New Year's Resolutions
Posted by kristinepinky at 09:48 PM on December 27, 2008 as a stickied post.
I. Relearn the art of writing a diary
Once upon a time, in a land far far away, I used to write diaries. In fact, I have a boxful of notebooks with all the best and the worst of my pre-teen to teenage years. Now I write down yesterdays in a handful of blogs that I delete-create-delete. It's no longer tangible, nor a personal exercise. It was supposed to help me discover who I realy am, not distort or exagerrate the person I was.
I also miss the doodling. I miss drawing because I used to be so good. Now my hands feel useless. The pencil doesn't respond to my touch anymore. So Resolution # 2 is...
II. Draw
By the end of the year I want to have a painting, a proper painting in a canvas that I can hang somewhere. And the road to that goal is practice, practice, practice. I also have to save up for the costs, obviously. The canvas, the paints, the paintbrushes (because I lost all the good ones I had)
III. Read a new book every month
First on the list, the classics. They are really cheap, ranging from 100-150 pesos a piece. I should be able to buy one every month.
IV. Go to yoga class regularly/Learn a new yoga pose every week
Now there. Yoga was my new year's resolution this year, and come October, I slid back to the old lazy, resentful, depressed me. Yoga really makes me happy and peaceful and I want to have that again.
V. Learn a new recipe every month
Pretty realistic? I think so. Nobody in our household cooks regularly, my mom is too sick to cook everyday for us. And being the aspiring Stepford wife that I am, I simply MUST learn how to cook.
VI. Graduate from piano class
Once I entered college, I stopped taking piano lessons. And I'm so damn close. My parents bought me a real upright piano for my 18th birthday and I never got around to using it. So Step One, have the piano tuned, and Step Two, bring on the Hanon!
The nursing diagnosis teaches us that a goal must be SMART, in order to be effective. Meaning, Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound. So I've drawn my battleplan for 2009. In essence, my new year's resolutions are a step towards achieving the things I want to accomplish in my lifetime. If I couldn't take Fine Arts or Conservatory of Music, I will help myself. Step by step.
How about my New Year's Wishes?
I. Get a job
A job that pays. If things fall into place I'll have a job that pays by June. I really, really hope that it will push through because if not, I will take ANY job just to have sweldo.
II. Move out
I just want to have my own space and my independence. I'm aware that doing so will mean I have to pay for rent, the electricity, the water, my groceries and gasul. I will have to take care of my laundry and wash my dishes. I will be responsible for turning off all appliances and lights when I leave the house and locking all doors when I go to sleep. I'm also aware that it means I will no longer have a 24-hour internet connection and cable TV. And I'm prepared. And if I'm way in over my head, there's no better way to learn than to experience things first-hand.
And a really selfish and completely shallow wishlist:
1. A 24-inch waistline
2. The pink Sony VAIO laptop (with MS Office, Adobe CS3, and DSL)
3. A matching pink Cybershot (see? I'm so mabait. I won't even ask for a Holga)
4. A new iPod with speaker