Gosh, there are a lot of thoughtful, organized and timely people out there. I know this to be true because on this day, January 1, 2012, each time I peek at Twitter or Facebook, I am met with yet another introspective and wise reflection on the year past or a sincere goal or resolution for the year ahead.
I am already behind. Although I did order a 2012 datebook today, which puts me way ahead of my usual schedule in that I will receive my old-fashioned paper calendar before my current one is obsolete. (Just don’t try to schedule a February thing with me.) And no, I do NOT use an electronic calendar, heck I don’t even use the contacts feature in my phone or email. In fact every time you call me it’s a complete surprise until and unless I memorize your phone number and then eventually your email address.
It’s time for me to get with the program, or at least pretend to. So in a continued effort to willfully ignore the box of LAST YEAR’S unsent Christmas cards, I have decided to steal a Christmas theme just to keep January festive. I think I will call it the Twelve Days of Listmas. I thought about “Listuary” but it sounded too funeral-like and then it made me think of Listeria which made me queasy so then it was back to Listmas. I suppose I should start with a list of resolutions, but I don’t really do those so well, so instead I will call it a list of Good Intentions. Bear with me though, I haven’t given it a ton of thought:
Twelve Good Intentions for 2012
By The Worst Mother in the World
- Exfoliate
- Strongly consider throwing out both pairs of my favorite zebra loafers.
- Get Venom Pen to like me.
- Invent something.
- Adopt a fake, but generally believable foreign accent.
- Start a club, a not-so-secret, easy to join club.
- Surprise my Dentist’s friendly receptionist by making my next appointment six months in advance. (terrifying!)
- Use my brand new seventeen year old Cuisinart and/or my brand new four year old Kitchenaid stand mixer. Note; I will consider this one checked off if I lend it out to someone else to use for the first and only time as this seemed to work well for the crock pot.
- Get a job or get paid. I think there’s a slight difference.
10. Exercise all year, at least one time more than I see certain neighbors exercise in a week. For face-saving purposes only.
11. Keep the Pollyanna in me alive, even if it means daily C.P.R.
12. Blog more, Facebook less.
That’s twelve, they’re weird, but I am cool with it. What’s on your list?
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