My 2011 New Year's Resolutions: Summary - Not to Suck
Friday, January 7, 2011 at 8:33AM | 9 Comments I’m a commitment-phobe. There I said it. Anything requiring longer than a week’s commitment, to me, sounds like a death sentence. I avoid leases, contracts, promises, relationships, even finishing blog posts. It’s not that I don’t like finishing or accomplishing things, I guess, I just don’t like planning for the good things that come in life. I like being surprised when I do something well.
New Year's Resolutions
Stop being such a vagina and make some goals already – I kind of had to make this one first in my head in order to sit down and write the others, so I figured I’d put in print. Kind of like when you make a to-do list with items you’ve already completed on it just so you can cross them off. What, no one else does that?
Get shit done, for once – As Craig from ITP already knows, my #1 (well I guess, #2) goal for 2011 is to actually get shit done. Like, if I tell you I’m going to do something, I actually do it. I know, it’s an ambitious one, but I’m committed. I will do anything that I say I will do. This is the time to get me to commit to stuff.
Make better goals when I’m not distracted by Dexter/Madmen later - this is kind of like the “list within a list” thing. But whatever. They’re my resolutions, so I make the rules. I promise (note resolution 2) to make a list of more tangible goals later. They should address all of the important things in my life: travel, booze, sex, football, gadget acquisitions.
Launch a new AWESOME travel website – this one requires that my business partners get their shit together and stop ignoring me. But granted that we all do our part and stop drinking so much avoiding the hard work ahead of us, this one should be a no-brainer.
Post more often – this is semi-tangible. And straight forward. No explanation needed
Do everything that makes me happy. More. – Probably the only deep goal on my resolution list, but also, the most important. I want to eat more, play more, see more, speak more, learn more, explore more, and travel more. I want to stop being so damn lazy and go places. More places.
I know it seems cheesy, but my favorite line and my mantra comes from the “Wear Sunscreen” song we all grew to hate in the late 90’s. I was first reintroduced to the song on the most epic roadtrip ever with my three favorite travel companions, Dan, B Lee and Mark.
The line is
And that is the moral of my life. And thus the moral of this year and every year to come. The big one for me this year is going to be moving my whole life to a new country. Scared? Yes. Excited? Fuck Ya. Bring on the sunscreen baby.
Reader Comments (9)
Good list, excepting the list within the list, which I'm sorry, just doesn't count. ;-)
That's a great quote/mantra. I'll see if I can try it on for a couple days, although I don't particularly like being scared.
I just did a bucket list for my own version of New Year's resolutions. Notice that nothing scary is on there.
An awesome new travel website? Sounds exciting! Good luck in 2011. Where are you moving?
Good luck with accomplishing your goals in 2011!!!
Meh. You and your "goals" and "aspirations." Who wants those?
Sounds like someone needs to ride herd on your business partners. Let me know if you want me to crack the whip on someone's ass.
@Bess - I have to disagree with you. There are PLENTY of scary things on your bucket list. I'll address them on your own site, but girl, you've got a lot of accomplishing to do, and the fact that you're doing it, in itself is awesome and scary!
@Matt - I think someone else on this comment chain *ahem* Joel *ahem* would nut-punch me if I told you, but I think it'll be something we can all use to keep tabs on eachother. I will leave it at that :) I'm going to be moving back to Spain, if all goes well and my visa goes through (which is questionable, at best at this point). But that's the goal.
@Andi - Thanks so much, chick! I've got a lot of catching up to do on your blog, but I'm excited to hear what you're planning for 2011 as well!
@Joel - I would like you to "ride herd" on my business partner (That sounds like an old western porn). Please crack the whip on Dave's ass. He seems to be the only slacker.
Ahem? That's the second time you've accused me of being slack recently. Either I've missed an email somewhere along the line or you're just makin' shit up. I'm going with option B.
And anyway, I don't know how you can even say that after the exceptional guest post advice I gave you a day or two ago.
Honestly, some people, they just don't appreciate how hard I work...
@Dave - Maybe I make shit up. Fine. But you're delusional if you think that the advice you gave me the other day was exceptional. Writing an article on "how guys get hot/mediocre/any girls" does not constitute good guest post material unless I'm writing for Playboy (which, btw, if you have any contacts there, let me know, I'd LOOOOVE to *ahem* write *ahem* for them). And all I know is that all three of us are in trouble. We haven't spoken (sober) in weeks. I'll take 5% responsibility for that. I'll blame 30% on each you and Joel and I'll put the remaining 35% (that equals 100%, right?) on timezones. That still puts most of the blame on you and Joel. So... uhh... get with it.a
Nice list of 2011 New Year's resolution....I wish that you may achieve your all resolutions...Like you also taken a resolution of Quit Smoking and Rah Driving....Because last year i injured a guy while driving.....Let's see can i fulfill this or not...???
@Ryan - taken a resolution of Quit Smoking and Rah Driving? I didn't know I smoked... I guess I have to start so I can stop? Is that what you're suggesting? And WTF is Rah Driving? Google doesn't even know what that means and suggested that I mistyped "Rash Driving" which, I have no idea what that is either. So you want to injure a guy while driving or you want to fulfill my resolutions for me? This is a very confusing Spam comment.