New Years Resolutions Fails

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Author: Lyara Tieran, January 2018


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With the holiday season rounding out, and New Years Eve just around the corner, many of my friends and family have already declared what their New Year's Resolutions are going to be. Proud of their decisions and steadfast in their beliefs that they will be able to complete their goals, they go about their routines while I watch and debate on which resolution I should choose this year….and fail as I do every year.

My mother resolved to start a new hobby: working with polymer clay. She already has ideas for her first projects and has the money set back to buy the new supplies after the first. Thinking back on my “new hobby” resolutions (yes, I’ve had more than one) I go to my closet and examine the boxes of sewing, crochet, stamping, and scrapbooking supplies taking up half the closet and leading to the pile of clean clothes on my bed with no place to hang or shelves them..... Maybe not that resolution this year. My sister has resolved to begin collecting new knick knacks for her home. What a great idea! So much free shelf and window sill spaces is bare and dusty in her house and could use some eye-catchers. Then I remember: tea pots. So. Many. Tea pots. The other half of my closet floor, the three cupboards of storage above my couch, and two boxes of tea pots that take up the space where my washing machine should go… All full of tea pots. Collectibles is a no go. While I didn’t fail at collecting, displaying isn’t my strong suit.. Last year I resolved to not procrastinate on my assignments or other projects for work or personal time. That didn’t work out too much, since all of my papers and presentations were completed in the eleventh hour. Much like this article is being written on Christmas Day. Fail. Wait!! I could resolve to loose weight! Nope. Tried that, I remember, as I eat an entire German Pancake by myself. That isn’t gonna happen. How about exercise more often? My Spark people page hasn’t been opened in three years, and I just discovered my Samsung health app… I’ve had my phone for two years… My walking shoes get used for walking at work. That’s about it. I don’t think I’ll repeat that resolution again. Finally, I decided on a resolution that I’m sure won’t fail: I resolve to just be myself for the year without trying to stick myself into anyone else’s version of what I should be. I do that every year. I should finally have a resolution I don’t fail!