August 26, 2011
To Whom It May Concern:
When you arrive at the London Public Library’s website, you can watch a beautiful three minute video about how great the library is to the citizens of London. This only increases my disappointed towards the City of London and the London Public Library, and their decision to close the Glanworth Branch of the library system.
I had the extreme pleasure of growing up in Glanworth - a beautiful community that was annexed into the city almost 20 years ago. The library was a source of many of my favourite times as a child. I am a self-proclaimed book worm and believe that without access to the hundreds, if not thousands, of books that I was able to read as a child, teenager and adult, that I would be a completely different individual today.
Ninety nine years ago the community in Glanworth believed that a library was needed. Now the city of London has decided that we no longer need the “community hub that strengthens individuals, families and neighbourhoods by connecting them to people and to relevant information, collections, programs and resources” - as the London Public Library’s vision states.
The LPL asked for an increased budget of $728,000 this year - one third of which was needed to run the new and wonderful Stoney Creek branch in North London. At the time, the suggestions to save money included closing the Glanworth branch which only saves them $10,000 (approximately 4% of the cost of running the Stoney Creek branch).
While the community of Glanworth many not be as big - and therefore may not provide the cash that North London can provide - they are still a community in London. Tax payers in Glanworth pay the same taxes as everyone else in London, but time and time again are ignored by the city services.
For the first time in my life, I am ashamed - not only of the City of London, but of the London Public Library. To take away the library is to take away possibilities, information, education and opportunities from Londoners.
Sincerely,
Nadine
Friday, August 26, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Oh no, an election. Here come the lies.
Alright, I'll be honest and straight forward here: I don't love Canadian politics, or any for that matter. That being said, I try to stay informed and up to date on what's going on with the Canadian landscape.
In the past I have voted almost exclusively liberal, although I'd prefer NDP but am not a Conservative fan. I don't like Stephen Harper. He's come off as cold and uncaring and just not my type of person. That being said, he has grown on me (a bit) and I don't really have a problem with what's happened the past few years, so I don't have any major complaints. I was essentially okay with the way the government is. I'm not interested in seeing an election simply because it's a waste of money, I prefer a minority government anyways and I don't think an election will change much anyways. Not to mention, I'm not a huge fan of Michael Ignatieff either.... not sure why, I'm just not.
Needless to say, my vote was up in the air. Waaaaay up in the air.
Then my phone rang this morning.
Husband: "Hello".... "May I ask who's calling?"............................................ "Nadine, it's the conservative party of Canada calling...."
Me: "Hello?"
Dude on phone: "Hi, I'm calling on behalf of the Conservative Party of Canada. The Liberal Coalition has forced an election this spring, can we count on your vote?"
Me: "Who caused the election?"
Dude: "The Liberal Coalition"
Me: "Who's that consist of?? Just the Liberal party??"
Dude: "....um... yes"
Me: "So just the Liberals, all by themselves caused this election?"
Dude: "....ummmm.... well it's a minority government...."
Me: "Wasn't there a vote in which case the Conservative Party was over thrown by all the other parties?"
Dude: "I don't know what happened"
Me: "Oh, okay. What was your questions?"
Dude: "Will you vote for the Conservative Party?"
Me: "I don't think so"
Alright, is it just me, or is it somewhat unethical for the Conservative Party to be calling around saying the Liberal party forced this election?? Isn't that a lie?? How are they allowed to do this??
In the past I have voted almost exclusively liberal, although I'd prefer NDP but am not a Conservative fan. I don't like Stephen Harper. He's come off as cold and uncaring and just not my type of person. That being said, he has grown on me (a bit) and I don't really have a problem with what's happened the past few years, so I don't have any major complaints. I was essentially okay with the way the government is. I'm not interested in seeing an election simply because it's a waste of money, I prefer a minority government anyways and I don't think an election will change much anyways. Not to mention, I'm not a huge fan of Michael Ignatieff either.... not sure why, I'm just not.
Needless to say, my vote was up in the air. Waaaaay up in the air.
Then my phone rang this morning.
Husband: "Hello".... "May I ask who's calling?"............................................ "Nadine, it's the conservative party of Canada calling...."
