"hi, i'm michelle and i am a tv addict."
umm, yeah. and let's include internet with that. so i'm a "screen" addict. add that to the fact that i have raised procrastination to an art form and it is a recipe for serious disaster. toss in a few rainy days, post-holiday stress, and a personal catastrophe or two and we are looking at hours spent in front of "the screens," countless movies watched, insomnia filled nights reading blogs and obsessive email checking.
something needs to be done.
i have avoided making new year's resolutions thus far this year because, like everyone else, i think they are a silly waste of time and a reason to beat myself up in a few weeks for not sticking with them.
but....
i need to make a few changes. so *takes deep breath* in the spirit of self-improvement i need to work on the following:
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limit screen time by being more organized. people don't need to get an immediate reply to email. tv can be tivo'd (which stops me from watching garbage...or at least lets me schedule it!) i don't need to quit cold turkey but limits need to be set or maybe i can use screen time as a reward for accomplishing other things.
get control of the clutter in the house. i am not looking for miracles here. i suck at housework. but baby steps are definitely in order or i might lose the boys in the debris.
place more of a priority on personal relationships. i seem to be more and more content to just be alone. not good. i don't want to lose people that are close to me. i don't really want to turn into crazy cat lady.
schedule work as if it were, i don't know, work. if that means that i need to go to the library to work or set up a better workspace, then that's what needs to be done. because right now, too many times, it is something that i will do "later." and then i stress over not getting things done and lash out.
work exercise and yoga back into my schedule. i feel better when i do it but that doesn't seem to be enough incentive some days.
which brings us right up to the tradional new year's "eat better, healthier foods" resolution. i weigh more now than i have ever weighed and it is making me feel terrible physically and emotionally. i just need to get back on track.
there are many more specific writing and research goals and a couple of more personal ones but they are for me to know and you to find out. or not. (i feel a whole lot like sticking out my tongue and stomping my feet!)
thrilling stuff, eh? and i love that i procrastinate doing this until jan. 4th. haha. i told you i need to work on that.
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