New Year Resolutions. A lot of people make them. I’ve not
been one of those people. I seem to have trouble with long term commitments to
self-improvement ideas. This would explain why I am still complaining about the
same things I have been complaining about for a couple of years now.
So, time to quit whining and do something. There are many
areas in my life that I am rather stuck and cannot see a way out. However,
there are some areas that I do have control over and can improve and maybe by
improving those areas, the others might just fall into place.
There is, of course, the typical get-my-butt-in-shape resolution.
Which, by the way, I was trying on pants the other day and that resolution took
on a literal meaning. Things are a little flat back there. I put away the
Christmas tree today, and my daughter will pull my treadmill back in tomorrow.
Monday morning I’m back on it. That should help lift more than just my mood.
I have also wanted to learn a new language. I’ve dabbled in
Spanish and French off and on for a few years. Through my work, I have that
fancy language program for French. When I get off the treadmill each morning, I
will do a lesson of French. This will cut into my Facebook time, but that is
probably a good thing.
My favorite things to work on this year are photography and
drawing. I used to draw a lot when I was younger. I lost that somewhere along
the way of becoming a stressed out adult. My youngest daughter, who is an
artist, is putting together a curriculum to get me back to drawing.
I love to take pictures. I was without a camera for many
years. A year and a half ago, my oldest daughter bought me a little camera for
Mother’s Day. It is a point-and-shoot but with manual capabilities. My goal
this year is to learn all I can about this camera and photography. I am pinning
tutorials to a board in my Pinterest. The idea is to learn one skill each
weekend and work on that all week. If I stay consistent, that will be 52 new
things I will learn by this time next year.
Hopefully, by adding these fun things into my life, I’ll
whine less and maybe rediscover me.
