Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Happy New Year

So, I made a resolution this New Year. I don't usually make resolutions. One reason is that I figure that if something is worthwhile, I might as well just start (or stop) doing it immediately and not wait until Jan. 1. The main reason, though, is that I don't like taking stock of my life. Because, you know, yikes!

But this year, I made a resolution, and I am giving myself the whole year to keep it. It's to finish things. I resolve to finish everything that is worth finishing and get rid of everything that isn't. I resolve to finish all the half-read books, all the half-written articles, all the projects around the house that have been started over the years. I am going to finish unpacking boxes, some of which haven't even been opened in five moves, seven years, and 3000 miles.

And here's the hard part: I am not going to start anything new (within reason, of course) until I have finished everything that is worth finishing.

It's going to be a long year.

5 comments:

  1. That sounds like an awesome resolution! Good luck with it.

    I'm just going to try to paint more. And maybe be less of a hermit.

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  2. Wow, Feemie, that's a hard one. No wonder you don't make resolutions very often. You beat yourself to death with them.

    My resolution this year was to stop being a dumbass. I'll let you know how that goes. :D

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  3. Anonymous7:38 AM

    If I had any chance of not being a dumbass, I'd go for that.

    Ditto painting.

    So far, I haven't finished anything, but I have stopped myself from starting a few new things. So that's good, I guess.

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