new year resolutions

I can't think of one time where I made a new year's resolution I intended to keep.  Sure, I've made some I thought might be nice if they worked out (i.e. losing weight, getting in shape, all that cliche stuff) but never did I put that much effort into actually achieving such goals.  Actually, very rarely are resolutions even made because nothing is more disheartening than having a list of goals that are never met.

Once my dad made us (my brothers and myself) come up with three resolutions.  This may or may not have aligned with a premature midlife crisis that partnered with a discovery that my grandma had lung cancer that gave my dad all the motivation he would ever need to 'perfect' his/our spiritual/physical health.  I remember one of his resolutions for our family was to never skip Sunday school again, much to the dismay of his children.  I can't actually remember what my resolutions were.  Probably lame crap like stop getting into fights with my brothers.

Anyway.  All this to say I am thinking about making a resolution for this year.  I mean a serious resolution, as in intending to see it through.  Mostly because I feel I need to have something to work toward since life is pretty stagnant right now.  And yes, it is probably going to be something cliche like getting into shape.  But then I'd have to renew my gym membership.

:)


In other news, I seriously need to find a light-hearted book to read.  I just finished The History of Love and am in the middle of Let the Great World Spin and neither made/are making feel too good about life.

P.S. Still loving this lens.  Unfortunately I'm going to need an extra flash to stop these shadows.  So fun though!