Me: "Hello?"
Dude on phone: "Hi, I'm calling on behalf of the Conservative Party of Canada. The Liberal Coalition has forced an election this spring, can we count on your vote?"
Me: "Who caused the election?"
Dude: "The Liberal Coalition"
Me: "Who's that consist of?? Just the Liberal party??"
Dude: "....um... yes"
Me: "So just the Liberals, all by themselves caused this election?"
Dude: "....ummmm.... well it's a minority government...."
Me: "Wasn't there a vote in which case the Conservative Party was over thrown by all the other parties?"
Dude: "I don't know what happened"
Me: "Oh, okay. What was your questions?"
Dude: "Will you vote for the Conservative Party?"
Me: "I don't think so"
Alright, is it just me, or is it somewhat unethical for the Conservative Party to be calling around saying the Liberal party forced this election?? Isn't that a lie?? How are they allowed to do this??
Thursday, March 3, 2011
what is wrong with us?!?!
What is wrong with human beings???? Okay, wait, too much to start so let me get to my point: Why do we get such enjoyment out of seeing someone fail at something or go through a bad patch??
Current case in point: Charlie Sheen. Let me start by saying, I haven't really been "following" any of the Sheen drama that's been going on. From what I've seen in ads, heard on the radio, etc., etc., he's currently undergoing some sort of drama around his drug addiction and saying some crazy things.
Root of the current fascination with Sheen: a drug problem. So let's get this straight, the guy's addicted to drugs to the point that he's hindering his regular life, yet people are mocking him, making jokes about him, and remixing his comments into YouTube videos and songs. What about this is funny? I just don't get it.
Alright, another case in point: the reporter at the Grammys (or the Golden Globes) who was talking and then suddenly wasn't making any sense.... Again, people were mocking her, passing the video along the internet and laughing at the situation. I decided to check out the video to see what all the "fuss" was about. While watching the video, you can see pure fear and panic in her eyes as she grasped at words and any attempt to make sense of what she was saying. She was then rushed to the hospital, yet we are making fun of this?!
I don't get it. I just don't understand what our fascination with people bombing. Is it to make us feel better about ourselves? Because really, I think finding things like this funny really says a lot about you.... and you should actually feel worse about yourself than you were hoping.
My wish: Think about the next time someone is having the worst day of their life and it happens to be caught in the public eye, if you really want to join everyone making fun of their bad day.
Current case in point: Charlie Sheen. Let me start by saying, I haven't really been "following" any of the Sheen drama that's been going on. From what I've seen in ads, heard on the radio, etc., etc., he's currently undergoing some sort of drama around his drug addiction and saying some crazy things.
Root of the current fascination with Sheen: a drug problem. So let's get this straight, the guy's addicted to drugs to the point that he's hindering his regular life, yet people are mocking him, making jokes about him, and remixing his comments into YouTube videos and songs. What about this is funny? I just don't get it.
Alright, another case in point: the reporter at the Grammys (or the Golden Globes) who was talking and then suddenly wasn't making any sense.... Again, people were mocking her, passing the video along the internet and laughing at the situation. I decided to check out the video to see what all the "fuss" was about. While watching the video, you can see pure fear and panic in her eyes as she grasped at words and any attempt to make sense of what she was saying. She was then rushed to the hospital, yet we are making fun of this?!
I don't get it. I just don't understand what our fascination with people bombing. Is it to make us feel better about ourselves? Because really, I think finding things like this funny really says a lot about you.... and you should actually feel worse about yourself than you were hoping.
My wish: Think about the next time someone is having the worst day of their life and it happens to be caught in the public eye, if you really want to join everyone making fun of their bad day.
Monday, January 31, 2011
New Years Resolutions: One Month Later
We all know how I feel about New Years Resolutions....... So, here we are. January 31. Where are people from where they said they'd be? Did anything anyone said they'd do on New Years Eve actually get done??
Let's point out, I do not believe in NY resolutions......... And I'm doing pretty damn good. While working out tonight (which ended up being a shit workout, but let's not discuss), I mentioned to my friend that at the beginning of the year there were lots of people there every day..... now, not so much.
