I’ll be honest, it hasn’t been the best year. Work has been all over the place, up and down (and more down than up since about March). My health isn’t what it was, physically or mentally. My finances are going shit-shaped thanks to E*Trade deciding that paper is so last century and the IRS not having any sense of humor about paying capital gains on stock sales. And I turned 40, which I think I’m still recovering from. As a result, I’ve let a lot of stuff go and am suffering for it.
No more.
Effective July 1, we’re rebooting the year. New New Years resolutions in effect:
1) We’re going back to exercising no less than three times a week. Either running or weights, but SOMETHING – I may be running to stand still, but I can at least slow the rate of descent.
2) No more wasting money on junk food. No stress eating or “this sucks, I deserve compensation” eating or “I really need 50 oz of fountain Coke Zero to survive Monday morning” trips through 7-Eleven on the way in. This will simultaneously save money and improve my health. Time to clip the water bottle to the bag again.
3) We’re back to Tuesday night shutdowns. One night a week without killing time on the Internet isn’t too much to ask. I need the downtime, I need the reading, I need the opportunity to turn away from the allure of the glowing screen that’s always in my pocket or my jacket or my bag or my shoulder holster (!!) – Kindle and MOTOFONE F3 only.
4) Early (-er) to bed and early to rise. I need to get up in enough time to do my own first cup of coffee and bowl of cereal instead of getting sucked into parfait and a venti black every Tuesday/Thursday, and I need to be out cold by midnight instead of refreshing Twitter just one more time.
5) I think I’m set on jackets, footwear and gadgets. Stop noodling after that shit. (Exception allowed if Nerf releases the Elite Jolt before review season. 75 feet on a pocket blaster? I’m saving a $20 just for that.)
Right. Don’t like the way things are going, make a change. Time to straighten up and fly right again.