It’s one-forty in the morning and I can’t sleep. I lie there awake for a few more minutes listening to the night sounds coming from the other side of our king-sized bed---the loud macho snoring from my husband and the softer baby-bear snores of my tiny grandson. I finally give up and hating to break the form of our perfect “capital H"---my grandson, naturally, sleeps cross-wise always giving me the business end (he seems to know who changes his diaper most often);---I roll out of bed and replace my body with a large pillow to keep the little booger from rolling off.
Going to the computer room I switch on the light and turn on the computer, deciding to download a few of the thoughts that have been rattling around in my head and keeping me awake for the last two hours. Time is running short and if I’m to get my New Year’s Resolutions documented, I had best do it now. Every year I list, categorize, sort by priority, consolidate and eliminate the resolutions that I plan to achieve in the New Year.
First of all I will list possibilities:
Quit Smoking
Quit Drinking
Quit using four-letter Words
Lose Weight
Treat my Husband Better
Treat the Kids Better
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Now let’s see what is most important, what I can consolidate, and what I can eliminate all together. Smoking is bad for the health so that would be most important, but since I have never smoked, we can eliminate that one to start. Drinking, well, I only drink a beer or two when I’m mowing the yard and the yard has to be mowed and besides, a beer now and then is supposed to be good for you---flushes the system, I think. Anyway, we can drop that one off the list. Four letter words; that one is still holding up from last year ever since I heard this one-liner: “if you have to use a name in vain, use your own."
That brings us to Lose Weight. Now there’s a tricky one. I’m considered a big-boned person and the type of person who retains a lot of water, so would I really be considered over-weight? Probably not. Now, Treat my Husband Better, here’s another one that kind of falls into a gray area. He doesn’t complain, so he probably doesn’t even know there is better treatment out there. My guess is that we better just leave well enough alone. And that brings up another questionable resolution---Treat the Kids Better. By the time you get to my age, the kids are all grown and gone (except for the ones who come back bringing little clones with them that want to sleep with you---cross-wise!). Forget that one.
Well, now I have reached the end of my list and I’m starting to get sleepy. I’ve pretty much narrowed the list down to a manageable size and finally decided on the last and final resolution. This is probably one that we can all handle.
My New Year’s resolution for this year will be: Don’t Make Resolutions I Can’t Keep.
» left by Jessica P from Texas (1 year 316 days ago.)
Hear, hear! I'm all for your kind of New Year's resolution! Loved this article. Respond to this comment
» left by michael from paragould (1 year 309 days ago.)
Really enjoyed the article!! Summed up what we all go through in one way or another!! Respond to this comment
» left by Susan Thom(8,705) Susan Thom (1 year 178 days ago.)
hi sandra,
i enjoy your writing, it's like having a conversation with you, and that feels comforting.
i could use a little comfort these days! i enjoyed this piece-it made me smile. thank you,
best regards,
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