However, let's rewind four years. Four years and one month ago, I declared to all of those at the NYE party I was at (which weren't that many) that I was ready to be married and that I was simply waiting for someone (aka. my boyfriend at the time) to get off their ass and propose. Now rewind four years to today, and who was down on their knee - it may have been in my parents living room, semi-unromantic after I'd lost my shit on him, but it still happened.
I guess I really only once set a NY Resolution and voila, I made it happen :) Fuck, I rock.
Oh, and I'm still working out and getting in shape. Yup, I totally fucking rock.
So, how's that New Year's Rosolution working out for you??
Let's point out, I do not believe in NY resolutions......... And I'm doing pretty damn good. While working out tonight (which ended up being a shit workout, but let's not discuss), I mentioned to my friend that at the beginning of the year there were lots of people there every day..... now, not so much.
However, let's rewind four years. Four years and one month ago, I declared to all of those at the NYE party I was at (which weren't that many) that I was ready to be married and that I was simply waiting for someone (aka. my boyfriend at the time) to get off their ass and propose. Now rewind four years to today, and who was down on their knee - it may have been in my parents living room, semi-unromantic after I'd lost my shit on him, but it still happened.
I guess I really only once set a NY Resolution and voila, I made it happen :) Fuck, I rock.
Oh, and I'm still working out and getting in shape. Yup, I totally fucking rock.
So, how's that New Year's Rosolution working out for you??
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Everything I've Learned in Life I've Learned from Oprah!
Alright, it's no secret to those of you who know me.... i LOVE Oprah! I've basically been watching Oprah since I was probably about 10 years old. I know this because she'll show clips for 1994 and I can actually REMEMBER seeing that episode when it was originally aired.
I'm pretty sure that everything I've learned in life I've learned from Oprah.... well, okay, not EVERYTHING, but you know what I mean. Things I've learned on Oprah:
I'm pretty sure that everything I've learned in life I've learned from Oprah.... well, okay, not EVERYTHING, but you know what I mean. Things I've learned on Oprah:
- Oprah has a half sister that was given up for adoption and just figured it all out in the past three years! - CRAZY!!!!!
- If you're ever attacked and have a chance to fight back, first you smash the guy in the nose (it will make his eyes water) then kick him in the balls and then run like mad, regardless of whether or not you'd like to remain there and kick his ass some more
- If you're ever attacked/held up do everything you can to not leave the first area you're in.... or else you'll likely die.
- If you're kidnapped and put in the back of the trunk, kick out a back light and wave your arm around.
- If you're kidnapped and sitting in the passanger seat, at a light, try to move your foot over and push the gas peddle and create an accident.
- 1 in 10 women are wearing the wrong sized bra and that getting the right sized bra is life altering
- If you fold your pillow in half and it doesn't automatically flip back to flat, it's time for a new pillow
- Everything in life is better if you share it with others
- Kristie Alley is hilarious - and will likley battle her weight for her entire life
- Jenna Jameson is actually a pretty killer business gal
- Your poop should be S shaped
- Jay-Z will use the N word because he wants to take the power out of the word.... Oprah doesn't like or use the N word because she thinks of men who were lynched and that's the last thing they ever heard
- Some people are REALLY fucked up
- Texting while driving is deadly - don't do it!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
what's your favourite colour?
hello friends and loved ones,
we have two things to cover today. lets cut the chit chat and get started.
1) tokyo police club AND two door cinema club show
saturday finally rolled around and the husband and a friend hopped in the car, hit the 401/403/QEW/etc. to find ourselves at kool haus. slightly earlier than these "old" (read: 26 to 29 year olds) folks would like to arrive, however, this provided us a chance to get in, get a much desired area to watch PS I Love You open the show. we then braved the scary teenage world of the concert floor and found ourselves a nice little nook with some other friends at the show. tdcc came on first and rocked our fucking socks off. i kid you not. they were high energy musical geniuses on saturday night. i loved loved loved them. tokyo police club came out (opening with favourite colour, which happens to be one of my favourite songs at the moment), and also put on a fabulous show. i hate to say that tpc was outshined a bit by tdcc, but it's a true story.
now, moving on to more of a blog post than the earlier outlining of "what i did this past weekend".
