What do I
love about starting a new year? Getting a new moleskin planner, for all the
scheming and lists, & important dates for the next 365 days. The mail lady
delivered my 2010 planner today – what a treat! She also brought some
beautiful, brightly colored wool felt pieces. I’ve got big plans for those bold
colors – maybe I’ll write them down in my new planner.
Along with
the new planner and the new felt come those pesky resolutions. I’m not usually
big on New Year’s resolutions, but this year I’m taking the time to come up
with a few.
First, the
obligatory health resolution. For the most part I’d say I’ve been doing a good
job in the nutrition category, but I have a weak, weak spot for Coca Cola. I
know that it’s horrible for me so in the new year I’m going to substitute it
with more water, tea, even coffee. And for the fourth year in a row I’ll be
running the Cherry Blossom 10-miler so I’ll be in shape from January until
April, but maybe this year I’ll try to keep up the workouts in the months beyond
the race.
Next, I
want to read more. I started Cannonball Read with good intentions and I hope I
can pick up the pace a bit. I’ve read several books but haven’t quite reviewed
them here yet. Keeping track on the blog will keep me accountable so here’s
hoping for more literary adventures in 2010.
Finally, I’m
taking on The Cult of Done Manifesto. You can find it here. I have a tendency
to bite off more than I can chew or fall prey to perfectionism. In 2010, I’m
going to take on smaller projects so that I can move from one to the next more
frequently. So maybe I won’t learn how to knit beautiful sweaters this year,
but I can crochet a few granny squares. And maybe the home décor won’t be
perfect, but I will frame and hang what we’ve already got.
Off I go
to embroider these resolutions onto a piece of felt. No, wait. I’ll just use my
favorite pen to write them down in my new planner. Done.