Screw New Year's Resolutions. I'm just not in the proper mindset yet. Here's what I'm still avoiding:
1. The scales. It's the holidays, I don't think this requires any further explanation.
2. The treadmill.
3. Healthy food of all varieties. Again, it's the holidays. I'm fat and feel disgusted with myself. Clearly all avoidance of scales, exercise equipment, and healthy food is in order until I just can't take it anymore. Go big or go home as they say; ice cream and potato chips GET IN MY BELLY!
4. Mirrors. Because not only am I getting fatter by the day, my roots are horrendous - which wouldn't bother me (quite) so much if I didn't have the nicest, awesomest hair girl in the WORLD (I heart her FOREVER) who, understanding my financial limitations as of late, offered to give me a free root kit, as well as a text REMINDING ME to use said root kit 3 weeks before my scheduled appointment. This is supposed to allow me to extend the time in between pricey visits. But do I use this root kit when she texts me? No, because I am lazy. And my hair is ugly now too.
5. My toes. OPI's Royal Rajah Rubi nail polish just doesn't look the same when it's all chipped and nasty, and your big toe has a busted nail being (not so) strategically concealed by a Transformers band-aid. Professional intervention may be necessary.
6. Credit card statements. Christmas spending got a little, um, shall we say out of control this year. And I may or may not have indulged in a post-holiday sale or two. Or three. I have to move on at this point because I just can't bring myself to think about that right now...
7. The laundry room. Our laundry situation is more out of control than ever.
8. School on Monday for Bear. What can I say? I like having the kid home all day. And no, home schooling is not a viable option for us. I say screw school altogether. He'll learn enough from video games and television.
9. The dentist. The constant ache where my wisdom teeth are struggling to come in (sideways by the way) is becoming more and more of an issue and I'm attempting to ignore the pain in the hopes that maybe it will just go away (highly doubtful).
In summary: Yes, some New Year's Resolutions are no doubt in order if I'm ever going to get my act together, but just not quite yet. Until then, Happy New Year and be safe tonight - I plan on staying home in my PJ's. So unless you consider death by chocolate a viable New Year's Eve danger, I'll be safe and snug right here in my living room. HAPPY NEW DECADE and best wishes to you all in 2010!
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Wanna know something? You just reminded me that I really need to take off all my toenail polish and start over. I have been just repainting over old stuff since like, well, longer than I care to mention. Maybe that will happen in the new year. We'll see.
I've been waiting for that f***ed toe nail to grow out before I make an appt. for a much-needed pedicure. I got a gift certificate for my b-day and have been holding out on using it. I think I'll be more motivated to start exercising again and eating better once I get a pedicure and my hair done. Maybe.
oooh. Yeah. You need to get those wisdom teeth out. I dealt with mine hurting for years until one day it was out of control and they HAD to go out. It was good weight control though, because I couldn't eat. Sad I can relate to most of your list.
I don't even wanna think about a scale. There has been WAY too much holiday gorging. Ah ha ha. Happy new year!
ROFl! Did you read my mind and somehow temporarily cohabitate my body while you were writing these (not)resolutions??? Except for the broken toenail part. I have toe FUNGUS instead. Yum, huh? And I can't do anything about THAT, since I am still breastfeeding my 17 year old. Ooops, I mean 2 and a half year old. He just seems 17 sometimes. Anyhoo, I wanted to say a couple more unrelated things. Or semi related. Or whatever.
1. I love you too. Your blog is super duper rockin and this is not meant to be creepy at all, but I really do enjoy reading your posts and totally dig everything you say. So happy we are bloggy friends and looking forward to blogging with you in the new year.
2. I think your blog must be some kind of magical vortex cuz ever since you put me on your list of awesomemess I have recieved (count them) 86 hits directly from your site. (Yes, I stalk Google Analytics every day. Okay every hour. Okay, okay, every 15 minutes.) Thank you!!!!! You are sending me mad traffic. Thank you so much.
3. If I wasn't already so swamped with time, I would totally reciprocate and make a list of awesomeness on the side of my blog too (and put you on the very top with a gold star), but I don't think I can keep up like you. I don't know how you keep that thing updated so fast and with so many fantastic blogs (mine excluded) all the time. It is incredible. I admire you. Like seriously a lot. I go to your list all the time just to figure out what is on the up'n'up in the irreverant and cool blogging world.