2) i love myself. a lot.
alright.... without meaning to coincide with the beginning of the new year (see my earlier rant about the ridiculousness of new years resolutions), i seem to have "turned over a new leaf". it's been coming for awhile, but for some reason, is seeming to work this time. as you may know from my earlier post on the topic, i "suffer" from an anxiety disorder that requires me to take two medium sized pills each morning. in an effort to not be taking these each morning, i've dropped myself down to one medium and one small each day. whoot. (a little more technical than that, but who cares, right? right).
i've also taken up my old hobby of running, and actually look forward to running every day! days i don't run (because i dont have time/access to a treadmill), i've started doing other workouts. it's kind of weird, but i love it! of course, i've started eating better and i'm taking a mindful meditation course that i'm in love with.
the point of this little blog: i love myself right now a lot. and i've started putting me first always. i never understood when Oprah (everything in life i've learned, i've learned on Oprah - seriously) would say "you've got to put yourself first". i would think "how do you not put yourself first?". it's your life, obviously you're first.
i'll tell you how you don't put yourself first. you let the rest of the world over run you to the point that you consciously decide at the end of the day that it's better to order a pizza and sit on the couch to relax instead of going for a run and making something half decent to eat.
you let work get so busy and rely on you so much that you're too stressed out to even think about anything besides and therefore forget about yourself.
you think that the easiest person to let down is yourself. you think you don't have to deal with the consequences like you would if you were letting down your boss, husband, wife, family, etc. but you will eventually.
so i am putting myself first. and i love it. i feel good. i feel better than i did when i thought was giving myself totally to other people. it's kind of cool.
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side note: "you think that the easiest person to let down is yourself" should seriously go on motivational t-shirts, mugs, coasters, signs, etc. fuck - i'm on fire today!
we have two things to cover today. lets cut the chit chat and get started.
1) tokyo police club AND two door cinema club show
saturday finally rolled around and the husband and a friend hopped in the car, hit the 401/403/QEW/etc. to find ourselves at kool haus. slightly earlier than these "old" (read: 26 to 29 year olds) folks would like to arrive, however, this provided us a chance to get in, get a much desired area to watch PS I Love You open the show. we then braved the scary teenage world of the concert floor and found ourselves a nice little nook with some other friends at the show. tdcc came on first and rocked our fucking socks off. i kid you not. they were high energy musical geniuses on saturday night. i loved loved loved them. tokyo police club came out (opening with favourite colour, which happens to be one of my favourite songs at the moment), and also put on a fabulous show. i hate to say that tpc was outshined a bit by tdcc, but it's a true story.
now, moving on to more of a blog post than the earlier outlining of "what i did this past weekend".
2) i love myself. a lot.
alright.... without meaning to coincide with the beginning of the new year (see my earlier rant about the ridiculousness of new years resolutions), i seem to have "turned over a new leaf". it's been coming for awhile, but for some reason, is seeming to work this time. as you may know from my earlier post on the topic, i "suffer" from an anxiety disorder that requires me to take two medium sized pills each morning. in an effort to not be taking these each morning, i've dropped myself down to one medium and one small each day. whoot. (a little more technical than that, but who cares, right? right).
i've also taken up my old hobby of running, and actually look forward to running every day! days i don't run (because i dont have time/access to a treadmill), i've started doing other workouts. it's kind of weird, but i love it! of course, i've started eating better and i'm taking a mindful meditation course that i'm in love with.
the point of this little blog: i love myself right now a lot. and i've started putting me first always. i never understood when Oprah (everything in life i've learned, i've learned on Oprah - seriously) would say "you've got to put yourself first". i would think "how do you not put yourself first?". it's your life, obviously you're first.
i'll tell you how you don't put yourself first. you let the rest of the world over run you to the point that you consciously decide at the end of the day that it's better to order a pizza and sit on the couch to relax instead of going for a run and making something half decent to eat.
you let work get so busy and rely on you so much that you're too stressed out to even think about anything besides and therefore forget about yourself.
you think that the easiest person to let down is yourself. you think you don't have to deal with the consequences like you would if you were letting down your boss, husband, wife, family, etc. but you will eventually.
so i am putting myself first. and i love it. i feel good. i feel better than i did when i thought was giving myself totally to other people. it's kind of cool.
