New Year's resolutions

Well hoorah we are finally at the end of 2007! I can’t say it’s been the best year but it’s by far not the worst either. I guess for me, it has just been a middle of the road year. On the bright side, I have finished a post-graduate qualification but on the low side, it hasn’t gotten me a new job as yet. I am neither happier or more miserable in my current job. I haven’t got a dog yet, but I adopted a beautiful little kitty called Rosie. I haven’t lost much weight but then I’ve not put any on. We haven’t finished putting the spa in but we did finish off the deck. So I guess the achievements cancel out the non-achievements leaving me with this resounding sense of…..ummm, I guess “blah” describes it quite adequately….about how this year has progressed. The weather this year for New Year’s Eve is pretty apt given how it has gone for me. It’s blowing a gale, overcast and raining in parts but like the light at the end of the tunnel, there is a patch of blue and the sun persists in peeping through. It gives me hope that maybe next year will be a better one for me.

No doubt NYE celebrations in south-east Queensland will be a bit subdued this year on account of the weather. Nevertheless, people will be making those New Years resolutions…..quitting smoking, losing weight, becoming more healthy and managing finances better being the more common ones I’ve heard thrown about recently. I was listening to an excerpt of Hamish & Andy this afternoon on the way home from work – they have a different idea of a New Years resolution. They reckon people always want to quit something so why not start something instead and it might be more achievable. Personally I think the reasons why many people fail to keep their NY resolutions is because they have set too big a goal for themselves. So this year, I’m setting some bite-sized goals…..let’s see if that works any better shall we?