My 10 Resolutions
I’m not much of a resolution-maker, as I prefer having low expectations and exceeding them. In 2014, I set out to fulfill some resolutions and mostly failed. Things haven’t changed much in the resolution-making business, but at least this year there was an excuse. What a shit show we’ve had. It is in the spirit of better things to come that I share with you the results of my resolutions from 2014-2021.
ONE
Resolution: Write one post per month on each of my blogs
Realistic Goal: Write one post this year on one of my blogs
Believable Goal: Pay website hosting company on time
Reality: Paid website hosting company on time
TWO
Resolution: Hit 600 cartoons on CasaWeenie.com
Realistic Goal: Average two cartoons per month on CasaWeenie.com
Believable Goal: Remember password for CasaWeenie.com
Reality: Hit 543 cartoons on CasaWeenie.com
THREE
Resolution: Lose weight
Realistic Goal: Gain less than 10 pounds
Believable Goal: Finish off all the fudge and cookies before midnight
Reality: Got really sick with a deadly infection and lost weight (currently in the process of gaining it all back)
FOUR
Resolution: Eat healthier
Realistic Goal: Eat more veggies
Believable Goal: Stop eating stuff I find on the floor and think is candy
Reality: Ate some carrots
FIVE
Resolution: Finish writing a book
Realistic Goal: Outline my idea for a book
Believable Goal: Open a new MS Word document and title it “Book”
Reality: Wrote a book!
SIX
Resolution: Start exercising
Realistic Goal: Stop using stationary bike as a drying rack
Believable Goal: Occasionally leave the couch to get a glass of water myself rather than have my husband do it while I shop online and watch “Law & Order” marathons in my pajamas
Reality: Got my own water, shopped online and watched “NCIS” marathons in my pajamas
SEVEN
Resolution: Stop procrastinating
Realistic Goal: Set a regular schedule
Believable Goal: Learn how to use a calendar
Reality: Procrastinated coming up with realistic and believable goals
EIGHT
Resolution: Get out of the house more
Realistic Goal: Shower and get dressed in the morning
Believable Goal: None of the above
Reality: Occasionally got the mail
NINE
Resolution: Clean my house regularly
Realistic Goal: Clear off my desk by next Christmas
Believable Goal: Dust one shelf
Reality: Stopped wearing my glasses
TEN
Resolution: Spend a lot less time on social media
Realistic Goal: Spend a little less time on social media
Believable Goal: Spend all my time on social media
Reality: Became social media
So there you have it—2021 in a nutshell. I’m fortunate Covid wasn’t one of my realities, and I hope it wasn’t one of yours. I also hope the results of my resolutions have inspired you—or at the very least, increased your confidence about achieving your own goals. Best wishes for a happy and HEALTHY 2022!