I've been meaning to do a resolutions post for the last two days, but things have got in the way. Driving home from Adelaide, seeing movies, having a cold - thankfully, not a nasty one, but one that fills you with snot and saps away at your energy.... And I had to make a trip to Bunnings at lunchtime - when one's toilet is blocked, one needs a plunger But this has given me some time to think about what I want to get done this year. Some of my more successful resolutions have been when I've set little tasks for myself or set monthly goals. The put-on hand cream one is a great habit that keeps my hands looking alright. Making the goals SMART - Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely goals make sense.
I'm also going to use a traffic light system as well - a Stop, Start, Continue model, which makes sense to me.
Can you tell I've been working too long in a corporate environment.
Anyway, here we go. This I'm what I'd like to get done in 2026.
Continue:
- Being gainfully and happily employed throughout the year.
- Continue reading a book a week - this equates to about 50 pages a day.
- Continue seeing a movie at least once a fortnight. I enjoy this.
- Continue going to the gym at least three times a week. I've done this for years.
- Continue applying hand cream once a day.
- Continue to use sunscreen. This one is important.
- Continue using my passport at least once a year for travel. Can sort of mark this off as I'm off to Auckland in April.
- Continue with the daily blogging. I know the blog is crap, but it keeps my fingers turning over. This is a part of my writing process. As a writer, consistency is king.
- Being in bed by midnight. I want to try getting more sleep and I've got into some bad habits, like going to bed around one. I don't have to be asleep by midnight, but I need to be physically in bed. The rest will follow.
- Making sure I get a half hour walk in each day. I feel better for it.
- Taking a daily dose of Metamucil. This has a lot of health benefits. I'm getting older.
- Stretching more. This is the year of flexibility.
- Saying yes more often. As an introvert it's hard, but like any muscle, it can be trained.
- Writing ten minutes on the novel each day. From little things big thing grow - and I now have a supporting writer's group behind me. That shouldn't make much difference, but it does help.
- Buying random shit off the internet. Nuff said.
- Buying books - until I've read at least a third of my TBR pile. This might be a bit hard and will probably bankrupt the publishing industry, but it must be done.
- Worrying so much.
- Hanging onto things that no longer serve me.
That will do for the moment.
Okay, as it's gone eleven, time for a shower and get myself in bed by midnight.
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