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side note: "you think that the easiest person to let down is yourself" should seriously go on motivational t-shirts, mugs, coasters, signs, etc. fuck - i'm on fire today!
Monday, January 17, 2011
can we be friends?
alright, this is something i've thought about many 'o times in my life and was reminded of this again while watching a movie tonight. what is it that i'm speaking of? the challenge of making new friends as an adult.
let's be serious, at some point in time in our lives we have our friends. they are our friends and they're who we see, talk to, text with, shoot the shit, hang out with, etc., etc. and we stay friends with them forever and ever. but let's be honest, things happen, people change, move, etc., etc. and you're suddenly short a few friends and perhaps you want new friends. how do you meet new friends once you've "grown up"??
basically it comes down to this: it's fucking hard to meet new friends.
places where you can meet new friends as an adult: work. alright. let's pretend you work in a small office and you don't like the people you work with. you need to hope that they hire new awesome people that you will like and will be friends with.
but, let's say they don't do that. how the fuck do you make friends? internet? you can post ads on kijiji for friends, but isn't that weird.
i'm watching "i love you, man" with paul rudd (who i'm slowly starting to think is one of the funniest actors of all time) and the dude that plays marshall on how i met your mother (who i'm in love with). it's interesting because paul rudd's character is trying to find friends. i just find it interesting that there's an entire movie about it!
i guess i have nothing to say about this really. except meeting new friends once you've "grown up" is fucking hard.
let's be serious, at some point in time in our lives we have our friends. they are our friends and they're who we see, talk to, text with, shoot the shit, hang out with, etc., etc. and we stay friends with them forever and ever. but let's be honest, things happen, people change, move, etc., etc. and you're suddenly short a few friends and perhaps you want new friends. how do you meet new friends once you've "grown up"??
basically it comes down to this: it's fucking hard to meet new friends.
places where you can meet new friends as an adult: work. alright. let's pretend you work in a small office and you don't like the people you work with. you need to hope that they hire new awesome people that you will like and will be friends with.
but, let's say they don't do that. how the fuck do you make friends? internet? you can post ads on kijiji for friends, but isn't that weird.
i'm watching "i love you, man" with paul rudd (who i'm slowly starting to think is one of the funniest actors of all time) and the dude that plays marshall on how i met your mother (who i'm in love with). it's interesting because paul rudd's character is trying to find friends. i just find it interesting that there's an entire movie about it!
i guess i have nothing to say about this really. except meeting new friends once you've "grown up" is fucking hard.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
things i would like to blog about
All day long I think of things to blog about.... then I sit down to my blog, open a new post and BAM - brain freeze. I'm now going to try to keep a running list of things I would like to blog about.
-My favourite webpages to waste time on and make me giggle
-Varsity Blues: The Movie - why it is likely the best movie of all time
-My favourite movie quotes ever
That's all I can think of for now..... more to come, more to come.
-My favourite webpages to waste time on and make me giggle
-Varsity Blues: The Movie - why it is likely the best movie of all time
-My favourite movie quotes ever
That's all I can think of for now..... more to come, more to come.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
today for the rest of your life.
I've had like 502 things that I've wanted to blog about today..... so here goes. look for sub-topics below.
Three Years Down, Forever to Go
Alright alright. I know that no one wants to read mushy shit. I get it, I get it. I'm not really a mushy person either, well, not out in the public world of the world wide internet. But, we must at least take a bit of time to acknowledge the third anniversary of my lovely wedding anniversary. And since we're on the topic I just want to say that I pretty much have the greatest husband in the entire world and you should all be jealous that you won't have a husband as great as mine because I've already got him. So ha.
