I have worked hard to come up with 18 resolutions for 2018. These are new and fresh. You will not see the traditional “lose 20 pounds in January” resolution because waking up to –19 will kill that resolution in a hurry! For that, we need soup and hot toddies just to survive!
I have also included my resolution breakers; these are fully prepared and ready to go for the epic fail of all New Year resolutions. I am sharing my top seven resolutions with you.
. Resolution 1 — Facebook less more friends. Although most of my friends are on Facebook, and this is a major form of communication, so although it sounds good I’m probably not going to hold longer than the 15th of January.
. Resolution 2 — Spend only what is necessary. No more “one touch Amazon” for me. I will put it on a wish list for at least a week and THEN if I need I will push “BUY NOW WITH 1-CLICK. Ugggg….I love that button.
. Resolution 3 — No new pets. That’s it. Four dogs and one cat are my limits. I am not sure of our replacement policy though…. Lakota will be 14 this year….I will keep you informed.
. Resolution 4 — More fresh air. I just read an article that trees emit an oil that helps with the immune system. I am allergic to trees and grass, but the fresh air probably won’t kill me. Or will it?
. Resolution 5 — I will get more organized. No more junk drawers and messy closets. Let’s face it though, the minute I get rid of that jar of old screws or that holy T-shirt I will realize that is exactly what I need. Better safe than sorry. See Resolution 2, keep just in case.
. Resolution 6 — Read more, less TV. This is an easy one for me because I love to read and there isn’t much on TV that interests me except for the real-life detective shows. Snapped, Dateline and 20/20 are awesome! I can set aside my book for these shows…..the book is not going anywhere.
. Resolution 7 — Call my mother more. I now make it a point to call her every Friday to hear about her weekend plans and every Monday to see how her weekend played out. I think I will add a Wednesday phone call to check on hump day….that day is the worst. That will be the day I call her and tell her all my issues. (Mom might not answer her phone on Wednesdays after she reads this column.)
. Resolutions 8-18 — These are very personal, private resolutions that only I know about. Only I will know if I am successful or a failure. I know how you readers are…watching every move with a scorecard waiting to jump out as I drive through Dairy Queen (or now the fabulous A&W in Buffalo) with the A-HA! I caught Sandy eating cheese curds and root beer again look on your faces. (By the way the best food combination in the world!) So let me keep these to myself. But I will encourage you to come up with breakable resolutions of your own. In the spirit of the season, I truly wish you all the best in the coming new year!
“Let our New Year’s resolution be this:
we will be there for one another as fellow members
of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.”
~ Goran Persson
Taste of Home columnist Sandy (Anderson) Holthaus lives on a farm in South Haven, MN with her husband, Michael, and their children Zoe, Jack and Ben. Her heart remains on the North Shore where she grew up with her parents, Art and LaVonne Anderson of Schroeder. She enjoys writing about her childhood and mixes memories with delicious helpings of home-style recipes.
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