What You Waiting For?

I’m already thinking about my new year’s resolutions. So far the only one that has ever stuck was when I decreed, in ‘04, that I would send thank-you cards. I like feeling at least semi-mannered.

Here are some potential resolutions:
Get organized. This is a big one. I have SO MUCH CRAP! It’s ridiculous. I have things in boxes that I haven’t even opened since I moved from my house to my apartment A YEAR AGO. I need to clear out the clutter in my apartment, my garage, my desk at work. I need to go through my clothes, throw out what I don’t wear/doesn’t fit/will never fit again and make an inventory. Do I need yet another black shirt? NO!

Money management. I’ve been divorced nearly a year. It’s time I learned to live on my income. I need to pay down my debt, figure out which expenses are essential and how to cut back on those that are not. But …. even if it means I’m eating ramen noodles for dinner, I can NOT give up the eyebrow waxing. End of discussion. I downgraded to basic cable, but there are some things I simply can’t do!!!

Volunteer. Find a charitable organization with which to become involved. I need something that takes up some of my time but that I can’t get overinvolved in.

Nurture my spirituality. Commit to trying out new churches in ‘06. I can think of three I’d like to try. Give each one a month. Involvement of women beyond that of Sunday-school teachers is a must as is a general spirit of open-mindedness.

To be continued …