Two Days Down, The Rest of Our Lives To Go
My co-worker and I have started working out together after work. I'm following along with Jackie Warner's "This is Why You're Fat" book that has you only doing interval cardio for the first two weeks. Yesterday we worked out and I almost died after two intervals. Seriously. Today I got through all four (modified) intervals. I felt pretty damn proud of myself. Also, we've vowed to stop taking the elevator (where plausible... for example, when I do bank deposits at work I have to go to the 25th floor.... I am not walking that.... yet) and taking the stairs everywhere we go. I recommend everyone do this. A very easy way to throw some exercise into your day.
Sixty Minutes for the Next Sixty Years of Your Life
Since it's my anniversary, it also means that it's time for the Gold Medal game of the World Juniors. Canadian's love this tournament. A lot. Therefore, I would highly recommend, that if you're getting married, make sure something as important as the gold medal game of the World Juniors does not take place every year on that date. Or you're anniversary will never involve dinner out and a romantic night, but take out and the gold medal game. Not that I'm complaining, I kind of prefer it that way.
I would, however, like to point out to Canadians the following things about the World Juniors:
1) There is "junior" hockey more than just once a year. Most of these young boys play in either the OHL, WHL or QJMHL - the three leagues comprising the CHL. If you live in a town of over, let's say, 50,000 people, you likely have a team. I highly recommend checking it out. It's fun.
2) No one else in the entire world gives a flying shit about the World Juniors. Seriously. I love Canadian pride and all, but when you're the only country that cares, it's kind of funny.
Since We Were On The Topic of James Van Der Beek...
How were we on the topic of JVDB? Good question. The previous "sub-title" is a parady of a quote from one of THE greatest movies... "Varsity Blues". Not seen it? Go watch it! Not seen it in years? Go watch it. I may have to write an entire blog about Varsity Blues AND the fabulous quotes in it.
Anyways, back to JVDB. Yesterday a lovely friend of mine posted a link on Facebook to what is quite possibly THE GREATEST website of all time (perhaps behind websites such as http://www.verydemotivational.com/). You MUST MUST MUST check out this website: http://www.jamesvandermemes.com/
I think this may become my favourite thing EVER.
Three Years Down, Forever to Go
Alright alright. I know that no one wants to read mushy shit. I get it, I get it. I'm not really a mushy person either, well, not out in the public world of the world wide internet. But, we must at least take a bit of time to acknowledge the third anniversary of my lovely wedding anniversary. And since we're on the topic I just want to say that I pretty much have the greatest husband in the entire world and you should all be jealous that you won't have a husband as great as mine because I've already got him. So ha.
Two Days Down, The Rest of Our Lives To Go
My co-worker and I have started working out together after work. I'm following along with Jackie Warner's "This is Why You're Fat" book that has you only doing interval cardio for the first two weeks. Yesterday we worked out and I almost died after two intervals. Seriously. Today I got through all four (modified) intervals. I felt pretty damn proud of myself. Also, we've vowed to stop taking the elevator (where plausible... for example, when I do bank deposits at work I have to go to the 25th floor.... I am not walking that.... yet) and taking the stairs everywhere we go. I recommend everyone do this. A very easy way to throw some exercise into your day.
Sixty Minutes for the Next Sixty Years of Your Life
Since it's my anniversary, it also means that it's time for the Gold Medal game of the World Juniors. Canadian's love this tournament. A lot. Therefore, I would highly recommend, that if you're getting married, make sure something as important as the gold medal game of the World Juniors does not take place every year on that date. Or you're anniversary will never involve dinner out and a romantic night, but take out and the gold medal game. Not that I'm complaining, I kind of prefer it that way.
I would, however, like to point out to Canadians the following things about the World Juniors:
1) There is "junior" hockey more than just once a year. Most of these young boys play in either the OHL, WHL or QJMHL - the three leagues comprising the CHL. If you live in a town of over, let's say, 50,000 people, you likely have a team. I highly recommend checking it out. It's fun.
2) No one else in the entire world gives a flying shit about the World Juniors. Seriously. I love Canadian pride and all, but when you're the only country that cares, it's kind of funny.
Since We Were On The Topic of James Van Der Beek...
