Resolutions: 2004

There was a funny scene from the Bridget Jones’ Diary movie that perfectly illustrated my past struggles with New Year’s resolutions.  Bridget is standing there babbling to the adorable Colin Firth, saying that her New Year’s resolutions are to stop drinking and smoking so much, when she realizes she has both a cigarette and a cocktail in her hand.  Oh yes, I’ve been that girl. 

So last year I decided to make somewhat easier resolutions to see if I’d be more successful in keeping them.  Here is a breakdown of my successes and failures in 2003 and some new ones for 2004.

2003: See more movies.  Well, I did this for a while, but I slacked off at the end of the year.
2004: See more movies.  Yes, I’ll keep this one and try again.

2003: Drink beer.  YES.  My biggest success of 2003!  I am officially a beer drinker, people.  I didn’t like beer in 2002, and now I can successfully order and down beers like a champ.
2004:  Not needed, as a successful lifestyle change has been made.  Yay me.

2003: Avoid all fuckwits.  Hmmm….I was pretty successful with this one. Unfortunately, I think I occasionally acted like a fuckwit in 2003.  Who knew? Apparently prolonged exposure to fuckwits can cause one to exhibit fuckwittish behavior.
2004: Avoid fuckwits as well fuckwittish behavior in myself and others.

2003:Go on road trips.  I did fairly well with this one, going to such exciting places as Lubbock, Dallas, San Antonio, and parts of New England. But there is always room for improvement.
2004: More travel.  Especially with the girls.

2003: Sing more karaoke!  I was not so successful with this, only singing karaoke 3 times that I can recall. Damn.
2004: Sing more karaoke!  I must try again

2003: Try at least one new cocktail a month.  While I drank many cocktails, I can’t consider this one a success.
2004: Try one new cocktail a month.  I am going to try this again, and review said cocktails on Gorgeous and Sassy.  For inspiration, I got a calendar that features several new cocktails a month. Awesome.

2003: Buy more cute underwear.  I was entirely successful with this.  I have the best underwear.  All very cute.
2004: Buy more cute underwear.  There’s always room for more in ’04.

2003: Spend more time lazing around in my new cute underwear.  I was highly successful with this.
2004:  I have roommates, so I guess I’ll have to let this go.

2003: Watch more Lifetime movies while lazing in my cute underwear on my couch.  I did excellent work with this resolution as well.
2004:  I am letting go of this one as well. The roommates will appreciate this.

2003: Come up with 5 new aliases to use while on the town.  Eh, I’m always way too drunk to come up with good aliases when I’m out on the town.  Like the time I told a guy I was a dog groomer, only to stutter foolishly when he asked me for dog grooming hints.
2004:  Fuck it.  This resolution is not worthwhile.  There’s no better alias than “Gigi”.

Other 2004 Resolutions:
I suppose I can attempt a few less fun ones for the sake of resolution making….

Get a new job.  This is my main resolution.  I can’t handle another year with the children, so I must get off my ass and job seek.  I want to earn more in ’04.  Send leads my way!

Get sick less frequently.  I think a new job will help with this, as I don’t plan to be spending time with “walking germ factories” in my next position.  However, I am going to have to keep up the healthier diet and exercise.  Damn.

Update Gorgeous and Sassy more frequently. I’ve been slacking off in a big way.  Sorry.  Shakira and I both resolve to update more in 2004.

Do more ridiculously funny things with Shakira and the rest of my pals.  This will provide more content for Gorgeous and Sassy, so it’s a win-win.

OK, on with the year already.

- Gigi 01.06.04