New Year...New Things

Happy New Year.

I don't know about you, but every year I actually do my New Years Resolutions. I post them right on a chalk board in my kitchen and stare at them for about 6 months, until I finally erase them. So did I achieve last years goals? Actually, I think I did pretty good. But its a new decade...new me too.

2010 Goals:

Go Out More (be more social). Do not turn down an invitation no matter how exhausted you are...going out equals stories and you are a writer. This is actually a repeat from last year...but...if you read the last post...do I go to married guys pot luck tomorrow? Confliction...but could get a story right?

Do not drink alone. If you are going to have a drink, you must be with someone. (So again...pushing that social thing....again a repeat and No I didn't always keep this resolution in 2009...I'll try harder in 2010.)

Lose 20 lbs. Last year I lost 15. (Not bad....I did go down the all important dress size. Yeah me. But I have about 15 or 20 to go. I want to get there this year.)

Be more active. The gym is fun, well not fun, but practical. But I'd like to do more bike riding, public gardening, hiking etc. Things outside, again...keep up the social thing. (Current issue is time and the lack of sunlight in the early hours.)


Get published. (All signs are pointing that is is going to finally happen. Yeah me.)


Travel more. (I am currently dreaming about 3 vacations. Don't know with whom or when these can/will happen...but I will attempt to go to three places near and far in 2010.)


Listen to own voice and not be pressured. Be sane, and not let the insane rule my life. (This is probably going to be the hardest thing for me. My head races with a mindful of ideas that aren't always necessarily the best choices.)

Flirt more. (Literally I was at the CHP (California Highway Patrol Office) the other day, and I flirted with the officer checking out to make sure I had my headlights fixed - stop it with the sex jokes okay -- and well...it was fun. A little smirk and a smile not only makes my day, it can makes someone else's, so I need to flirt more.)

Fall in love. (Could be simple...or heartbreaking. I've had years filled with both. But I'm throwing my heart out there again this year. And looking for serious takers. Truly. Be men...got it?)


So well, now that 2010 is actually here I guess I have to be committed to these. All I can say is ...men...invite me out...I'll show up, flirt with you, not be pressured to do something I don't want to do, but I'll look hot because I'll be tan from being outdoors, and rested from all my traveling and hell...I'll be published. Damn. I'm tired of thinking of all this. So it's time to get busy.

Wish me luck...and keep reading.

Heidi