12 Resolutions for 2012

I have noticed that a lot of people are giving New Years Resolutions a really bad name. They’re stupid, no one ever lives up to them, yada yada yada.

Well, I have just had it! So I decided to make a list of resolutions for 2012 that I want you to monitor me on. That’s right – accountability, folks. If you see me refraining from reaching out for these dreams of mine, I want you to say something! Anything! I would do the same for you if our roles were reversed. I promise.

I’ve put a lot of thought into these and have determined they are all equal parts important, ambitious, and significant. Thus, without too much more adieu, here is my list of resolutions for 2012.

1. I resolve to eat less ice cream in 2012.

This will be hard because whenever I go down the ice cream aisle at the store, the little gallons of ice cream make puppy dog eyes at me and cry and beg me to take them home. Especially the mint chocolate chip and rocky road varieties. But I will try to leave them all alone at the store, cold and scared.

2. I resolve to learn how to make sushi in 2012.

I love sushi but it’s too darned expensive around here, and I am *NOT* comfortable eating fish products from Lake Erie. Can you blame me? Now, it’s true that fresh fish smell is not a glade plug-in as of yet, and it’s true that the thought of cutting up fish that still have their eyeballs makes me throw up a little, and it’s also true that the idea of rolling stuff in a bamboo mat scares the jeepers out of me, but it’s good to challenge oneself.

3. I resolve to get back to my fighting weight, which was 80 pounds.

Take that, Snookie. And no, my career as a fighter did not go well at that weight. Thanks for asking.

4. I resolve to stop saying hi to books that have been written by people I know at Barnes & Noble.

Some people find this off-putting, apparently.

5. I resolve to no longer get angry at that person who is driving 20 miles an hour on the road that clearly says “Speed limit: 45.”

After all, life is too short to actually follow speed limits. Right?

6. I resolve to no longer honk my horn at people who turn left out of a right-hand turning lane.

It does no good.

7. I resolve to no longer read articles that my peeps post on Facebook.

They seem to find articles that prove everything is gross and potentially damaging to one’s brain. It’s tempting to keep clicking those articles, and I am endlessly curious, but it just never ends well.

8. I resolve to replace my VHS versions of Lord of the Rings with DVDs.

Yep, I’m an early adopter.

9. I resolve to post more pictures of my food.

I really feel I’ve been slacking in this arena and it makes me feel, well, like a slacker. Besides, I should not be the only one drooling all over a keyboard on a regular basis. Not that I do that.

10. I resolve to post more about my exercising, too.

I have been on the receiving end of feeling really slothful as I sit on my butt and read about how people just ran 77 miles. It’s time to turn the tables. Karma.

11. I resolve that I will get a pet who isn’t ill or hateful.

I have had really REALLY bad luck with pets the last few years. I got a parakeet who would make a poopy every time I went to feed him, then I got a fish who was just near death the whole time. I’d like to get a pet who is both loving and healthy. That would be super.

12. I resolve to meet more people “In real life”

It’s so much harder to punch people virtually. I meant, hug…hug…

So there you go. Assuming I can get all of this done before the end of the world, that would be awesome. Like I said, I fully expect you all to keep me on the straight and narrow path on this stuff. If you see me straying from these goals, say, “Woah there Margie. You’re losing the dream.” Or you know, something like that. I don’t want to tell you what to say.

Sound good?

Oh, and I suppose I should not let 2011 pass without saying that I am very thankful for YOU. That’s right. YOU. Even if you’re one of the guilty parties loosely mentioned above. But especially if you’re not.

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23 comments

  1. margieclayman

    Well, Margie- I’d love to help you on the accountability side of things…I’m not sure about the ice cream thing though. This just sounds really cruel; it’s like leaving puppies at the pound. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! hee hee

    Tracy

  4. Margie, no doubt about it, you are an original. Over the past month I have seen many New Year’s Resolutions, however, none of them have been as diverse and entertaining as your list. Actually, they are doable and now with the entire online world as your accountability partner, I am you will be able to put check marks after each one.

    Margie, it has been a delight connecting with you this year. Wishing you a completed Resolution List and a year filled with all things wonderful. Hauoli Makahiki Hou. Janet

  5. Hmmmm not sure what to say as I find creating a strategy for my year and making sure I am continuing to gain more clarity each year about WHO I am and how I am living up to my life purpose important.

    Never understood folks who argued for their weaknesses and said resolutions were a waste of time. When we do not reach goals we make for ourselves, it is more likely we have either not made sure we benefited from reaching that goal or we were not aligned to reaching that goal.

    A word I think could use some more visibility in today’s world is commitment. That and discipline.

    Ok, you are probably think I did not “get” your humor. I did. Guess along with being the one who is a deep girl, I am also the one who speaks her mind when I see folks missing the point of what is being offered. ;))

    1. @prosperitygal I don’t really understand the anti-resolution sentiment going around either. I think it’s fun to look at the new year and say, “Hey, I want to do things differently.” To your point about commitment and discipline, a lot of the complaints I hear are, “What’s the point? We don’t live up to them anyway!” Well, that is a reason (it seems to me) to do MORE resolutions. Test yourself. Expand your horizons. Try for something that’s really hard. You can learn as much from the resolutions you don’t keep as from the ones you do!

  6. My god you guys it’s just ice cream! Lol! Ice cream is no good, uh uh. I will make sure I never mention it to you ever. 😀

    I’m with you on number 3 and 7. They’re pretty tough but I guess not as hard as less ice cream but yeah. :p

  7. Margie

    #4 You should not care what others think. You may continue to say hello to books. (Could be a movie in this somewhere – The Woman Who Spoke To Books AND They Spoke Back.)

    #11 Maybe a pet rock?

  9. How could you tell the fish was near death? Just wondering.

    I love this list. I will post it to facebook and hope that my friends have not yet adopted #7 so more of the world can be exposed to the witiful writing (should witiful have one t or two?) of Margie!

    Hold onto the dream sister! Sending you virtual hugs!

    M

  10. Margie, please tell me you are kidding about #9 and #10…I, personally, have very little interest in what people are eating (post: “here, look at my taco,” Me: “Why?? I can’t share it, smell it or taste it.”) or how far they run (unless they just ran an honest-to-goodness marathon).

    And, I’m sorry that I won’t be able to support you in #1- I am an ice cream eating enabler : ). Happy New Year!

  11. I like your list Margie and couldn’t agree more about resolutions in general. I’m all for them. I look forward to following you as you achieve each one, though if someone makes a left turn from the right lane, I think they deserve a honk.

  13. (snort-snicker-GUFFAW!)

    All I can say is #1- I grew up on Lake Erie, I don’t blame you one tiny bit and I talk to my books…much nicer than all that noise you get from flesh and blood, so I really don’t understand #4. Oh! Please don’t post pictures of food! I’m ALWAYS hungry!! (Besides, you don’t think that’s kinda, maybe slightly…a little strange?)

    Good Luck!

    And no end of the world stuff (I live with the disciple of it!), 2012 is going to be FABULOUS!!

    ~Amber-Lee

  16. I make a list like this every year and only get to a few of them and only till aboout March (and that was a good year). This year I tried the Chris Brogan’s 3 words and we will see what happens.

    It was so nice to meet you in 2011! And I wish you best of luck with your resolutions, your book reading list and your enewsletter! Happy 2012!!

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