My New Year's Resolutions

Every year around this time, I resolve to be a better person by making New Year’s Resolutions. But lately I’ve been thinking. Why do I bother to make resolutions when some time around February they’re all thrown to the bin?

Is this true?

Probably. But I think they’re a necessary tradition. New Year’s Resolutions make us aware of the things we need to improve in our lives like our eating habits, or how we treat others and most especially, how to accomplish certain goals we set for ourselves.

Maybe I’ll blow these resolutions like I do every year, but every journey begins with one footstep. So here it goes:

1. To lead a healthier lifestyle and be a fitter person. Cut down on the junk food, perhaps??

2. To get more sleep. That’s always a problem for me.

3. To free up more time for myself and stop lazing in bed every morning (and to try to not “ponteng kerja”..hehe..

4. To be more dedicated with work..bla..bla..bla..

5. To cut up credit cards and try to live a non-credit life for a year and see it.

6. Befriend all enemies, so they’ll stop talking behind your back! Hmm...that was last year. I’ll try harder this year.

7. To party – and that’s a resolution I always keep.

8. Try my best to ease up on those ‘bad or nasty’ words! Especially when I drive.

9. To make decisions more swiftly and stick with them.

10. To take more time for myself. To relax and get Thai massages.

11. My ‘B’ and I usually resolve to give up chocolate and it’s a resolution we’ve ritually broken after.

12. I’m going to try and get home early and sleep properly this year.

13. To slow down and breathe because you must find balance in the middle of mayhem.

14. To celebrate the holiday, each year, at the beach with good friends.

15. To take time off and spend more time with my lovely ‘B’.

16. To stay alive – more than anything else. I’m always really happy when I make it to a new year.

p/s: Number 3 and 6 will probably be my biggest tests in the 08, but I'm up for the challenge!