I've never been a New Year's Resolution kind of girl. I always balked at seeing my friends all gear up on January 1 for a brand new year of healthy eating, working out at the gym every day, or not sleeping with every dude they meet in a bar, just to see them fail by January 10. I don't like to fail, and one sure-fire way of making sure that never happens is to not make goals like that. But this year, two things have inspired me to come up with this cockamamie scheme:
1. A lot of friends have been making resolutions over the past couple of years and (get this!) following through. They've been living them out online for everyone to see and judge, and while at times it can get annoying (I get it, you're going to the gym AGAIN today), it's mostly been inspirational to see people lose a shit-ton of weight, compete in their first marathon, go completely vegan, drink only water for a year, make their Weight Watchers Lifetime Goal, quit their job and pursue their music career, etc. I'm envious. I don't think I've followed through on anything. Heck, the last two GREAT books that I read, I left like ten pages in each one. What kind of fear of commitment is that?!
and also,
B. Onion and I have grown together in our love and adoration so much so that we completely overlook (nay, NURTURE) each others' bad habits. Snuggling on the couch has become the preferred evening activity to doing the dirty dishes. We spend hours reading on the porch, while buckets of unfinished art projects and shelves of unedited video go ignored. We no longer cook, opting for the faster choice of eating out all the time-- a habit that has affected both our waistlines (and thighlines and double-chin lines) as well as our bank account.
Sure, it's been fun living in the moment. I've enjoyed the dissonance of simultaneously being hard-working and a couple of slackers, but it's time for us to grow up and start acting like adults. Aside from both turning 30 this year (that's our story and we're sticking to it), we are talking about our future in a way that no longer fits in our irresponsible current lifestyle. So, we're going to do it-- we're going to get motivated and stop being the snuggly blobs of unused potential that we currently are.
However, I'm not an idiot. I don't think we can jump into a complete lifestyle change because it's January 1 and not be completely frustrated by it. So, we're going to take it one month at a time. We are making 12 goals for the year, one for each month, that will address something about our lifestyle that we want to change. The idea is that after a month of immersion in each specific goal, we will create habits that will spill over into the rest of the year and for years to follow.
We'd love for anyone who wants to keep us accountable to do so. Comment on our blog. Watch as we struggle to do what millions of people do and find routine everyday. Just don't harsh our mellow, man. We're super stoked about this here crazy thing, and we'd like for you to be too. If you don't like it, feel free to not click on over here. I mean, hell, we probably find you annoying and trite sometimes too.
Just kidding. We love everybody.
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