Thursday, January 10, 2013

Thoughts for the New Year...

Most people make these things called New Year's Resolutions at the beginning of every New Year. Well, every year I do mine on January 10, just to be different. (I'm making this up. I'm just doing this now because I never got around to doing it at the beginning of the year.)

Without further ado, here are my resolutions:
  • Foster Relationships
  • See More Movies in the Theater - going to movies has been something I always enjoyed, and I have gotten out of the habit of doing it since having children. The Oscar nominations came out today, and I find myself not even being that excited about them. I don't want my excitement to die, so I need to cultivate it. 
  • Avoid Being Dogmatic - about nutrition plans, workout regimens, belief systems, parenting philosophies, etc. Also, avoid being dogmatic about being non-dogmatic  
  • Work on My Eyebrow Plan
  • Be Authentic
I also made a resolution for Vernon for the New Year: Make More Decisions. You may think that you can't make resolutions for another person. But you can (whether or not they will listen to you is another story). Vernon has always been really bad at making decisions, and he will ask me for input in making the arbitrary decisions in his life... like, what do I care whether he takes his coat off in church or not? I told Vern about my resolution for him, and how it was for me too, because it would help me let go of controlling everything. And he said, "But then you're just controlling what decisions you want me to make or not." Touche, Vernon, touche. So, I said, "Well, then let's just have you make ALL the decisions. I won't even change underwear without getting your input first."

So, we'll see how that goes. Let me know if you want me to make a resolution for you (if you know me in real life). Just write something in the comments of the facebook link or something.


Netflix Update:
No update today. We caught up on a new episode of Shark Tank. But I did want to talk a little bit more about Take This Waltz... some other things I forgot to mention were that it also stars Sarah Silverman, it has a good soundtrack, and it features this great shower prank which I went on to use on Vernon. Hilarious.

2 comments:

Robin said...

I like the movie idea. In my single days I used to see 2 or 3 a week (sometimes in one day) and I would know all the Oscar nods. I'd get dressed up and have a bottle of wine while watching them, too. I have seen one movie in the theater in the last 7 years.....sad, I know. Part of it is that when I do get time going to a movie doesn't seem like a good use of it or if we have a date night we want to talk and flirt over dinner or ice skating.
I will see one movie this year at the theater. Let me know if you have recommendations:0)

Anonymous said...

Please make a resolution for me!
I very much like your resolution about not being dogmatic, because I think I am trying the same thing without really having thought about it. Trying to let go a bit.

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