Can I propose a change in our yearly New Year’s tradition? I’d like to tweak things a bit. Really, every year I’ve bothered with proclaiming my resolutions in an attempt to move toward actualization, I found myself ashamed to show my face from about January 5 until at least March, when everyone else had finally fallen off the resolution wagon.

No resolution is ever going to make me lose weight, stress less or be a better person. I just don’t have the willpower.

I’d like to think of what I’m doing as more of an enhancement to my life–something that’s going to be attainable AND enriches my life in someway. Even better, it should touch others, as well. So, in an effort to make some meaningful changes in my life that just might benefit me for more than five days, here are my New Year’s Resolutions Enhancements:

1. Take a photo a day. I’d like to take my photography to a new level, so I’m going to participate in Project 365 on Flickr and in this blog.
2. Finish J’s lifebook, volume 1. I’ve started it. In my not-so-humble opinion, it looks hot so far, but I need to finish it, which can be a problem for people like. When it’s done, I think I’ll have it printed at Mpix on their pearl paper. Mmm.
3. Figure out HDR.
4. Start booking up full weeks with Bohtieque work.

Oh, and I’d like to moisturize more, but that just doesn’t seem worthy of the list, you know?

Anyone want to join me with a list of enhancements?

I resolve to…

1. Find a place to shove all the unused Christmas wrapping paper and trimmings so that I don’t have to stare at it at the end of the bed every night before I go to bed.
2. Watch every single episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 in order to remind me that, yes, it could be worse and that, yes, it’s OK to plug my ears and say, “La, la, la!” during those oh-so-trying moments.
3. Remember that even though I’m a ma-ma, there’s no reason to let my eyebrows grow into a single forest in the shape of a boomerang.

Ah…come on, now…do you really think I’d resolve to do such silly things? First, the wrapping paper will just get shoved into a closet (as long as it can fit).  That’s not hard…hopefully.

Jon and Kate?   Well, it is nice to see that other people have normal-ish lives, but I really don’t care if I’m an oddball for plugging my ears and singing during tantrums.  If you say you’ve never done anything like that, I’d just believe you’re a liar.

Oh, and the eyebrows?  Come on.  I love waxing those things and get it done with every haircut.  Here, I am a freak, but there are very few things I enjoy as much as freshly waxed brows.  Ahhh.

Tomorrow…the real resolutions.

Happy Halloween! And, yes, Halloween–despite the fact that Halloween will always be messy for a childet who can’t have even an M&M. I’m all for celebrating these heathen holidays, despite the sad reality that we’re getting so religiously sensitive in this town that the elementary kids aren’t having Halloween parties tomorrow, but instead Harvest parties. Eh. What fun is it if you can’t dress up in a sheet and scare someone?