KH COMMENTARY: The Realistically Attainable 2010 To-Do List

I know I said yesterday that we were going to forego the New Year's Resolutions swap because I believe them to be shadey statements made by people with unrealistic ambitions, but I have a secret to own up to...

I made a few myself.

But I want to point out, that mine were made with careful consideration and in an attempt to better multiple aspects of my life through a few well-focused changes. They're not, as I said, a result of unrealistic ambition eg. I am going to seduce Prince William while he tours through Australia (although, I won't turn down the chance if presented with such an opportunity). Nor are they flimsy, unattainable goals made for the soul purpose of simply making a resolution eg. I am going to lose weight/ I am going to save money/ I am going to drink less and in doing so, give myself a better chance at achieving my first two goals. Because these kinds of resolutions last all of fifty seconds.

So, my Realistically Attainable 2010 To-Do List is as follows:

1. Remember people's birthdays and send them a card

I am one of those awfully contradictory people who forget other people's birthdays all the time and then sook and complain when no one remembers my own. BUT NO MORE! 2010 marks the year of KH-The Birthday Card Queen. And to show how realistically attainable I am making this resolution, I have already marked down all my friends and families birthdays in my diary and collected their addresses for card sending. I am going to fund Australia Post this year all by myself.

2. Be open-minded

Thanks to over-excessive amounts of ambition and the kind of high-expectations which take up residence on top the Empire State Building, I have recently discovered that I fall in the closed-minded category of society. I know what I want and anything short of my expectations is inexcusable. I'm not saying I'm going to turn into a hemp-wearing hippie and forget about all the things I want out of life or my life experiences, but I'm going to be more open to what life has to offer. More experiential and less, "My way or the highway, punk."

3. "Water off a duck's back, Quack Quack"

(This terrific saying was coined by My Bestie and all copyright and credits go to her fabulous self)
(also known as "One thing at a time" and "Rolling with the punches")

Just like water off a duck's back, 2010 is going to be my year of taking things as they come and not being manipulated by the things that go wrong, because they are as inevitable as a crappy midday movie.  If 2009 and I were in a proverbial punch-up, I probably would have come off second best, suffered some kind of concussion and been hospitalised for six to eight weeks. But I've done my physical therapy and I'm back with avengence. And if 2010 wants a piece of me, he better be ready to get his ass kicked because I'm going to bring it, damn it and I'm not going down without one hell of a fight - while, of course, always remaining open-minded.

Ciao for now. xo

(Image Credit: Faded Film Strips)