Happy New Year, Same Old Me

So, I’m about two weeks behind on my New Year’s Resolutions. But was it just me or did December make kind of a whooshing noise before evaporating altogether, never to be heard from again? I haven’t even had time to write for my blog.

Unbelievably my pantry is still full of shortbread, fruit mince pies, and assorted little nibbley things. This would mean ‘eating healthier’ will not be going on my resolutions list. I had thought of limiting myself to two cups of coffee per day, but that lasted as long as it takes to drink two cups of coffee.

 

Resolutions:

Make SMART goals.

Look up old course notes to remember what the letters in SMART stand for.

Aaaaand that’s all I’ve got so far.

 

What is it about the act of taking down one calendar and putting up a shiny new one that makes you feel like you need to make major changes? Does anyone wake up in the morning and think, “Well, it’s Tuesday the 9^th of March, I’d better start altering my life in significant ways.” After all, a lot of change in life comes slowly, imperceptivity, and goes unnoticed by people who see you every day. But big events, like fireworks and the clicking over of the year, suddenly pull the big picture of our lives up in front of our faces. And too few of us feel that it is exactly as it should be.

Change is scary. Change is hard. But it’s so good when it happens for good – growing, improving, learning. These have been my goals for a while now and not just on New Year’s but all year.

 I know I’ve changed  a lot. These past few years especially. I know I needed to. And there are still so many changes I need to make. I need to change. I feel such a deep need to make 2013 a better year than any year that has come before.

Don’t we all?