A New Year, New Resolutions

Making New Year resolutions is a bit of a double edged sword. On the one hand it can be the spark that you need to go out and achieve some goals to better your life. On the other hand it can create guilt and feelings of failure when you look back at the year past and realise you’ve not ticked off one thing on your list.

So How to Start?

So, how to create resolutions that inspire and not depress you? You can’t make them too airy fairy, like “I want to be a better person” because there’s nothing to achieve. How do you measure “better”?

The resolution has to be somewhat concrete and measurable. (All those years of personal development plans have provided some jargon). I’ve decided that my resolutions need to be a bit airy fairy but still measurable because while I like to reach a goal, my soul also needs to be nurtured.

I resolve to end my marriage on a positive note

2015 is going to start out a bit shit because my 23 year marriage is going to be dismantled, hopefully in an amicable fashion. There will definitely be some pain and conflict involved. Yet, I resolve to make it a growing, positive experience.

I resolve to make healthy food a treat

I heard on the radio that the key to successful weight management is to view healthy food as a treat, NOT the junk and sugar. With the divorce, my finances are going to be tight and healthy food is expensive. So it will be a tricky buying the healthy, fresh food that I’m used to. Not to mention that fresh food on the damp coast is becoming more and more expensive. So viewing healthy food as a treat won’t be too hard.

I resolve to create a strong healthy body

This is instead of “I want to lose weight”.  It’s never worked in the past. So instead I’m going to focus on building muscles, working out and trimming down. I do need to lose “weight” but I’m going to focus on the inches as well. Ultimately I’m going to measure my success by my dress size. My goal is to have only 1 wardrobe. Right now I have normal, fat, and fatter. There’s going to be a lot of room in the closet!

I resolve to work on my 50 – 50 list

The 50 – 50 list has sort of fallen by the way side. So I’m going to pull it out and start doing some of the things. It will take my mind off problems and lift my spirits as only having fun can do. Besides, in August the Seaforth Highlanders are marching back into their refurbished barracks. Strapping men in kilts! Now that brings a smile to my face.

I resolve to nurture my friendships

During my marriage, most of my friends fell by the wayside as husband never really appreciated them. So, the good wife that I was, let them go and adopted his friends, even though they were younger and we didn’t have much in common. Now, of course, his friends will migrate with him. Well, hopefully as I work through my 50 – 50 list, I will meet fun people with whom I do share like interests.

I resolve to sword fight

With the increase in strength, knees willing, I want to take up sword fighting again. Nothing feels better than a piece of steel in your hands, slicing through the air. Exercise with a purpose. Because when the zombie apocalypse comes, swords don’t run out of bullets.

Done

There we are. Six resolutions. That should be enough. Anymore and it starts to look like my 50 – 50 list. Come to think of it, I think some of these things are on my 50 – 50 list. Ah well, let’s consider these the top six then.

Happy New Year!

Sassy Pants