with a new year comes new beginnings. even if you try and avoid it, you always end up cleaning and organising and planning for the year ahead.

so this is the new year
and I have no resolutions
for self assigned penance
for problems with easy solutions
– the new year

last year, my resolutions were simple:
- see at least one new movie every month
- make at least one new recipe every fortnight
- do at least one load of washing every week

i completed the first one with ease, the second one lasted about two months, and the third one didn’t even make two weeks. this year, i’m trying a different approach. i guess i don’t want resolutions as such, i just want focus. so my things to focus on in 2010 are:
- fashion. i have no problem with the way i dress, i quite like it in fact, but i always err on the side of caution. in 2010 i want to choose adventurous over safe. make some bolder choices, instead of just secretly wishing i did. i’ve started following some fashion blogs to get inspiration – so if you can recommend any, please let me know!
- nutrition. in order to fit into those bold fashion choices, i need to make better food decisions, so i’m having a monthly focus. january’s is chocolate – i’ve survived 21 hours of no chocolate so far, and it seems to be going ok. i hope the remaining 792 hours are just as easy. a heads-up that’s february’s will be ice cream. prepare to feel my wrath.
- entertainment. i’m keeping the movie one again – we had a lot of fun planning our monthly movie outings last year, and usually combined it with dinner out at a new restaurant. so that one makes the cut again. i’d also like to see a few more gigs than i did last year. i have 5 or 6 on the list for january, but nothing really planned for after that. i guess i just want to make an effort, and see some new things that i know i’ll enjoy.

and also, i’d like to blog more… hehe. happy new year!