Keck asked me last weekend if I had any New Year's resolutions and I said no. "Really? Not a one?", he said. "Nope, I have goals". Goals and resolutions aren't the same thing. At least I don't think so.
Goals are strategic, thought-out, realistic (hopefully) and something you will stop at nothing to achieve. Resolutions - seem to me anyway - like hopeful wishes. Like, "I want to loss weight this year". As it stands, that is a resolution. To make it a goal, you would then follow that up with, "I've seen my doctor and s/he tells me that my BMI is 20% higher than it should be, so I've hired a trainer and will commit to going to the gym 3-4 times a week. I will eat 5-7 servings of fruits and veggies each day, I will drink 64 oz of water each day, etc.".
My goals are mostly sport related, but I have a couple of personal ones too. Those are between RDJr. and I so I won't share them here, but we're talking about doing some exciting things together in the coming year and especially, year-end.
Okay, okay ... maybe I do have a couple of resolutions, or hopeful wishes, for the year. Again, since they are not "goals", I have no active plan for making these things happen. It's more like, if and when I find the time, I hope I remember that at one time, I had resolved to do them:
Be More Creative
I went to Paper Source last week to buy New Years cards. I forgot how much I love that store! While I was there, I became inspired to MAKE a book for RDJr. documenting my favorite memories of the past year. It was FUN! and a bit messy, but FUN! And the finished product looked pretty darn good, if I do say so myself. He was impressed as well, which is all that matters.
Happy New Year, RDJr.!Make My Own Frozen Treats
RDJr. LOVES ice cream. I think it is his second love after Bailey, and I am a distant third. So I asked for, and received, a new ice cream maker for Christmas. (My old one broke.) My first attempt turned out fabulously! Of course, I went with fro-yo instead of cream, and 2% fat instead of whole, but the end result was still well received by the tasters. Yes, it did TASTE healthy the next recipe is going to have to be something more decadent.
Cherry Almond Coconut Fro-yo, Yo!My co-worker got me a subscription to Ready Made magazine (LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!! Ready Made!) and in the December issue there was an article about Four and Twenty Blackbirds, a pie shop in Park Slope, Brooklyn. I have to admit, reading it made me jealous. For one, I have always wanted to run my own bakery and two, I have always loved the idea of a "Four and Twenty.." as the name. AND THIRD ... I LOVE TO MAKE PIES!!! More so than any thing else. So, I would like to practice making more pies this year.
Get More Ink
This fall, I resolve to get more work done on my right arm. Gotta be outta the water for that though, so it has to wait until the 2011 off-season. What am I thinking of getting? Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie, of course!! No. Really. I'm serious about that.
Organize My Desk at Work and KEEP IT ORGANIZED
This is futile and truly is just a hopeful wish. There is no way this will ever happen.
So there you have it! My resolutions/wishes for 2011!
And now for something completely random, I'll leave you with some fun photos of RDJr. hamming it up on New Years day (yes, we spent the entire day at Target/Bed Bath & Beyond/Pier One/Home Depot) because he's just so cute and because another resolution is to add more photos to my blog.
