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December 31, 2003
i resolve recap
reviewing last year's resolutions, i found that i in fact made some progress over the last year...
2003 review:
i never make resolutions at the new year, but after the dramatic events of the past year it seems a shame not to. so i resolve to--
buy a smaller safer car. and drive it in the right lane. --ok, so i purchased a honda CRV, smaller and safer, but have been lulled into complacency, or more likely overcome by my impatience and find myself in the left lane more than i would have expected. but overall am a more conscientious driver. so that's a step up.
leave the house for no reason at least once a week--i've managed to take a major step up here. this was a direct result of developing a minor case of agoraphobia after the accident. i now manage to make it out on a pretty regular basis. although, i usually have a reason. i'm not sure what that was about.
spend less money on my cats. they don't care. --this has worked well. the only thing i find myself buying weekly is this fuzzy ball thing that hangs from the door frame on elastic. the damn things are about $8 and my cats destroy them within five days. but they LOVE them, so i just have to.
spend more money on food. acknowledge that coffee isn't food.--i definitely spend more money on food, but usually by going out. i also spend more money on wine...i'm not sure if that's a good thing or not. but it sure makes those lonely nights more bearable.
stand on 2 feet and walk around. a lot.--okay this has progressed much more slowly than i would have liked. it took 8 months to get out of the leg devices, and i still have some atrophy to overcome, but i'm walking a lot more. i even manage a sad looking shuffle-run when need be. folks who don't know about the injury think it's really funny-looking and laugh at me, but it's been a major development for me. and i'm very proud.
make some friends. real friends--not 'hey you wanna grab a drink?' friends.--i managed to make some good progress with this. i've made some great girlfriends, and some really good drinking buddies and am looking forward to getting back to my old social habits.
welcome in 2004 from another time zone.--okay, someday i will manage to do more than get drunk in someone's kitchen. however, this is not the year for that. i will be celebrating with some girlfriends, some champagne and hopefully a few decent pool games.
i also resolve to resolve stuff more often.--stay tuned for my 2004 pipe dreams.
Posted by heidijanet at December 31, 2003 01:19 PM
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Glad to hear that you're happy with your last year, now that it's in the books. Best wishes and take care in the New Year!
And the Christmas party looked like a real blast!
Posted by: Ryan at January 2, 2004 12:17 AM
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