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I don't do resolutions I do checkmarks

I decided resolutions are overrated, hardly fulfilled, and rarely even taken seriously. Few people realize resolutions are a lifestyle change and not a quick fix to a seemingly simple problem. They give up or forget and return to their normal schedules before Valentine's day decorations fill the Walgreen's aisles. I thought about my resolution around Christmas time, I usually make at least one, write it down in my notebook or what not, stick to it for about a week and then give up, just like everyone else. I'm only human.
So this year, instead of a resolution, I'm going to make a "To-Do" list that lasts over a year. I can add to it or cross things off as I complete them - or, what I like to do, write them down and cross them off after I complete it. It might last, it might not, but I tend to stick more to specifics than to general ideas so at the very least this is a step in the right direction.

-Finish A Walk in the Woods
-Run 1/2 marathon
-Knit a scarf
-Eat a piece of pizza without feeling guilty
-Take a tour of the USS Constitution
-Go to the Boston Aquarium
-Complete a second century ride in less than 6 hours and 15 minutes
-Finish my drawing I started 3 years ago and finally frame it
-Watch Fight Club
-Watch The Breakfast Club
-Write a poem that doesn't include rhyming the words cat, hat, mat, fat, sat...
-Do something on the Esplanade that doesn't involve running
-Complete a race for a charity
-Win a town line sprint
-Wander the Boston Art Museum for an afternoon
-Go to Boston Science Museum


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