NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

[BLACK BART]

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/50-new-years-resolution-ideas-and-how-achieve-each-them.html

Although most of mine come to naught; hope, like spring, springs eternal.  So....I surfed part-way through the above list before becoming overwhelmed by the enormity of these tasks (this positive stuff is tough).  I consulted a friend who said he's resolved to make no more resolutions in order to avoid disappointment in himself, but that seemed to be....hmmm...not quite fair (or something).

Well, to get to it, let's see - what's possible in that list? EXERCISE! That's got to be a good one -- two months ago the doc told me to: (a) stop using my treadmill for a coat-hanger and (b) walk on it 30 minutes a day.  I told him that's impossible and he cut his recommendation to 15 minutes (reminds me of that "Goodfellas" movie joke: doc gives a guy six months to live; guy says he can't pay the bill; doc gives him another six months). But I digress - what about 5 minutes? Yeah I know that's pitiful, but it's doable.  I'll place the walker in front of the TV, enable closed captions (the treadmill motor's loud), and tune in an action movie with lots of swordfighting and stuff (a treadmill is extremely boring). Next doctor's visit I'll tell him I'm phasing the program in um...uh...well...gradually.

Okay, let's formulate plan B (just in case).  I noticed "BE POLITE" in the list.  That doesn't sound too daunting and I'm mostly polite anyway (could probably pull that one off 99%). Still, being in the tax prep business; shouldn't we be allowed a little leeway?  "Cut us some slack" as they say, since we must resist the occasional urge to lunge across the desk and strangle that (pick one: crazy/stupid/arrogant) ignoramus.   

Enough about my lofty goals.  What's YOUR resolution?

[Elrod]

[FDNY]

To be more understanding of clients that are difficult.  Oh hell, I make that one every year and break it in February.  I like Elrod's last one, that should be easy.

[Catherine]

35 minutes ago, FDNY said:

I like Elrod's last one, that should be easy.

I pretty much manage that one.  

[Catherine]

I resolve to do all I do for the glory of God.

I resolve

[BLACK BART]

31 minutes ago, Catherine said:

I resolve to do all I do for the glory of God.

I resolve

That's good advice from a good "girl" (I know that term's not PC nowadays but I still like it for people I like - seems flattering to me). And thanks to you, Rita, and several others for "liking" some of my posts. I'd do the same for y'all if I could, but every time I punch that "Like this" button it switches to "unlike" and I don't wanna do that.  Can you tell me the cure for that? It's awful inconvenient to be stuck in the previous non-computing century. Thanx for any assistance.

I plan to start floggin' that church door myself some bright, sunny Sunday (but let's don't rush it - lapsed Baptist here).  So far, the only progress I've made is to be kind to dogs and "err on the side of the angels" when my customers allow/deserve it.  They say that "good works" argument is a thin reed to hang your religious hat on, but as Elvis told his last girlfriend when he gave her a big diamond ring but no matrimony - "We can only give what we have to give, Linda."  

[jklcpa]

I started thinking about resolving to eat healthier, exercise more, gain more fitness, lose weight...

 

... and then I smelled the cookies my husband baked, fresh out of the oven.  Let's just say I didn't turn them down.   Le sigh ~

[Elrod]

AMEN...........Catherine

 

[Jack from Ohio]

[JohnH]

I resolved not to make any resolutions.

Dang!  Only one day into the year and I already failed.

[Gail in Virginia]

I remember a former boss of mine told me one year that he had resolved to eat more and enjoy it.  He was making fun of all those failed diet resolutions in his past.  About half-way through the year, he admitted that was a mistake - he was actually keeping that resolution and had gained 15 pounds since New Years!