new year's resolutions

i haven't made any resolutions in the past several years because i know i can't keep them. why disappoint myself? :) i guess that makes this year extra special, then, because i am parting with tradition. i am going to test my resolve by actually holding myself to a list of goals:

1. weigh not more than 105 pounds. an original "resolution," i know, but hey - the less i weigh, the better i feel when i eat a dozen cupcakes. time frame for completion: end of february.

2. take school seriously. i don't think this has happened since, umm... EVER, so i guess it's time i tried. the amount of time spent sitting in a coffee shop is apparently not directly related to the quantity of work accomplished. plus, my future job may actually be dependent on me utilizing the knowledge i gain, so i should probably make an effort to really learn it.

3. look better. i envy those people who are able to look effortlessly beautiful, because alas, i am not one of them. the point of this resolution is not to be more vain, but to make a conscious effort to not look like crap. as coco chanel says, “i don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. and then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. and it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.”

4. allocate my resources to worthier causes. this means i need to stop beating dead horses, fixating on events of the past, and "accept the things i cannot change, [have] the courage to change the things i can, and the wisdom to know the difference." i have to learn to put effort into the things and people that matter, and let go of those that bring me down.

5. pass the CPA.

6. more later, maybe.