This Corny Life

-resolutions are corny-

I dislike making resolutions on January 1st. They seem too daunting and my feeble attempt at making them results in a piece of paper covered with more doodles than realistic goals. On the first day of the brand new year, I’m pale and freezing. I can’t make positive life changes during a time of so little sunlight and so much snow. I’m partial to Spring Resolutions. This is when I feel excited. When I feel motivated. When I feel warm. I want to get healthy, I want to travel, I want to eat and drink on patios. So now that I am in a resolution-state-of-mind, I am making my monthly goals. And I am sharing them with you. Not because I think you care, but because if I know that you know, I will be more inclined to follow through. (my goal structures are inspired by the new years resolutions found here and here.)

-goals for march-

create: a blog.

I’ve been talking about doing this for months. My inspiration comes from friends and acquaintances. When I say acquaintances, I mean complete strangers who’s blogs I have stumbled upon and, unbeknownst to them, proceeded to stalk follow. Religiously. These “pals” are all uber-crafty or wildly hilarious or professional photographers in training. I’m not any of these things. [Though I do love to fantasize about—one day—doing a craft. And my dream in life is to be one/twentififth as funny as Tina Fey or Kristin Wiig. And my new in-laws did just give us a pretty snazzy digicam.] I’m also not sure that I can “pull-off” a blog. I feel a bit corny. But I live in Nebraska now, and I think it’s in my best interest to embrace all things corny.

travel[near]: to Lauritzen Gardens...

Hubzinski and I have a membership here because the same day we got married, we turned 80. Our motto for success is: “less daydrinking, more botanical gardens.” I love it. But haven’t been there since October-ish. So it’s time to go back and smell the tree-buds.

...and to DeSoto Bend. It’s a bald eagle refuge and I feel like getting patriotic.

travel[far]: to Chi-Ville and Kentucky.

To my favorite city for this:

With my favorite party people:

And to my home-ville for a little bit of this:

And a lot bit of this:

read: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Crazy Love, and (finish) Bossypants. Thank goodness for the book clubs and Bible studies that keep me literate.

run: 7 miles twice a week.

pray: Each day. And be thankful.