New Year's Resolution
If I get a $600 check from the government my New Year resolution will be taking care of my remains. I am an organ donor but what is left over still is my responsibility to dispose of properly. I have procrastinated doing anything about this until finally, the pressure of procrastination is weighing heavily on me and hey, the extra money I need is coming from the government. That doesn't happen too often.
I might be able to keep this New Year resolution better than a promise to loose weight or read more. A New Years' resolution that is spread over several months seems to loose its energy soon after the New Year.
What is your New Year resolution or what do you think of making a New Year Resolution?
I might be able to keep this New Year resolution better than a promise to loose weight or read more. A New Years' resolution that is spread over several months seems to loose its energy soon after the New Year.
What is your New Year resolution or what do you think of making a New Year Resolution?
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I made resolutions a few times and ended up breaking them in a few days.I made one last year and broke it within about a week, but I do feel that I made some progress in a couple of areas of life. I think this year as we enter the new year I see it as more of a time to reflect on general areas for improvement. But rather than one specific resolution I just wish to achieve focused improvements in a few areas, including keeping my room as tidy as possible.
Happy New Year,
Jack
My goal of keeping my room tidy might seem a pretty one, but I do have some grander hopes too. But sometimes the basics like keeping a room tidy, which I find difficult, are important because when my room gets really chaotic I find it affects other aspects of life too. With New Year, I see it as getting back to the basics, in order reach the heights as well.
But honestly, I have never developed up the habit of being well organized, but I have made progress and that makes life so much easier. However, the piles of books I use for reference scream I might do better if I set a day for putting them away. My desk area gets totally out of control as I starting stacking books on top of books until can't find a book because I have such a mess. :roll:
In my current room I try to tidy up for about half an hour a day. The problem when I was working I only tidied up for about half an hour a week.
Healthy living is important. I try to work on it and one of the people I am living runs healthy living workshops and says I eat too much fast food. I try to pay attention to avoiding bad ingredients, such as too much sugar and fat in food, but I don't wish to spend too much time in the kitchen because there is reading and writing to be done.
But yes maybe 3 times a week for this is a good idea.
Thinking it through this morning I came to the same plan, or rather rate, of action. I've resolved to practice stoicism this year and the program that I've adopted calls for daily journaling. Seriously doubt that I could keep that up so have decided that a few entries a week for the weekly practices would be doable.
Good luck with your remains care, Athena.
Best of luck with the tidying up, Jack.
[i]Memento mori, memento vivere ...
Solitaire et solidaire.[/i]
:death: :flower:
To be more organized -- I am already -- but I'd like to not have anything go beyond the deadline. I'm trying to get my place as empty as possible. Also to cook healthier food.
I think NY resolution is great! I've been doing it -- even before NY comes, lol -- and I have been blessed to be able to accomplish the little things I'd decided to do.
Quoting Caldwell
Oh yeah, same here. :sweat:
Alright, alright, I will organize at least one area of my apartment today. I have to admit it is pleasant when things are organized. I might begin with filling a box of stuff I can get rid of. You know all those CD's I never listen to, the catalogs I keep, thinking I will order something, stuff for children that they have outgrown.
Journalling is a great practice. I find the thinking process very different when writing. When I was going through a hard time, I wrote a lot and it was the most helpful thing I could have done.
Quoting 180 Proof
Awesome! Way to go, Proof!
Quoting Athena
:grin:
I have organized most of my apartment, and now areas that I thought were okay now look like they need improvement. I tried to hire a professional but my friend doesn't want to share her and won't give me her phone number. That is so mean. :lol: She showed me her closest that the professional organized and they are beautiful! Oh well, life is hard. :grimace: I guess I will just have to keep working on my apartment by myself. Actually it is kind of nice to look at what I have achieved and know that I did that myself. :grin:
It helps that a couple of you have shared the need to reorganize. It is kind of like we are doing this together and that makes it more phone. :heart: :flower:
PS with your help I have called the mortuary to arrange for my cremation. It is not the most pleasant thing I have done, and I will be glad when this New Year resolution is done and I don't have to think about it anymore.
Oh, and not worrying about my failure in terms of getting a non-toxic romantic relationship and simply living life without needing relationships to be happy.