You get the idea.
I'm guilty of it too. Putting off till tomorrow what should have been done last week. Did I make a resolution this year? Not really. It's more of a revolution. Cause it keeps coming around. :) I'm going to try to keep doing what I'm doing. I'm sticking with FlyLady. I'm sticking with PL. I'm cooking more, and eating out less.
But if I get a visit from the cellulite fairy, and she decides to leave some money on my night table and whisk away a few pounds, I'm not going to complain... :D
Just like I did last year... LOL.
Seriously, though, what is it about buying a new calendar that makes us go nuts? Birthdays and New Year's are the two times a year that people start analyzing their lives to see if they're on track, or if they came up short. I guess you're kind of lucky if you're birthday's on January 1st, you only have to angst once a year. :)
Yes, I can see the benefit. After all, "the unexamined life is not worth living," and all that rot. However, the notion of a turn of the calendar page "inspiring" major life changes is off the wall. Pardon the pun. Change doesn't happen overnight. It comes from little modifications in your day-to-day living. Choosing an apple over apple pie. Raisins over raisinettes. Putting that $50 in your RRSP instead of spending it on new shoes or gizmos. Walking to the depanneur instead of driving. You get the idea.
I'm guilty of it too. Putting off till tomorrow what should have been done last week. Did I make a resolution this year? Not really. It's more of a revolution. Cause it keeps coming around. :) I'm going to try to keep doing what I'm doing. I'm sticking with FlyLady. I'm sticking with PL. I'm cooking more, and eating out less.
But if I get a visit from the cellulite fairy, and she decides to leave some money on my night table and whisk away a few pounds, I'm not going to complain... :D
# posted by SilverFlame @ 8:55 a.m. 
