Welcome to the New Year and say farewell to the 20teens. We are entering the third decade of the new millennium and we are still without flying cars, replicants or off-world colonies. Damn, what a disappointment.
Being the first day of the New Year, it is of course tradition to write down resolutions in an attempt to better ourselves. Resolutions that will most likely be long forgotten before Valentines Day even rolls around.
My personal opinion, based on many years of observation, is that our New Years resolutions generally fail because we fixate too much on our perceived flaws and weaknesses. We write resolutions that we feel will somehow “improve” us. I have come to understand that improving ones-self requires a great deal of effort and not a little pain.
Well, screw that. This year my resolutions are going to focus on things that bring joy to me. I’m encroaching the big 60, and am no longer interested in improving myself. Too little time left in this life for that nonsense.
In the words of Popeye the Sailor Man: “I yam what I yam”.
So without further ado, here be my 2020 resolutions:
- Travel: I would like to take MrsVintage to somewhere in Colorado where we have never been before. In spite of all the awesome places we’ve been to in this great state, there is still a lot of Colorado left for us to explore.
- Bicycling: 2019 was not an enjoyable year on my bicycle. To much focus on fitness, not enough on having fun (I’ll go into that later this year). So my bicycling resolution is this: at least once a month (from April to October) ride somewhere that sounds interesting – perhaps a restaurant, pub, brewery or some other place that strikes my fancy – and let you all know my thoughts on it.
- Reading: I’m still spending too much time surfing the inter-webs, and it’s messing with my ability to focus on my reading. I set a rather lofty reading goal in 2019, one I didn’t even come close to achieving. So my resolution in 2020 is to simply read each day. No time or page goal. Just read. Could be as little as a paragraph, could be a whole book, depending upon how I feel. Only rule: cannot be on the internet. eBooks are fine, however.
- Gardening: I want to overhaul the border section in the backyard over by the dying serviceberry. It’s looking rather ratty over there and could stand some improvement. Plus, it’s time to do something about the serviceberry itself. I’m thinking of replacing it with some ornamental grasses.
That’s it, folks. All my resolutions are specific and achievable. And none require inflicting physical pain or psychological damage upon myself.
The only resolution that could be considered an attempt to improve myself is the reading one. I love reading, and I want to retrain my brain to get back to enjoying it.
My vision for the New Year is so clear it’s 2020!
A little dad humor at your expense.
How about you? What resolutions are you working on this year? More importantly, what are you hoping to achieve with the resolutions you have come up with?
Feel free to leave comments. If there is a problem with leaving comments, e-mail me at Mrvintageman2@gmail.com.
In the meantime, have a happy and healthy New Year!
