prinCZess
Warrior, Writer, Performer, Perv
Because it's that time of year!
What did folks resolve to improve or better themselves or their situation this year? And have you made any progress on it thus far?
This is mainly a curiosity of mine, since as a perfect and flawless individual in every manner, I could think of no way or means to improving myself.
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HA! Can't keep a straight face telling a lie that blatant. I'm going to have to work on my composure so I can lie better, maybe...
Personally, I'm aiming for a few things. Though whether I achieve them or even come close...We'll see.
-Refrain from alcohol entirely through January (at least). This might not be too hard--as I'm somewhat of a pretty light drinker anyways (at least...nowadays), and I've managed it before without much trouble. But that late-December to New Year's stretch always sees me drinking more than I should and more than I usually do, so doing something like this seems like decent 'penance'. Might extend it through February, even, and maybe beyond that. Play that one by ear--hot-buttered rum and real irish cream in coffee are always just so tempting to my sweet-tooth in the wintertime.
-Get back to my projects. Got a bunch of writing I should come around to again on the principle of finishing a fricken' story, and after getting diverted by all kinds of excuse-making (and other legitimate stuff) through NaNoWriMo, papers, hunting, and holidays, I'd like to wrap up some of those ones I've been procrastinating on for far, far too long.
-Gym & Range time. I was pretty good about both of these last year. Even got through a goal I had on the bench press. But then AGAIN I was struck by the end of year busies and these both took a bit of a hit (combined with all kinds of tempting treats). Need to get back to both of them.
-Get more involved with something locally. This is one I played with and never really committed to because of...fear and anxiety, really. I looked at a couple different things and never settled on one because I went jelly and spineless at the thought usually (and had plenty of excuses ready-made). Haven't settled on a firm 'what' this would be yet, but trying to organize something or even track down a political campaign I can volunteer for is something I feel like trying my hand at. If nothing else, the probably resulting dumpster-fire should provide some entertaining news for outside observers!
Plenty of others I could do and hope for (more reading, learning a new language), but those are the ones more 'stand-out' in my mind and that I specifically ran through my mind at varying points yesterday.
So, folks, care to share your own adventures in attempted improvement?
What did folks resolve to improve or better themselves or their situation this year? And have you made any progress on it thus far?
This is mainly a curiosity of mine, since as a perfect and flawless individual in every manner, I could think of no way or means to improving myself.
...
🤣
HA! Can't keep a straight face telling a lie that blatant. I'm going to have to work on my composure so I can lie better, maybe...
Personally, I'm aiming for a few things. Though whether I achieve them or even come close...We'll see.
-Refrain from alcohol entirely through January (at least). This might not be too hard--as I'm somewhat of a pretty light drinker anyways (at least...nowadays), and I've managed it before without much trouble. But that late-December to New Year's stretch always sees me drinking more than I should and more than I usually do, so doing something like this seems like decent 'penance'. Might extend it through February, even, and maybe beyond that. Play that one by ear--hot-buttered rum and real irish cream in coffee are always just so tempting to my sweet-tooth in the wintertime.
-Get back to my projects. Got a bunch of writing I should come around to again on the principle of finishing a fricken' story, and after getting diverted by all kinds of excuse-making (and other legitimate stuff) through NaNoWriMo, papers, hunting, and holidays, I'd like to wrap up some of those ones I've been procrastinating on for far, far too long.
-Gym & Range time. I was pretty good about both of these last year. Even got through a goal I had on the bench press. But then AGAIN I was struck by the end of year busies and these both took a bit of a hit (combined with all kinds of tempting treats). Need to get back to both of them.
-Get more involved with something locally. This is one I played with and never really committed to because of...fear and anxiety, really. I looked at a couple different things and never settled on one because I went jelly and spineless at the thought usually (and had plenty of excuses ready-made). Haven't settled on a firm 'what' this would be yet, but trying to organize something or even track down a political campaign I can volunteer for is something I feel like trying my hand at. If nothing else, the probably resulting dumpster-fire should provide some entertaining news for outside observers!
Plenty of others I could do and hope for (more reading, learning a new language), but those are the ones more 'stand-out' in my mind and that I specifically ran through my mind at varying points yesterday.
So, folks, care to share your own adventures in attempted improvement?
