Let The Self-Flagellation Begin ~

Category: Zuzu's Homefront Blog | Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:15 pm

For me, and for many people, New Year's Eve is a time for reflection,
and often for a heaping dose of self recrimination

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Even though I swore off formal resolution making years ago,
when this time of year rolls around, I am conditioned to review,
and it is utterly ridiculous to try not to.

The list of things I meant to do, and didn't, seems endless
- rivaled only by the list of things I meant not to do, but did.

I did not rid myself of all the junk I've accumulated.
I did, in fact, add to the accumulation
~~ I may as well face it, I'm a crap magnet.

I did not put my not-so-good eating habits behind me forever.
I did, as a result, put another inch on
~~ now that I put behind me, so to speak.

I did not learn the self-discipline to finish one undertaking before beginning another.
I did, therefore, establish several new stacks & boxes of semi-complete projects
~~ all waiting for my interest to rekindle, they mock me.

I did not set up and adhere to a schedule of routine medical checkups.
I did fall even further behind on every sort of "personal maintenance"
~~ from eye exams to . . . whatever.

These don't represent even a scintilla of my list of shame,
but why bother to go on, I already know that the coming year will be the same.

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pondlady wrote on Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:26 pm:

Oh, ZZP, with all your artistic, gardening and writing talents, we discover that The Colonel's Lady and Rosie O'Grady are indeed Sisters under the Skin.

And it makes us O'Gradys feel lots better.

reggaefan wrote on Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:40 pm:

ZZP I just decided to break all my new years resolutions before I make them its easy hat way

reggaefan wrote on Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:42 pm:

I will learen to type this year{yeah right} I Meant easier that way

aloes wrote on Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:07 pm:

What you wrote looks so familiar...aghhh or maybe I should feel better. I am not alone ;-D
I did improve somewhat on one point and that is to play the glad game. For every bad point one find one good one (or not so bad one) That is difficult but I did improve on that and that is a big good point. Try it!
Well one good point you do have, That is writing. I enjoyed it.

eileen wrote on Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:30 pm:

Ahhh Zuzu your blog entry could so easily have been written by me!!! LOL

I'm always full of good intentions but that's usually as far as I get!!!

bailey wrote on Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:42 am:

Looks like we are all in the same boat. I know for sure it could have been written by me also ZZP. Yep, maybe it will all get done this year--Not.lol

CritterPainter wrote on Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:04 am:

Not to worry. When things get important enough, you'll move on them. Don't define your life by someone else's standards- I know a dear lady with perfect hair, perfect behavior, and it all landed her in a perfect mental facility. Last year, a health crisis demanded I lose weight, so I did (with much whining!). And ya never know when multiple hobbies will suddenly be useful. You iz what you iz, and them what likes you likes you for what you iz!