We all have the best intentions at this time of year. We vow to get thin, stop smoking, not swear, or be on time, etc. The idea of New Year’s resolutions is really a noble thought, but the timing is so stupid.
Think about it. We just got through a month of holiday craziness and turbo-shopping. We have decorated and wrapped ourselves into a blue funk. And if we did it right (and I can assure you that I did), we have ingested so many calories and fat grams that it would take 10 climbs up Mount Everest to burn them off.
So, do we stand back and take a deep breath after it’s all over? Do we rest and recharge? Do we reflect and relax? Hell NO! We turn our lives upside down and try to change a lifetime of bad habits overnight. I think that the idea of the whole world making New Year’s resolutions at the same time is ridiculous. Too many people trying to turn over a new leaf simultaneously just can’t work. There are just too many resolutions floating around in the universe for a significant number of them to stick.
Someone needs to shake up the silly ritual of making resolutions only on January 1st, and nobody is better at stirring things up than Fifi.
Here’s my plan for what I like to call New Year’s Resolution “LITE”. Forget about “cold turkey”, except for the one that’s in the refrigerator. If you like the idea of starting fresh on the first day of the year, then make a deal with yourself to head in the direction of a desired goal. If you need to stop smoking, then look for some help. The Patch, a support group or my sister can give you strength. Yep, our Customer Service Queen, Miss DEL, is Fifi’s sister and an EX-smoker. She quit after years of smoking. It wasn’t easy for her and we nearly killed her a few times, but she did it. So can you. Write to her at CustomerService@Lovefifi.com. She will be happy to be your cheer leader on this one.
If you want to lose weight, You can do it with me. I am going to lose 35 lbs for good this year.
Now if you need help with being on time, you will have to look elsewhere. I am hopeless. I WILL be late to my own funeral.
So my sweet darlings, another year is upon us. Sure, we can all do things a little better or a little smarter, but we can e-a-s-e into it, we don’t have to torture ourselves to reach our goals.
Right now I am going to go home and clear my kitchen out of any “bad” foods that are still left from Christmas. I have already started. I finished off the pumpkin pie for breakfast and I figure I can eat the rest by Monday morning. You didn’t think I was going to throw out good stuff, did you?
Happy New Year, my dear readers! 2006 is going to be marvelous.
