Good old New Year's Resolutions

 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 

So another year ended - and everyone grabbed it as their chance to make a(nother) fresh start and to be a better person (again). We’ve all seen the gym packed to capacity for the first few months (whether we’re the exasperated regulars getting annoyed that our usual routine is getting interrupted, or the noobs trying to become regulars and giving up after a month).

It’s all about New Year’s resolutions right. Because it's the beginning of a new year we feel motivated and inspired, but secretly we all know from the start that they don’t usually make it past March, maybe June if you’re lucky. 

I read a cute anonymous quote about them the other day that I thought was pretty much 100% spot on: “New Year’s resolutions are a bit like babies – they’re fun to make, but extremely difficult to maintain.”

And yet, everyone runs around making commitments to themselves along the lines of:

·               Eating healthier, exercising and losing weight

·               Drink less alcohol, quit smoking or get rid of any other bad habits

·               Save money, get out of debt or invest

·               Get a better job, improve education or read more books

·               Pray more, be closer to God or be more spiritual

Sound familiar?

Thought so.

What got me thinking about this so much is the amount of people who have been asking me what my resolutions are. 

I’ve never really bothered to make any before – but I thought that that was a pretty boring answer, and decided I should try and get myself some.

Since I had never done it before though, I didn’t really know where to start so I went on a search to find some inspiration. I quite liked this one: 

Then I found this little website – a really cool New Year’s Resolution Generator.

And this is what it gave me –

This year I will (apparently):

Make a short film (Oh sure, I’ll just whip one up on my cellphone quickly.)

Participate (Uhm… in what exactly? I’m fairly adventurous, but we all have our limits…)

Throw a party (Who needs a resolution to do this one?)

Be serious (Okay… *sniggers* wait, wait. Give me a second *sniggers* to pull a straight face)

Say hi to a stranger (I’ve already done that to all the ‘strangers’ that showed up on my usual jogging route)

Improve (What’s with all these weird, vague resolutions? Oh wait, I get it. The more vague it is, the easier it is to stick to!)

Get married (Woah there Mr Generator man. I’m not ready for any kind of shotgun wedding!)

Take a nap (This one should be *yawns*easy enou... Zzzzzzz)

Learn to say hello in 5 languages (Ooh! I like this one. *Googles* 1. Turkish – merhaba 2. Swedish – Hallå (Holla? Swedish people are gangster) 3. Swahili – hujambo 4. Polish – cześć 5. Irish – dia duit)

Be me. (Ooooh. I can do this one!)

That last one is where I decided to stop – and that was the one that I chose as my official New Year’s resolution – because it’s nice and vague, so it’ll be easier to convince myself that I stuck to it – I just tweaked it a little. Instead, I made it – be more of the person that I want to be. (That’s even more vague) Yay!

 

ADVERTISEMENT

 

For any writing that you need done - check out Jo Watson Productions.

We provide full writing services - brochures, articles, SEO, website copy, TV and radio scripts - you name it!