this is the year.
That I buy the flowers when I want them.
That I finally bake a decent loaf of bread.
That I send off the submissions.
That I actually buy the canvas and the paint and do it.
That I get over the shy when there’s just no reason to be.
That I stop apologizing when I’m really not sorry.
That I get past my habit of last-minute scrambling and organize myself.
That I stop getting irritated at curmudgeons and critics, and let them make themselves happy.
That I play games for fun, and not just to win. Except Trivial Pursuit and Air Hockey.
That I am thankful for every Oreo.
That I put as much stock in waiting for the right thing as I do in the necessity of compromise.
That I become impossible to bait.
That I get on the surfboard again.
That I find a way to make shoes my friends.
That I think before I speak.
That I pay attention to pain.
That I stand up in front of a mic and sing just to feel that again.
That I find the perfect running shoes and do something good with them.
That I only need people I love to love me back.
That I value consistency in myself and others.
That I fall in love. With whatever. Or whomever. Whenever I like.
What is this year about for you?
February 12th, 2007 at 12:32 am
This is the year I finish what I started. This is the year I move on with the rest of my life.
February 12th, 2007 at 5:02 am
This is the year that I get to read all of Meg’s posts, on the day that she writes them! OK, maybe that will be next year.
February 12th, 2007 at 8:52 am
this is the year that i get my finances in order. this is the year that i procrastinate less. this is the year that i de-clutter my life. this is the year that i become a mother…which will probably make those first three predictions damn near impossible to achieve.
February 12th, 2007 at 9:13 am
What a lovely list - and a great photo! Have you seen 43things.com? I think you’d like it :)
February 12th, 2007 at 9:14 am
I am a listaholic, Mikaela… don’t even get me started!
February 12th, 2007 at 9:25 am
This is the year that I DO SOMETHING about getting the job I really want. And this is the year that I embrace adulthood, get rid of hand-me-down, college era household goods and set up my HOME exactly how I want it!
February 12th, 2007 at 10:16 am
This is the year that I take a big risk. I’m not sure yet what it will be, but it will be scary and I will do it anyway.
February 12th, 2007 at 11:13 am
Learn exactly how my mother ends up making foods that taste great without the benefit of a measuring cup, spoon, or otherwise.
Refuse to feel guilty about eating peanut butter M&Ms by the heaping handful.
Move for once and for good.
Leave the insecurities locked up tight and throw away the key.
Learn how to swear in another language.
February 12th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
This is the year I move my lazy body. That’s it. I neede to move it before I lose it. I better get out from in front of this computer, huh?