How were we on the topic of JVDB? Good question. The previous "sub-title" is a parady of a quote from one of THE greatest movies... "Varsity Blues". Not seen it? Go watch it! Not seen it in years? Go watch it. I may have to write an entire blog about Varsity Blues AND the fabulous quotes in it.
Anyways, back to JVDB. Yesterday a lovely friend of mine posted a link on Facebook to what is quite possibly THE GREATEST website of all time (perhaps behind websites such as http://www.verydemotivational.com/). You MUST MUST MUST check out this website: http://www.jamesvandermemes.com/
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Happy New Years, blah, blah, blah
Another whole year has passed.... yea. Can you feel my excitement? Overall, 2010 was fairly uneventful for me - which I'm totally okay with (kinda). Stayed at the same job, stayed in the same home, stayed with the same husband, stayed doing the same things.... I did get a new cat, so I guess that's something! Perhaps 2011 will be better.....??
Let's discuss New Years resolutions, shall we? Why they are good:
1) Make you step back and take a look at your life and what needs to change.
2) Creates a goal for you to accomplish - it's always fun to put your mind towards doing something.
3) Ummm... okay, maybe just two good things.
Why they are bad:
1) You will likely set an unrealistic goal that you will not meet.
2) If you're actually going to step back, examine your life and figure out what needs to change, you may want to take some time to do that - therefore, making a decision at 12:01am on January 1st while you're likely slightly drunk is probably not a good idea.
3) A resolution to change can be done at any time. For example, maybe I'm setting a "January 4th" resolution. Is there anything wrong with that? Would it have been better for me to do it three days ago??
Two positives, three negatives. We can therefore concluded that resolutions are bad.
However, here are mine. Why are mine not bad? Because I have been needing change for a while and have been thinking about it for awhile, I am setting realistic goals for myself to accomplish and I watched "Julie & Julia" last night and it's motivating me.
Drum roll pleases......... here are MY resolutions:
1) Read 25 books this year
2) Eat better
3) Work out on a regular basis
4) Lose some fucking weight
How am I doing on these things? Good question. Here's an update.
1) I have read nothing yet this year..... I'll get on that.
2) I have been eating better. Not totally great just yet, but better. I had (gross) oatmeal with flaxseed and a hardboiled egg for breakfast. I promply followed it up with three handfuls of ju-jubes, but felt gross for doing that, so I figured that was good.
3) It's only the 4th, give me a break. However, I do have a plan in place.
4) I'm pretty sure I have yet to lose weight. Let's not discuss this just yet, okay?
Okay.... Four days in. I'll keep you posted.
Let's discuss New Years resolutions, shall we? Why they are good:
1) Make you step back and take a look at your life and what needs to change.
2) Creates a goal for you to accomplish - it's always fun to put your mind towards doing something.
3) Ummm... okay, maybe just two good things.
Why they are bad:
1) You will likely set an unrealistic goal that you will not meet.
2) If you're actually going to step back, examine your life and figure out what needs to change, you may want to take some time to do that - therefore, making a decision at 12:01am on January 1st while you're likely slightly drunk is probably not a good idea.
3) A resolution to change can be done at any time. For example, maybe I'm setting a "January 4th" resolution. Is there anything wrong with that? Would it have been better for me to do it three days ago??
Two positives, three negatives. We can therefore concluded that resolutions are bad.
However, here are mine. Why are mine not bad? Because I have been needing change for a while and have been thinking about it for awhile, I am setting realistic goals for myself to accomplish and I watched "Julie & Julia" last night and it's motivating me.
Drum roll pleases......... here are MY resolutions:
1) Read 25 books this year
2) Eat better
3) Work out on a regular basis
4) Lose some fucking weight
How am I doing on these things? Good question. Here's an update.
1) I have read nothing yet this year..... I'll get on that.
2) I have been eating better. Not totally great just yet, but better. I had (gross) oatmeal with flaxseed and a hardboiled egg for breakfast. I promply followed it up with three handfuls of ju-jubes, but felt gross for doing that, so I figured that was good.
3) It's only the 4th, give me a break. However, I do have a plan in place.
4) I'm pretty sure I have yet to lose weight. Let's not discuss this just yet, okay?
Okay.... Four days in. I'll keep you posted.
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