Resolve to resolve - my New Year's resolution

This year I simply resolve to resolve.

I'm not going to list a load of healthy, positive, success-oriented resolutions, which I will break within the first seven days of the new year.

No.

I'm simply going to resolve one thing. I will keep to what I promise to do.

In doing this, I make myself a rather large challenge. To actually define and decide on the right things for me. Not just a random list of things that 'should' be on my list for 2010, but a small, focussed selection of things that I actually want to do and therefore have half a chance of resolving.

Hmm... this is going to take some serious thought.

Resolutions? Did I have any? I can't remember...

Although this is a bit like a private diary, except hundreds of you Busy Girls are reading this, purely for your own benefit, and not mine, I'm going to be brutally honest about how my resolutions went.

Erm. Not the best.

1. No caffeine

9.07am 1st Jan - had a cup of tea.

2. No naughty words

I don't swear a lot, but I don't like it at all, so I'd hoped to give up completely.

Unfortunately, I watched 'half a ton Mom' on the TV and that was it - a naughty expletive came out (I think it was the part where her legs were black from not moving for 4 years that did it).

3. No chocolate

No chance. Managed about 4 hours and had a snickers for elevenses. Weak!!!

4. Exercise more

Got to the gym once last week. Once. That was it - I even cancelled a spinning class with my friend because it was 'too dark' (it was 5.30pm)

Please tell me it's not just me, and that you're all sporting, fit, healthy eating whizz kids. Please!

Off to make a herbal tea - does it count if I start again today?

Love Eva xx

more resolutions than ever - 2008 is a BIG year

Wow.

I didn't realise quite how in need of improvement I was until today.

Resolutions? I've got loads stacked up, ready to break within days, or hours.

My resolutions don't stop at personal ones (1. eat healthily, 2. have breakfast every day, 3. look after myself more, 4. be less stressed, 5. be less argumentative, 6. drink less wine, the list goes on) No - I've made work resolutions, home resolutions, friend resolutions and even pet-care resolutions - there's so much to improve.

I'm beginning to wonder how I got to the end of 2007, being so inappropriate.

I've not told anyone all my resolutions of course, they'd think I was mad. When asked this morning what her resolutions were - my friend proudly said she didn't have any. Not a one.

Imagine being that perfect!

Here's to breaking the first one - oh the shame.

Eva xxx

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