Day 1 - Resolutions, Revelling, and Rhubarb

January 1, 2014 - a day of reflection and resolutions...otherwise known as lying to yourself and others.......right???  Think about it.....most of us reflect on the previous year wearing rose-colored-glasses. So let's start with:

• Things weren't so bad;
• I didn't put on that much weight;
• I didn't pay too much for that item;
• It wasn't my fault;
• I like being alone;
• I don't care that my car is a piece of junk

And the list goes on and on - when in reality - with clear lenses - things were bad, ate too much, it probably was your fault, you hate being alone, your car is a POS (piece of shit), and, you paid too much.  So this year will be different right?  Probably not, but at least I resolve to be more honest about it....those of you in the back can stop laughing now....you have not seen all my honesty yet!!! 

Here is my take on resolutions - you are damned if you make them and damned if you don't.  If you make them, you have to know you are going to break them......you are shaking your head and saying "Oh hell no, not this year." and my response to you, "My friend, you are lying to yourself and you will break them."  At some point, you will fudge a minute here or there in a workout which will lead to a 1/2 hour to a day; an extra pea in your pasta carbonara will lead to a second helping which leads to the whole pot; and an extra .50 cents for a pair of socks will justify an extra couple of bucks for a new pair of pants because you ate that whole damn pot of pasta.  And you do it without thinking, until January 1st of next year when you are sucked into the same vortex again.  The flip side is, if you don't make them, you are afraid that people will think, "oh is your life that perfect that you don't need resolutions?" Or don't ever be caught  making resolutions, keeping them and then preening about how you kept them - because everyone will hate you.

It is true...right there, drilled down for you - the vicious circle of resolutions. 

So what are you going do???  Heck if I know, but here is what I am going to try to do (feel free to keep your comments about my resolutions to yourself....you are not on my payroll; nor have I given you permission to live rent free in my head (yet)):

• Let the resolution(s) be a guideline - not the hard line I have to tow; 
• More revelry in the moment - less importance on the resolution(s);
• Poop more (a body has to be regular) - piss off less people;
• Care more about how I spend my time and less on how others waste theirs;
• Lip injections, a boob job, botox, and a box of wine regularly....not the first three regularly, but possibly the last (just really checking to see if you were still reading)
• Exercising....hhhmmm....my sneakers are collecting dust next to the thread mill and I am convinced they are secretly tapping out Morse code which when translated reads, "hey lard ass, still waiting for you! p.s. - put down the extra peas!!!"  Okay, I might give that one higher priority on the list;
• Pray harder (because my knees have gotten lazy) and give myself permission to like myself just as I am;
• Reach out to family and friends more - bottom line is....you all make me smile for one reason or another;
• Be June Cleaver for a day - clean my house in heels while wearing pearls, and smiling the entire time wondering what ever shall I make for dinner.......YUP.....I'm gonna laugh more; AND
• I am gonna make rhubarb crisp at least two times this summer - I don't care about the cost or calories.

The bottom line is....you have to live (don't get all "YOLO" on me - that is a different blog for a different time), enjoy it...the scars and bumps have a story to tell too!!! 

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