New Year's Resoloutions
The Celtic new year was at Samhain on 31st October and probably the time when I should've written a New Year's Resolutions list; I was "in the mood" then whereas now, not so much...
Not at all. You see the thing about the writing...(now I know I'm definitely heading towards my years of twilight delight - I've started to refer to things as "the" - the Lidl, the writing, the drink, the old head... - it shall be henceforth known as the "the" of middle age. Not that I mind stepping into middle age...better than the alternative isn't it? Six foot under and everyone whispering that you were great to keep going as long as you did but you can't hear them because your ear drums are full of clay or alternatively you're celestially strung out on a higher plane...whatever's in store. No, I'm nurturing my grey and look forward to being the kind of old lady that no one would ever ask to keep an eye on their children. And no cats, no. And I'll not be wearing purple and eating as many sausages as I like... oh please, how liberating is that!? I'm sorry but I'd like a bit more anarchy with my arthritis than sausage meat.
...I've gone off point. New years resolutions, I feel a bit antagonistic towards this coming new year, not in a bad way, in a fairly good humoured way...(I think negative emotions get far too much bad press. What's so wrong with not being buzzy?) but yes, I suppose I might be channeling a touch of Eeyore!
For the last few years on every New Years Eve I've been ordering myself to -
complete x amount of hours writing, per day, per week / to finish x story by 30th of the month/ to finish the novel within another 6 weeks...but this year I'm giving myself a break . So...
In 2011I will
Not at all. You see the thing about the writing...(now I know I'm definitely heading towards my years of twilight delight - I've started to refer to things as "the" - the Lidl, the writing, the drink, the old head... - it shall be henceforth known as the "the" of middle age. Not that I mind stepping into middle age...better than the alternative isn't it? Six foot under and everyone whispering that you were great to keep going as long as you did but you can't hear them because your ear drums are full of clay or alternatively you're celestially strung out on a higher plane...whatever's in store. No, I'm nurturing my grey and look forward to being the kind of old lady that no one would ever ask to keep an eye on their children. And no cats, no. And I'll not be wearing purple and eating as many sausages as I like... oh please, how liberating is that!? I'm sorry but I'd like a bit more anarchy with my arthritis than sausage meat.
...I've gone off point. New years resolutions, I feel a bit antagonistic towards this coming new year, not in a bad way, in a fairly good humoured way...(I think negative emotions get far too much bad press. What's so wrong with not being buzzy?) but yes, I suppose I might be channeling a touch of Eeyore!
For the last few years on every New Years Eve I've been ordering myself to -
complete x amount of hours writing, per day, per week / to finish x story by 30th of the month/ to finish the novel within another 6 weeks...but this year I'm giving myself a break . So...
In 2011
- not write any do to lists.
- not have any writing goals
- gorge on language and not be disciplined
Comments
I feel a bit tetchy about 2011 myself, not sure what I expect from it. You are so right about the list making, me too. Also look at the Magpie you wrote today, that is a great story line and it just evolved naturally.
By the way I have never seen the words anarchy and sausages in the same sentence before, that gave me a laugh.
Best of writing luck for 2011! Lets rip up the lists.
Best of luck to you too in 2011! May the ripping commence!
Thanks, and you know I might write more, perhaps thats what part of me is hoping for! (Its very confusing having a split personality! Never know which side of me knows best!)
I think next year I shall take whatever surprises life throws at me and deal with them then. Oh and I may or may not make my own surprises for myself!
Take care
x
enjoy the coming year and all those surprizes you'll be enjoying!
Glad to hear that! Have a great resolution free 2011!
Thanks! The sausages and purple were a reference to a poem called - "warning when I am old I shall wear purple,"( I've put in a link now if you want to check it out...)
Hope you have a great listfree 2011!
Duce
I really enjoy your life drawing and paintings!Glad you liked the post- good luck with your resolutions!
I will join you in the not wearing purple, I might down some sausages but I won't make a thing of it - I like bacon better anyway - I will increase the amount of outloud downtown muttering that I do and I will suffer fools even less so than I do at present. How's that?
Hope 2011 is brilliant for you!
Outloud downtown mutterings is vonderbar A+ Activity!