New Year's Resolutions

Why do we wait until Dec 31/Jan 1 to make changes? What is so different about New Year's eve than any other time of year? Why not just resolve not to procrastinate and make the changes as you go? Some people say they're not going to make a resolution. But isn't that just resolving not to make a resolution and in that you are actually making one?

I was watching Oprah last week ( don't hate, she has a good idea every now and then ) and one show focused on making time for yourself. We schedule in absolutely everything, cramming as much crap into one day as we think we can manage and all we seem to be able to manage is screwing ourselves over. She said it was imperative to schedule yourself into your day, every day.

So I decided that I would allot time every day for meditation, exercise and spiritual studies. I am not doing too bad, but think that I could improve in a few areas. Like not getting sucked into watching Nancy Grace every damn night. She's like TV Crack, that Nancy Grace. I swear. Except watching her show doesn't make me thinner. Maybe if I used my treadmill while I watch, but let's face it.... that never happens.

I made long-term goals and short term goals, as well as set up a quasi-plan on how to accomplish them. I already screwed myself over by not getting my existing to-do list done by New Year's Eve... then missed my extension on that and didn't get it done this weekend, either. Instead, I blew off my housework and watched Twin Peaks for about 6 hours. Kristy is such a bad influence. That's a really eff'd up show, for those who haven't seen it. The series finale was especially twisted.