New Year Resolutions Better Late Then Never

I’m a little late with my resolutions this year, although I have thought about what I wanted to do. I want to keep them do-able, but not so easily that I get bored.

I could make the usual resolutions again. Every year I vow to lose weight and rarely accomplish that. Or if I do lose some weight, I usually get it back with the first holiday, usually Valentine’s Day.  I tend to eat when I’m bored, lonely or lazy.

What do I want to pledge this year? I’m on Mounjaro injections weekly, and it has started to curb my appetite. I still think I’m hungry, but if I eat more than I should, I start to feel like I’ve swallowed a lump of coal. That works well to make me stop overeating. Now to stop eating before I get to that point!

Another resolution I would like to try is to get more exercise in my daily routine. We have a new gym business downtown in the former Blackwood’s Department store building. I haven’t been in to visit yet, but it sounds like a good idea.

I like to resolve to do good things each year too. To be less grumpy with Dennis when he’s grumpy with me. I know he’s grumpy because of pain and he feels guilty because he can’t do everything he wants to do outside. I need to be less reactive to his grumpiness by being that way myself.

I need to get our house back into shape, so we can not be embarrassed when someone comes to our door. Dennis has tools and other equipment all over our yard, and inside is the same way. And my art and crafts are everywhere inside. I’m thinking about having an auction of my art, just within the family. That way I can keep it in the family and yet clear space in our home. The art that doesn’t sell can be put on a general auction after we die. I have plenty of supplies in almost every medium that can be donated after I’m gone, or given to members of the family who like to do art.

My books! I’ve books on almost every subject. Maybe I should open a new library, The Barnes Memorial Library. Hey that sounds pretty good. I’ll have to think about that for a while longer. In the meantime, if anyone wants any books, I’m trying to downsize. I have a few I want to keep, but the others are available at any time (the ones I’ve read but don’t want to keep). They are all mine, picked up from shopping sites, bookstores, or from the Weedy Shelf at the local library. They may have some markings and labels on them, and some have plastic coverings for the book jackets, which are nice. I wish I had some of those jackets for the books I want to keep.

Another resolution I am making is to read my Bible through in one year. I’ve done this one before, and did complete it, although I admit I skipped through a lot of some of the boring parts, like all the laws and rules governing the early Israelites and Hebrews. And the begets. Confusing and boring. The only family tree I’m interested in is mine and Dennis’s.

So I guess my resolutions would have to be:

1.         1.           Reading my Bible and studying it in a year.

2.                            Continue working on getting into better shape through diet, medications, and exercise.

3.                            Be more positive in my reactions to others and less irritated by ordinary misfortunes.

4.                            Sort through my art and supplies, paintings and other collections and determine which can be donated, sold or given away to clear space in our home.

5.              Learn to enjoy life without spending a lot of time and money on electronic equipment.

               I think those are enough resolutions for this year. We'll see what my life looks like on December 31.