December 24, 2014: It’s that time of the year again. New Year’s Resolutions are just around the corner! Many people hate them … many are ambivalent, and many more avoid them like the plague. I see them as a way to push boundaries. And since I’ve finished wrapping, I’m thinkin’ about it. This year, a surgery in January is going to suppress my athletic pursuits, at least for the first bit of 2015. Since that’s a limiting factor, I’m going to make FIFTEEN unconventional resolutions instead. In no particular order ………
15 in ’15 – New Years Resolutions … Deb Style!
1) See Crater Lake for the first time … stay for a spell. Find a rocking chair. Read. Hike.
2) Take enough horseback riding lessons to go to Chile next year and not embarrass myself.
3) Take a writing class in the quirkiest joint I can find.
4) Learn to cook for one … and like it.
5) Pick a random day and get in the car and drive far enough to get somewhere dark. Lie on my back and stargaze.
6) Donate blood (before I get my next tattoo in Ireland).
7) Kiss the Blarney Stone
8) Stand on the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland; breathe the sea air
9) Ride in a pontoon boat in Lake Boon, Massachusetts
10) Max out my 401K contribution to the point they won’t take any more of my money.
11) Photograph the Chihuly glass museum at night.
12) Learn enough Photoshop to make my skin look flawless.
13) Drive the length of the Cascade Loop Highway in one day. Make time to find some funky shops … a mom and pop grill … a biker bar. Take pictures.
14) Grab my mom and dad, and my sisters, (if they’re willing) and little Izzy (who’s always willing) … and take the boat to Jetty Island and put our feet in the sand. Walk the boardwalk. Find shells. Admire the nests.
15) See one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World
2015 is shaping up to be a very good year, indeed. Let’s see how many I can check off the list! Photo compliments of one of the races from my 2013 resolution. Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year … cheers!
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Update: PhotoShop and 401K didn’t make the cut. But the 13 others? Check!