i am not one to make new year’s resolutions. maybe sometimes i remind myself of things i should do, but then i forget soon after. this year i’ll try to keep a list and see how close i can get to meeting them.

1) stop cursing so much – since katrina, my profanity level has shot through the roof. and i’m not even talking bad language on thursdays….my usual exclamation when someone cuts me off is a word i never used to say, ever. i’m going to try to cut back this year.
2) read more – i’m going to try to read 15 books this year. compared to my friend kari, that is only a month’s worth, but considering last year i might have read 5, 15 is really pushing the limit.
3) get at least one haircut during the year – i went the entire year of 2006 without having my haircut. well, that is a lie because i got it cut on december 30th, but it had been at least a year since the last time. anyway, i wont let it grow that long again.
4) go to the grand canyon – i will go this year. and yes, i was inspired by a book.
5) maintain a cleaner house – this will be tough, but i’m going to attempt to do that this year. i spent most of my christmas holiday throwing junk away, and i like the updated version of my house so far, a lot.

i have others, but i’ll keep those to myself and a few close friends. for some reason i’m excited for this year, so we’ll see how it goes.