New Year's Resolutions

It's that time of year.  Maybe you're regretting your spending or your eating over the last month or perhaps it's time for some changes.  Many plan to spend tonight rockin' out 2011 and rockin' in 2012.

What are your plans?

I'm spending the night with several hundred teenagers at a New Year's Eve dance at my church. I know you are insanely jealous of me. It's OK. I get that a lot.

Over the last week, many of my blogger friends posted their 2011 in review posts. Even here on the Fredericksburg Patch, I read an articled entitled:

Maybe I'll follow the crowd on my personal blog. Normally I post a reading review in January, but that's about it.

Times are tough, and I'm sure many think, "Gee, I'm so glad this cruddy year is over. I hope next year is better."  I've definitely felt that way before.  

Are you a resolutions person? I'm not. I used to, but I realized that an arbitrary date does not mean a person will change. Or even if you try, some things are unchanging.  Those vanity ten pounds? They just aren't budging. Trust me, I've tried. 

Now I look for attainable resolutions. I'm not vowing to lose the actual 40 pounds that I'd love to toss by the wayside and make my doctor happy. (No really, I've tried. Steroids while pregnant = good for baby but bad for mom's weight.)

Without further ado, here's my list of resolutions:

• 10: I resolve to love all of me. Including that fat on my waist.
• 9: I resolve to watch more TV. That Netflix queue isn't getting any shorter.
• 8: I resolve to realize I am special. Even if I'm picking my nose.
• 7: I resolve to make more utterly ridiculous clothes with crazy fabric. I started with a glittery skull stretch fabric last night.
• 6: I resolve to dance on thin ice. If you're gonna dance, might as well take the risk.
• 5: I resolve to continue to fall with style. One of these days I'm hoping that means I'll fly like Buzz Lightyear.
• 4: I resolve to blog more. Because I'm just that narcissistic. 
• 3: I resolve to yell at my kids more. No really, one turns 16 and it's the only way I'm going to get him to hear me say I love you as he races for the car.
• 2: I resolve to not shoot my kid over this whole driving thing. I don't think I'd look good in orange and I would rather write about the news than be in the news.

And my biggest resolution of all?

• 1: I resolve to eat more chocolate. Chocolate is joy and this, of all resolutions, is probably the only one that a person might keep.

Happy New Year. I lift my glass of sparkling cider to all of you in the Fredericksburg region. Enjoy your festivities and stay safe so we can all enjoy what 2012 holds for us.