I don't make New Year's resolutions. I don't believe it setting myself up for failure really. But I did have some fun today thinking of a list of resolutions I wish I could make, and act on.
You know, if I wasn't such a conscientious citizen, loving mother, supportive partner, all round nice person yada yada. If I had less concern for consequence and far less regard for my fellow (hu)man.
In 2012, in an alternative universe, I would pledge to ...
1. embrace my inner road rage and start acting on it
2. swear more (if that's possible)
3. allow my kids to watch heaps of trash TV
4. buy a deep-fryer, and use it copiously
5. never return calls
6. start smoking, again
7. say what I'd really like to say on twitter
8. spout unfounded vitriol and pessimism about the 'state of the country' and bemoan what will become of us
9. boycott Woolworths entirely for the year on the basis of them being unethical thieving shmucks
10. not cook a single thing unless I expressly feel like it, or could use my deep-fryer.
Wouldn't that be nice? Or at least selfishly indulgent and satisfying.
Which by its very nature would be nice.
In fact, I think I might commit to two of the resolutions on this list after all. One has to start a new year with some goals right?
Whatever your resolutions, plans or secret desires may be, I hope some or all of them come true this year.
Ahoy 2012!
count me in. let's do it. all of it. except the smoking. oh, and there's no woolworth's here, but i can give wal-mart a miss on the grounds that they're evil. oh wait, i'm already doing that.
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ReplyDeleteThe biggest + about Twitter is its cathartic bitch switch. Make being real on Twitter one of the two committments.
ReplyDeleteMissing u. Looking forward to seeing u. Xx
I'm intrigued about which two you chose...
ReplyDeleteAnd I'd be with you on boycotting Woolies, except then I'd have to grow or hunt all our own food, seeing as I am already boycotting our local Spar (cockroaches in the bread rolls), Pick n Pay (veggies go off within a day) Checkers (cashiers have NO manners)
god Lynne, cockroaches in the bread rolls!! at least there's an authenticity to that which Woolworths lacks ...
ReplyDeleteI am with you on the deep fat fryer, the never returning calls and the smoking, well done! Also would like to add that this summer will be eating ice-cream at all times of the day, even if its just before bed.
ReplyDeletei would be thin because instead of cooking dinner, i would drink a bottle of wine and smoke a pack of cigarettes again every night. i looked amazing when i did that.
ReplyDeleteand i would buy something whenever my daughter whined because it would make her stop.
and i would cross my eyes. and they would stay like that forever.
ha! i say go for it! :)
ReplyDeletehappy new year!