Yes, I was sleeping. I actually woke up around 1:40 a.m., asked Dave what time it was, said happy new year, and got up and made a cup of coffee. He turned off his lamp and promptly fell asleep. And that is how new years goes when you are old, I guess.
And what about resolutions? Believe it or not I have a few:
Normally at the top of the list would be to drop some weight, but I started that off late last year, October something-th or other. (I'm terrible at remembering dates.) I've lost 25 pounds so far, only watching my diet (that is, with no exercise whatsoever). Some of those lost pounds were hard won--like the half-pound I lost the week of Christmas--but most of them were easy. (Hopefully that will remain the case now that the eating holidays--Halloween candy, Thanksgiving dinner/leftovers, Christmas cookies and tamales--are over!)
Anyway, so that weight loss thing is already covered, so I have to think of another resolution for the number one slot. And what I've come up with is to learn a new skill. Already though I'm taking the easy path: Dave gave me a gift certificate for Christmas to a place that offers sewing lessons. So I'm going to learn how to sew! Like, officially. Really though, I'm going to learn about sewing machines and how to use one properly. That is my real goal. Then I'm going to make you a special gift, a skirt with poodles on it! Won't that be fun?
The second thing I want to do in the new year is take an academic-type class. What though? I don't know. Maybe a writing class? Some literature class? That would be good, especially considering that the other one of my resolutions is to read more. I used to be a voracious reader. I used to tackle the big stuff, too. But ever since the internet came into my life in a big way, I've sort of stopped going after the heavy hitters. I read soft stuff on my kindle, yes (and I'm glad for it, too, because it allows me to read absolute garbage without anyone being able to see that I'm reading absolute garbage), but I want to get back to reading stuff that The Brain can chew on.
The fourth thing I want to do is to travel more. Dave and I talked about it tonight and we tentatively planned out a trip to San Francisco in late winter, a trip to New York in the spring, and a trip to London in early summer. That means getting passports in order as both of us are limping along on expired passports.
The fifth thing I want to do is to start to declutter with an even heavier hand. My gift to myself on my last birthday was permission to throw out any and everything. I have used it, but not enough.
The sixth thing I want to do is to focus on being better at relationships with family and friends.
I'm sure I'll add to this list as time goes on, but right now it's just before 7:00 a.m. on the first day of the first year and I think I might try to get in a post-breakfast nap.
Here is another picture of Saba though--and me, too:
Happy New Year!
2 comments:
Cute pic!! Happy New Year Rosa!
Aw, thanks! Happy New Year, Barbara!
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