As I sit here on the last day of 2012, only one thought crosses my mind: Good F-ing Bye. 2012 was, how should I put it..um, not good. Actually, just 1 month was awful. I had kidney stones which a kidney infection shortly followed. My grandma died. And the marathon was cancelled. So there was that. All of this happened over the course of 5 weeks from beginning of October through mid November, so that is what is fresh on my mind. On a happy note though, there were some positives this past year: I got a promotion at work. I moved into my own studio apartment on the Upper West Side. And I went on some pretty amazing trips. You have to take the good with the bad, right?
I looked back on my New Years resolutions last year and I just had to chuckle:
1) Complete the 9+1 program with the New York Road Runners so I am guaranteed entry into the 2013 NYC Marathon: Did not complete the 9+1 but do have entry into the 2013 marathon thanks to Hurricane Sandy.
2) Call my grandma each week. Big fat fail. And now she is dead.
3) Travel to some place new. Amsterdam, check.
4) Get bikini ready by May and reward myself with a trip to Vegas (this will also accomplish #3). Another big fat fail.
5) Make a budget and stick to it. Hahaha. Not even close.
So, I was 1 for 5. Way to go Denise...way to go.
This year, I will also set attainable resolutions and hopefully this time next year, I will have completed all of them. Here is to an amazing 2013 with 13 new resolutions:
1) Run the 2013 NYC Marathon.
2) Really complete the 9+1 program with the NYRR in case you want to run the marathon in 2014.
3) Quit smoking, for reals. Stop bumming cigs - those count too.
4) Send birthday cards to your friends. This is easy. You can do it.
5) Make a better effort at keeping in touch with your friends. Call them more often. Your phone does more things than just texting and Facebook.
6) Travel to some place new. Iceland perhaps?
7) Visit Corinne. (see Corinne..I am serious about coming to Minneapolis)
8) Stop being a chunky monkey - lose some lbs. Bikini ready by May, seriously.
9) Make a budget and really stick to it.
10) Fall in love.
11) Update your blog weekly.
12) Read 20 new books.
13) Go home more often. As in Ohio. Twice a year is not enough.
There you have it. Here is to hoping.
I wish all of my friends all the happiness, love, success and laughter in 2013!
XOXOX
