Tag: resolutions

  • January: The Month of Kick-Assedness

    I went into this year with a single resolution: to be the best version of myself that I could be. I’m calling it my year of the non-resolution resolution. And gosh-darned if it isn’t working.  Mostly because it turns out that it really is about the little things, like not going back to bed after…

  • The Year of the Non-resolution Resolution (Or, Why I’m Not Making Promises I May/May Not be Able to Keep This Year)

    I’m done with resolutions. My husband is mildly horrified at the idea, but he’s wise enough not to say anything. He’s also wise enough not to try to guilt-trip me with his own (I’m sure) extensive list, just as I won’t question his decision to make the list in the first place. (It’s this kind…

  • Goal-setting revisited — and revised

    The fact that I should have posted this yesterday probably gives you a hint about how well I managed to stick to last week’s goals, right? Even with my pared-down expectations, I fell short of what I thought I could achieve. I suppose I could feel disappointed with myself, but the truth is, my ‘failure’…

  • New Year’s Resolutions

    Happy New Year, everyone! There was a time when I made the standard resolution on the first of every January. I was younger then, and while I wouldn’t necessarily describe myself as more foolish, I was certainly less wise than I am now. Resolutions (other than being something that everyone made) seemed so easy to…