I was poking around the internet, trying to find out a bit about how well the world does with keeping their New Year's Resolutions. It doesn't look good, blogglings. It depends on where you're looking, but anywhere between 36% and 98% of people have already given up their resolutions. Let's see how I'm doing so far...
- Drink more milk. I usually only drink milk when my parents are here (or I'm visiting them), and we drink milk at every dinner. Specifically, I will drink milk with a meal once a week.
- Not bad! I'm drinking milk more often, but I've modified my resolution: instead of just drinking milk once a week, I've resolved to finish every container of milk I buy before the 'best before' date. So far, I've managed to meet that goal. Yay!
- Cook dinner. And I mean really cook, not just reheat leftovers or zap a TV dinner. Specifically, I will cook myself at least one meal a week.
- Check! Tonight was the first night in about a week that I stopped by and picked up take-out for dinner. I've been making pasta and chicken and other pretty yummy stuff, and I've definitely saved money, which is a bonus.
- Use 'so' less. I use the word 'so' an awful lot on this blog. So much, in fact, that it's started sticking out to me. I will use it less. But I have no specifics on how much less. ;)
- I think I'm doing okay with this one... I've been making a concerted effort to use that word less, and I've been diligent in my editing. If you think I'm wrong, please, let me know, and I'll step up my efforts.
- Be on time for work. I am really bad about clocking in at 8:02. All I have to do is wake up 2 minutes earlier (in theory). Specifically, I will clock in to work at 8:00 or earlier at least 4 days a week (which is an improvement over my current one-day-a-week trend).
- Umm.... Well, I clocked in before 8:00 twice last week... Okay, okay. This one needs work. Lots of work. LOTS of work.
- Drink more water. Over the last few weeks, I've been drinking a lot of pop. A LOT. Like, 3 or 4 cups of Dr. Pepper at work, then a Cherry Coke with dinner, and a Dr. Pepper later in the evening. That can't be good for me. But I got a fancy new plastic cup with my initials on it, and I find that I drink more water when I'm drinking out of that. Specifically, I will have more water than pop while I'm at work (even if that means guzzling two glasses of water in the last ten minutes of my day!).
- For the most part, I'm doing pretty well with this. Monday was a mess - the computers were stupid, and I drank a LOT of Dr. Pepper at work. But aside from that, I have been drinking just as much water as pop, so I'll call it a win.
- Finish Partners. I HAVE to finish this play. I've run it through the critique group once, and I've made some major changes, but I need to finish this next draft and submit it to the theatre if I want to have a chance of having it produced next season. Specifically, I will finish this draft by the end of January and I will have it to my crit partners by mid-February.
- Haven't touched it yet. Crap.
I'm getting there, I think. It definitely helps that I've set specific goals, rather than just wishy-washy "I wanna get healthy" resolutions. I can work with a goal. I'm not so good at the abstract.
How about you, blogglings? Have you joined the ranks of the given-up, or are you still slogging along?
3 comments:
i didn't make any resolutions. i don't remember even thinking about it.
you should bottle water in used bottled water bottles then chill it in your fridge. i had to stop doing that myself though because someone was spiking mine.
I used to do the bottled water thing, reusing my old bottles. Now, though, my office has a water cooler, and the water tastes great. Instead of using bottles, I've got a nifty monogrammed cup (with a straw!), so I can always find my water.
Also, there's something about a straw that makes me drink more. I've got no idea why, but it does, so it all works out!
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