01-09-08

Resolutions 2008
By Nancy Carpenter

This year, I was much more realistic when setting new goals and listing my New Year’s Resolutions for 2008. I resolve...

...to eat more fruits and veggies. (Hey, many desserts are made with fruit and a veggie is a veggie even if it’s mixed with cheese and fried.)

...to find more healthy and convenient ways to provide dinner for my family without having to actually cook. (This seems to get easier each year.)

...to use the plethora of potions and lotions I have accumulated in 2007 before I begin trying new products in 2008. (Or, at least before the product expiration date.)

...to accept my flaws (as well as the flaws of other people in the family, the community, the government, etc.) It’s time to give up perfectionism!

...to become a calmer and more patient traveler (to the point where I wish I had inner peace and harmony with my fellow travelers instead of a Xanax.)

...to find more time to become one with nature. (This does not include having a near-death experience while sledding on ice-crusted snow past large trees at approximately 35mph.)

...to become a better consumer and stop shopping to seek external rewards. (The last time I tried this, I went from being a shopaholic to a spa junkie.)

...to help deter crime in Georgetown. (Tip: if you are being mugged, just yell, “Hey stop it! I know your mother and she would be ashamed of you!”)

...to look back and measure the success or failure of each and every goal and resolution made for the year. (Then again, maybe not.)

Happy New Year!