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Resolutions – Bah Humbug

December 29, 2023

It’s the end of the year and we all know what that means for stores – selling the “new you”. Get organized, lose weight, get your house in order, and on and on. The lose weight and get organized seem to be the top ones and it’s all in the name of the almighty dollar and not on actually helping anyone. Just buy our stuff and your problems will be over. As if.

I used to make resolutions and make promises to myself to do this, that, and the other. Then something would come along and shake it up and I’d give up. I still haven’t found the resolve to actually make changes because I feel it’s useless if I’m just going to start something and have upheaval that sends it all crashing down. Yeah – that’s me being honest right there.

However, I also know that if I don’t do anything that NOTHING will happen. That’s also the truth of the matter and I shouldn’t complain about gaining weight when I haven’t done a damn thing to do anything about it. Things like making small changes can work but sometimes we (as in me) gets stuck on those small baby steps and they never get any bigger.

One thing did work once and that was getting out of debt – I debt snowballed four credit cards and within 18 months was out. I had absolute resolve because I NEVER wanted to go through any of that crap again. I was tired of living in scarcity and uncertainty and my family was too so I did the really hard thing and got out of debt. Did I ever want to give up? Yes! I was six months away from the last bill being paid off and I almost caved but I knew if I did I’d never get where I wanted to be. THIS is the resolve I need to find to lose weight, to get organized, and so on. I just need to find where the stumbling block is and remove it and find that strength I had in 2011 to get going.

So while that new healthy eating planner I bought will help me see where I need to make changes to my diet and eating habits (although I actually do know what ones I need to make), I have to tell myself I am worth making those changes and that it will make a difference in the long run. And then I have to actually make those changes and (here’s the clincher) stick with them.

So, Happy New Year to all and to ALL a (finally) good year. Please God.

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December 29, 2023

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