Resolutions

January 1, 2009 marked a milestone in my life. It was the first year in my 33 years of existence that I was able to make a resolution and stick to it. I guess it was no coincidence that it was also the first year that I decided not to make the same old resolutions, like lose weight, quit cussing, spend more time with my family, and so on and so forth. You know...the same old crap that you end up breaking before the month is out. Back to eating Whoppers, and cussing out your family by the 15Th of January! So last year I decided that I would do something different, and make a resolution that was fun, something I could enjoy instead of some self-sacrifice on my part. I figured my life was full of self-sacrifice already, so why pressure myself into more, especially when I knew I'd never keep any of them. Damn it...I like food, and cussing and having time away from my family. Which brings me to my resolution for 09. I decided that I was going to take a trip somewhere every month of that year. I started in Los Angeles in January, and that year I visited Memphis, Little Rock, Tunica, Atlanta, New York, New Jersey, Las Vegas and I returned to LA two more times. I had a freaking blast!!! Who said resolutions had to be hard? Or you have to give up something? All a resolution is is a decision to do something differently that you had not been doing before. Why can't that be something fun or enjoyable? Maybe you'd be more committed to doing it if it was. Hey...life is full of the crap we have to do, the hard decisions we have to make, and personal sacrifices. Make your resolution be your gift to yourself for the New Year. Resolve to be good to you this year!!!!