28 January 2009

Resolutions

I find myself cringing as I have realized we are 28 days into the New Year. Where have those weeks, days and hours went to? I hope your NYE holiday was safe and you sipped pink bubbly champagne. As I get ready for the annual New Year’s party every year I am so excited to see friends, even more excited to see their frocks & frilly accessories, and just ecstatic about the New Year’s resolutions I plan to begin at midnight sharp each and every NYE night. I always vow to eat minimal carbs, consume lots of fruit and veggies and make good use of the gym membership I have had for the last seven years. That, after all, is the equation for a happy and healthy lifestyle, isn’t it?

Thirty minutes after our NYE disco ball dropped, I found myself ragged tired. I said my good-bye’s and gave my muah’s to all my fabulous fashionistas and was on my way home. That’s when disaster struck. I found I have no discipline and I can justify about anything that comes my way. So I found myself pulling into a Waffle House at 12:35PM on NYE night. What was I thinking -- was I planning to order a yogurt parfait and a fruit smoothie??? So typical of me. Cheers to carbs, soda and some good down-home grease! Success, my New Year's resolution made it a solid 35 minutes.

As usual, I do my “spring cleaning” in January. I make ‘keep it’ and ‘toss it’ piles while going through my closet. Again this is another project with big intentions; I so seldom have the will power to toss anything out! This year was even more enlightening than the past, as I had found my journals from the past three years. Only the first two to three pages were written on in all of them, all notable dated January 1st – January 5th. They all included the usual NYE vitals; current weight, career issues, relationship issues and then a sappy ending that vowed to fix all of them by the next NYE. This brings me to January 28, 2009 – I have “cleaned” out my closet the best I can and I have pitched the idea of ever getting a journal to track my progress or jot down thoughts ever again.

I am going to keep it simple from here on out:

I vow to wear more pink.

Celebrate with pink champagne.

And indulge in red velvet cupcakes as I see fit.

Cheers to you & yours in 2009!!!
~Mitzy

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