So thank you, existential waitress. You are my hero. And I heart you. Have a happy new year!!
Wow, Naomi - I am seriously flattered! For reals. I'm speechless. I love your blog too and am so glad to be bloggy friends! And I had no idea that ANY traffic could result from my little 'ole blog (not that long ago I think I had three readers total -and that may be high balling it). LOL.
I do have a confession though: I don't update that list of blogs myself, although I do select which blogs I want to be featured. Somehow, blogger updates the list for me based on some preference I selected when I originally set my blog up. I have no idea how I even did it really (I'm not all that technically proficient and a little lazy on top of that). I'm just happy if I can get a post written every now and then - and more often than not I feel like a big failure in the consistency department. I don't know how you manage to post so often! Do you still want to be bloggy besties now that you know this about me? ;) Happy New Year!
Okay, so that actually makes me feel better, believe it or not. I was seriously wondering if you were a superhero with a double mind or something, cuz I just couldn't grasp how you were doing that with the list. A computer update makes sense.
I sometimes wish I had stuck with a blog instead of having my own website made cuz it seems like blogger has a lot more capacities than my site after all. Oh well. You know the reason I post a lot is cuz I am trying to write a book. This blog is really just bits and pieces of my "book." Who knows if it will ever amount to anything except for fodder for jokes amound my family. "Did you know that Naomi was trying to write a BOOK....(supressed snorts and giggles)?" Etc.
So when did you start blogging? I started back in August/September time frame I think. What mamde you start? When I started it was really just to see if there was any audience for the type of book I was trying to write. I really had NO idea whatsoever there was this whole blogosphere of awesomeness out here. It is kind of amazing and seriously addictive. Well, anyway, I think I've left enough super long stalkerish comments on your site for one day. Hope you had a great New Years eve. On our part, we went to see Princess and the Frog and gorged ourselves on nachos and hot dogs. That's organic, right?
Based on your list I think we could be best friends. LOVE it. Considering I have but *one* big toe w. some fancy schmancy turquoise (!?!) polish, I hear ya on avoiding the toes!
After reading your list makes one happy for resolution lists.
The good thing about dentist, because honestly I'm having a hard time finding anything good to say about the others is they tend to over prescribe the pain pills when you get a tooth pulled!
It might make some of these other things easier to coop with. I say go to the dentist :).
Andrea, LOL!
Bathwater, just thinking about those prescribed pain pills has inspired me to make an appt. on Monday. thanks!
I loved your resolutions, and could relate to all - especially the toe nail polish! Bwa ha ha ha!!
I went through what I think of now as my "Great Wisdom Tooth Saga" a few years ago so I know the feeling.
If it helps at all, if you ever decide to have them taken out, the build up and neurosis is far worse than the actual removal. And I had to have mine done by a surgeon.
To quote from the Bachelorette "If you paint them mango mango they'll be a ten!"
*grin*
Nice Bachelorette guote! ;)
I consulted an oral surgeon a while back and he said that he would have to surgically remove them as well if the time came to extract them. Were your's above the gum? Mine are completely below the gum with no part of the tooth visible at all (if that makes sense). You're probably right about the neurosis being the worst part.
And Naomi, I forgot to tell you that thought of you yesterday when i consumed way too much of that jarred queso cheese dip, which I have a sneaking suspicion is NOT organic. LOL.
I'm with you sister.........all that upkeep takes energy and it's the holidays! I'll look better soon tho........by the way . 26 years ago , I was an existential waitress. It gives you a certain viewpoint on life. I escaped that as well as lots of other things too! But I've still got attitude.....
I could have written this but my OPI color is I'm not Really A Waitress. I haven't had a pedicure since before I gave birth to my baby. He's now 9 months old. That's just shameful!
Leigh
Susan, I'm hoping to look better soon too. I actually bought some broccoli at the store today. That made me feel good. Of course I didn't eat any yet though. ;)
Leigh, I LOVE OPI's I'm Not Really A Waitress! I mean come on, with a name like that...
I'm kind of addicted to OPI - the shades are awesome, but the names are so cool, I might buy OPI even if the shades didn't rock!
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