It's the same thing every year. Someone says, "For my New Year's resolution, I-" and that's where I stop listening. Not because I don't care, but because I know they aren't going to keep it up, not for the rest of the year. Oh for a good deal of January, they stick to whatever ridiculous rule they've made but as the year drags on, old habits take over, and you return to your way of life.
I don't mean to convey that ALL resolutions fade like jeans in the dryer. Some resolutions, like giving up drinking or smoking or a bad habit like that sticks but - ONLY IF YOU REALLY MEAN IT. And not just by saying 'and this time, I mean it' but by taking steps to insure you keep it.
Take my list for example, just a few simple new resolutions:
1 - start a blog and update it at least 3 times a month. (simple)
2 - par down my belongings to just what I can't live without. (just as simple)
3 - get my own apartment. (some difficulty)
4 - get a local job to pay for said apartment. (just as difficult in my college town)
5 - be able to pay for at least my own phone bill. (easier said than done.)
See? Nothing too outrageous or beyond my skills. What will probably help is putting a due date on things. I should par down in stages (clothes, books, knick-knacks) that last one will definitely kick my ass. I should have things parred down by the time I get an apartment.
Speaking of, I should put a deposit down by the end of may, the dorms close and I'll need a place for the summer. The job should probably take precedence over apartment. "My school is my job, blah, blah, blah, excuses" It's time to grow up. I don't think picking up a few hours at a local business to earn some savings will kill me. I just... have to become much better at scheduling and time management...ugh. Maybe I should have put THOSE on my resolution list, but how do you put a time-limit on non-concrete goals like that?
