Usually I go totally overboard with New Year's resolutions, making a ton that I can't keep, and then giving up on everything mid-January. I decided, since 2011 is going to be my year of reducing and reusing, I would also reduce the number of resolutions I made, in the hopes that I might actually keep one or two all year. I managed to pare down my list at 43Things to eight goals:
1. Save $20,000.
This will probably be the easiest goal, as long as I can stick with my other goals. Ultimately, I need some savings to move to Hawaii, so I have lots of incentive for this one.
2. Learn to speak Spanish.
I'm still kind of thinking about this resolution. Spanish seems like a great language to learn, except that I would like to live in Hawaii, where speaking Japanese or Korean is seen as a bonus on your job application. So maybe I should change it to "Learn to speak another language." I just have a feeling that Spanish would be easier for me than Japanese, since I took Latin for five years.
3. Go one year without buying anything made in China.
This one is going to be a killer. Every single Christmas present I received this year was made in China. And considering Wal-Mart Wednesdays are the Grandmother's favorite day of the week, I'm going to have trouble buying anything if I can't buy stuff made in China. It'll certainly help me along to saving $20,000, though!
4. Get my Hawaii pharmacist license.
This one really isn't going to be that difficult. I need to study to take the Hawaii MPJE, which will test my knowledge of their pharmacy laws. I've only read about a quarter of their pharmacy law book, but I can tell you, it's way harder to score Oxycontin there than in New York. Hmm...less people begging me for the "OCs" instead of "OPs" is just another reason to move to paradise!
5. Keep my house clean.
You would think this would be simple for me, but I am pathologically untidy. I'll have to work with my doctor for a drug to overcome this aspect of my personality!
6. Get a passport.
Because I really, really, really want to go to Ireland. Yes, I have been watching repeats of Ballykissangel on PBS again...
7. Use, sell, or donate anything I don't need.
Basically, I have too much crap that I don't need or even want. And I can't take it with me to Oahu, so I'm going to have to rehome it! Major garage sale this spring, and everyone's invited!
8. Don't buy anything I don't need.
Just to keep me from latching on to more items that I don't need, and will have to get rid of.
So wish me luck on my New Year's resolutions. I'm looking at these as being things I should have been doing already in my life. Are you making any resolutions this year?
1. Save $20,000.
This will probably be the easiest goal, as long as I can stick with my other goals. Ultimately, I need some savings to move to Hawaii, so I have lots of incentive for this one.
2. Learn to speak Spanish.
I'm still kind of thinking about this resolution. Spanish seems like a great language to learn, except that I would like to live in Hawaii, where speaking Japanese or Korean is seen as a bonus on your job application. So maybe I should change it to "Learn to speak another language." I just have a feeling that Spanish would be easier for me than Japanese, since I took Latin for five years.
3. Go one year without buying anything made in China.
This one is going to be a killer. Every single Christmas present I received this year was made in China. And considering Wal-Mart Wednesdays are the Grandmother's favorite day of the week, I'm going to have trouble buying anything if I can't buy stuff made in China. It'll certainly help me along to saving $20,000, though!
4. Get my Hawaii pharmacist license.
This one really isn't going to be that difficult. I need to study to take the Hawaii MPJE, which will test my knowledge of their pharmacy laws. I've only read about a quarter of their pharmacy law book, but I can tell you, it's way harder to score Oxycontin there than in New York. Hmm...less people begging me for the "OCs" instead of "OPs" is just another reason to move to paradise!
5. Keep my house clean.
You would think this would be simple for me, but I am pathologically untidy. I'll have to work with my doctor for a drug to overcome this aspect of my personality!
6. Get a passport.
Because I really, really, really want to go to Ireland. Yes, I have been watching repeats of Ballykissangel on PBS again...
7. Use, sell, or donate anything I don't need.
Basically, I have too much crap that I don't need or even want. And I can't take it with me to Oahu, so I'm going to have to rehome it! Major garage sale this spring, and everyone's invited!
8. Don't buy anything I don't need.
Just to keep me from latching on to more items that I don't need, and will have to get rid of.
So wish me luck on my New Year's resolutions. I'm looking at these as being things I should have been doing already in my life. Are you making any resolutions this year?
