"Look at you, Bike!"
No special day, no special event some would say, some would think. But for some reason, a time for me (and a whole lot of other people, so there!) to reflect on past, present, future - bed, bath, and beyond.
And as my latte is pouring into my new mug (thanks mom), they start streaming out. The Resolutions (not 'Revolution') that is. Resolutions with a big Rrrr.
1) Less and more. Actually, this is not a rejected Miesian theorem. It means quality, not quantity. Could apply to food, crappy filter coffee (*frisson* - I'm just going 'spresso or bust now). This could apply to clothes, outings out to the resto, things for the house. No more 'stuff', just the few nice things (I've been watching too much of that 'Til Debt Do Us Part' cheesy Canadian show. If that Super Nanny ripoff has to come repo something and make me lug is around with me everywhere I go, it's gonna be an HDTV and not my crappy circa 1997 VCR. And she will not get to totalize my spending on STUFF!)
2) BUT that Irish-Hindi Super Nanny ripoff will NOT ring my bell since I will continue what I started before I bought a gift 120MB Ipod (that will not even be used, I fear) and set aside 500$ a month in my savings. And with this, I will get a house, a car to get to the house, a babyseat to put in the car and a baby to put into the seat. There.
3) I will not be bored at my job. I can be confused, tired. I can wander. I must find the pleasure in it and make that my challenge. I will remember that this is all part of the master plan and that I need work and money or the Super Nanny bitch will have me work at the only remaining Krispy Kreme on the island (because the ring shape symbolizes renewal?) in order to earn 400$ more a week. I have superseeded my job title, in that it is, despite being impressive, quite modest for what I do and know, whereas some have (self-attributed) job titles that mean nothing - because they know nothing. (oh, and by the way, you might want to look up the definition of your 'newfound' title before you give yourself the promotion, eh?)
4) Make time for exercise, exercise in more way to keep it fun.
5) Take more pictures, read more, write more (yeah, bike), invest in personal projects and aim for their realization, even if in small ways. Rediscover my artist.
6) Cleanse the soul (and my apartment) of crap.
7) Friend. Re-evaluate my definition of that word and the people who all under that heading.
8) Be selfish. We are surrounded by selfish, immodest, bullshiters who would sooner spend huge amounts on themselves instead of repaying, or trying to repay, a debt to a real-life 'friend' (and not an anonymous bank). Everyone is ruthless. Be kind, but selfish. What do I want?
9) Be selfless. What do others need and what can I offer them?
10) There are certain things I can't be or do, just by the sheer magnitude of my being me-ness. Try nonetheless, when it's important.
11) There are certain things I should not be or do or even accept, despite the sheer magnitude of my being me-ness. Don't when it's important.
12) Stop being cryptic ;) And stop at 12 because 13 is an unlucky number...
I feel better already.
And as my latte is pouring into my new mug (thanks mom), they start streaming out. The Resolutions (not 'Revolution') that is. Resolutions with a big Rrrr.
1) Less and more. Actually, this is not a rejected Miesian theorem. It means quality, not quantity. Could apply to food, crappy filter coffee (*frisson* - I'm just going 'spresso or bust now). This could apply to clothes, outings out to the resto, things for the house. No more 'stuff', just the few nice things (I've been watching too much of that 'Til Debt Do Us Part' cheesy Canadian show. If that Super Nanny ripoff has to come repo something and make me lug is around with me everywhere I go, it's gonna be an HDTV and not my crappy circa 1997 VCR. And she will not get to totalize my spending on STUFF!)
2) BUT that Irish-Hindi Super Nanny ripoff will NOT ring my bell since I will continue what I started before I bought a gift 120MB Ipod (that will not even be used, I fear) and set aside 500$ a month in my savings. And with this, I will get a house, a car to get to the house, a babyseat to put in the car and a baby to put into the seat. There.
3) I will not be bored at my job. I can be confused, tired. I can wander. I must find the pleasure in it and make that my challenge. I will remember that this is all part of the master plan and that I need work and money or the Super Nanny bitch will have me work at the only remaining Krispy Kreme on the island (because the ring shape symbolizes renewal?) in order to earn 400$ more a week. I have superseeded my job title, in that it is, despite being impressive, quite modest for what I do and know, whereas some have (self-attributed) job titles that mean nothing - because they know nothing. (oh, and by the way, you might want to look up the definition of your 'newfound' title before you give yourself the promotion, eh?)
4) Make time for exercise, exercise in more way to keep it fun.
5) Take more pictures, read more, write more (yeah, bike), invest in personal projects and aim for their realization, even if in small ways. Rediscover my artist.
6) Cleanse the soul (and my apartment) of crap.
7) Friend. Re-evaluate my definition of that word and the people who all under that heading.
8) Be selfish. We are surrounded by selfish, immodest, bullshiters who would sooner spend huge amounts on themselves instead of repaying, or trying to repay, a debt to a real-life 'friend' (and not an anonymous bank). Everyone is ruthless. Be kind, but selfish. What do I want?
9) Be selfless. What do others need and what can I offer them?
10) There are certain things I can't be or do, just by the sheer magnitude of my being me-ness. Try nonetheless, when it's important.
11) There are certain things I should not be or do or even accept, despite the sheer magnitude of my being me-ness. Don't when it's important.
12) Stop being cryptic ;) And stop at 12 because 13 is an unlucky number...
I feel better already.
posted by isabellenecessary at 10:57 AM
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