Hey you,
Yes, it is that time of year again, time for resolutions. I believe that when I first started blogging, in the winter of 2005-6 (??)...that must be it, that it started around this time of year. I lived in St. Louis, it was cold out, there were margaritas, Jimmy Buffett and there were many a resolution. I would go and dig it for a laugh, but I don't really want to recall that at the moment. The last two years have flown by like the speed of sound and I haven't had much time for resolutions, just baby chasing and sleep. However, I feel that its time for a list again, a to do list if you will, of what I want to do, do more of and do better.
For the record, I am damned excited about the new year. I have big plans (see item 2 below) but won't beat myself up if some of them don't pan out. All you can do is keep swimming. Have you written yours down yet? What are they? Tell me more.
Here we go, Molly's 2011 New Years Resolutions.
1. Try Roller Derby through the month of January, then decide if I can handle the time commitment. If there's one thing I know about myself, its that I am very protective of my personal time.
2. Embrace my inner suburban homesteader by attempting the following overly ambitious things this spring so my family can be more "self sustaining":
A. Make a small box garden in my back yard utilizing materials I already have.
B. Start seedlings utilizing containers from my recycle bin
C. Chickens. You read that right. Chickens. I would like to build a small chicken coop
that can be moved around the yard. I have been researching this for a few years and am
ready to make it a reality.
D. Build a small greenhouse for year round goodies with old wood windows purchased at the ReStore. If you have one of these in your town, go check it out. Awesome if you need things like sinks, doors, old wooden windows to make a chicken coop with.
3. Be even more creative in saving money, making money and living with less shit. I have already taken a load of items to Goodwill this week. More to come. I also sold about $25 in items to a consignment shop earlier this month. I can totally do that again.
4. Be ok with where I live and know that it isn't forever and ever.
5. Be a better partner to my husband and mother to bebe.
6. Be true to myself. The more I do that, the more true I can be to everyone else. I am who I am and although I'm kind of flighty, I do like myself.
7. More country music oldies (currently staring at an iTunes gift card I haven't used...there's some Hank Williams and Kathy Mattea in my future).
8. Hit the road! I had some really successful road trips this year, so I know I can do more in 2011.
9. Be a leader in Nursing school. I'm old and smart, no need to hide in the shadows this time around. Besides, I've had a baby, so I can pretty much do anything now.
10. I would really like to ride a horse this year. Nothing fancy, just a nice ride.
11. Continue to emotionally support my SIL so that she can become independent (and eventually get her own place this year)...and so I can be a ton less judgey. This is something I've been struggling with as of late and I need to do something different. Otherwise, I'll resent her and I love her too much to do that.
12. Be a better dog owner/lover. The baby and large back yard have made me a lazy pet owner. More real walks around the neighborhood. They like those more than anything at all, so they shall have them.
13. I'm a country girl (not a southerner, there is a difference...and I don't mean that ugly) and that has resulted in a bit of an accent. I tend to notice it when I go home... I might not work so hard to choke that down anymore.
14. Less whining and self loathing, more Lebowski. Because everyone needs a little Lebowski now and again. I'm going to file this one under "Spiritual".
Just a massive to-do list, y'all, but I have good a good feeling about this year. Good things are going to happen. Its never too late for a new beginning. Its never to late to start over.
Its 9PM in the Bluegrass state and its about time to go down and fix myself my first New Year's Eve cocktail, which will be a cup of coffee, so I can be awake to watch Snookie drop in the ball for what is sure to be the most white trash New Years ever.
Happy, Slappy New Year, y'all.
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