I tend not to make resolutions for the New Year as I (like most people) don't tend to keep them. However, this year, I'm making a few, and here they are:
1) I'm leaving North Carolina and moving back to New York. Yep. That's a biggie, I know, but I believe it's time. First, my mom is going to be 82 in April, and I think she needs me. More important than that is that I need her. I know that the day will come when she's no longer around, but I would like to postpone that for as long as possible. I've been away 10 years now. And it's been an interesting, productive and painful 10 years. I've tried talking her into moving down here--moving away from the cold weather, but she hasn't and now says it's too late. And it may well be. I'm younger, healthier (especially now) and a move would be easier for me. So I'm going to do it. I'm going to work the rest of this school year, and then I'm going to move back north. I'm a New Yorker in my heart. It's always been true--we New Yorkers are a special breed. We're fast, smart, liberally minded, tough and independent...and I've never completely fit in here. I spent the holidays in NY, and it was cold and snowy, and I still hate the snow, but I love my mom more. So come June, I'm packing up and heading home.
2) I'm going to write more. Here and with my novels. I'm going to edit and send the two books I've written to agents. I'm going to find an agent this year. I'm a talented wordsmith--it's time I get recognition for that.
3) I'm going to date more. After Kevin, I retreated into myself a little. I found myself disinterested in going back "out there", even though I DID date a few men. I just wasn't really interested in pursuing anything beyond a first or second date. But I'm going to start. I am. I have a single friend in Raleigh, and she and I are going to go to a few "meet-up" events together. I'm not looking for anything serious down here--but that doesn't mean I can't have fun for the next six months!
4) I'm going to work out more. I'm not going to join a gym here in NC, but I will start walking more and start toning. I've lost a lot of weight--and I look good in clothes, but naked? Not so much. It's time to firm up and that's my goal for this year.
There you have it. Four resolutions. Not too many, and none of which is unattainable. Create your own list, but remember to make it short and sweet. And don't beat yourself up if you don't keep your resolutions...you always have 2014!
Have a very happy New Year, all...and make yourself your number one priority this year. That's an order!
1) I'm leaving North Carolina and moving back to New York. Yep. That's a biggie, I know, but I believe it's time. First, my mom is going to be 82 in April, and I think she needs me. More important than that is that I need her. I know that the day will come when she's no longer around, but I would like to postpone that for as long as possible. I've been away 10 years now. And it's been an interesting, productive and painful 10 years. I've tried talking her into moving down here--moving away from the cold weather, but she hasn't and now says it's too late. And it may well be. I'm younger, healthier (especially now) and a move would be easier for me. So I'm going to do it. I'm going to work the rest of this school year, and then I'm going to move back north. I'm a New Yorker in my heart. It's always been true--we New Yorkers are a special breed. We're fast, smart, liberally minded, tough and independent...and I've never completely fit in here. I spent the holidays in NY, and it was cold and snowy, and I still hate the snow, but I love my mom more. So come June, I'm packing up and heading home.
2) I'm going to write more. Here and with my novels. I'm going to edit and send the two books I've written to agents. I'm going to find an agent this year. I'm a talented wordsmith--it's time I get recognition for that.
3) I'm going to date more. After Kevin, I retreated into myself a little. I found myself disinterested in going back "out there", even though I DID date a few men. I just wasn't really interested in pursuing anything beyond a first or second date. But I'm going to start. I am. I have a single friend in Raleigh, and she and I are going to go to a few "meet-up" events together. I'm not looking for anything serious down here--but that doesn't mean I can't have fun for the next six months!
4) I'm going to work out more. I'm not going to join a gym here in NC, but I will start walking more and start toning. I've lost a lot of weight--and I look good in clothes, but naked? Not so much. It's time to firm up and that's my goal for this year.
There you have it. Four resolutions. Not too many, and none of which is unattainable. Create your own list, but remember to make it short and sweet. And don't beat yourself up if you don't keep your resolutions...you always have 2014!
Have a very happy New Year, all...and make yourself your number one priority this year. That's an order!
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