(Christmas in Michigan!) This year I have decided to make a New Year's resolution. Grade school was probably the last time I made one, as assigned by the teacher. Of course, the entire class had the same "I will be nice to my family" resolution. . .
In efforts to regain pieces of the self-control and self-discipline I once had, I have decided to give up something different each month of 2009. By writing this, I hope to be held accountable, although my mother and sister may be the only readers. Still, this will create that extra push.
Lately I have indulged in different foods, drinks, and/or activities as a scapegoat. Why not have a glass of wine to accompany the Cinnamon Toast Crunch with chocolate chips, peanut butter and whipped cream (a personal favorite my niece and I share)? It offers no emotional satisfaction after a stressful day at work, and post-indulgence I always ask myself, "Did I really need this?"
Notsomuch.
I once gave up chocolate for a year. During that year I gave up peanut butter for Lent.
Why?
Don't ask. It was an incredible sense of accomplishment though, and I am giving this sense another go.
For January I am giving up alcohol--only water to wash down the Cinnamon Toast Crunch masterpiece.
What do you want out of 2009?
