Saturday, January 08, 2011

Resolu--I mean GOALS!

Ugh. Have you noticed I've been avoiding you?

Yes, it's true. I've been avoiding you for the past week and a half. I haven't had much to say, nor have I felt ready to announce any resolutions. This year I thought I would change my phrasing from "resolutions" to "goals". My wife tells me it is far better to have goals--resolutions tend to leave you out in the cold.

Well, I'll give it a try (much to the chagrin of my readers out there).

Goal 1- Writing. I WILL pursue my writing this year. I will send out my manuscript to children's magazines. I will be published.

Goal 2- Reading. I WILL read 25 books this year. Last year I read 24, this year I will mark it with 25.

Goal 3- Helping. I WILL cook a meal for my family at least once a week. Oops. I better get on this one--maybe Farah will let me start this one in March.

Goal 4- Resting. I WILL rest and relax without work in front of me for at least 1 hour a day.

Goal 5- Praying. I WILL pray with my lovely wife every night before we go to bed.

Goal 6- Movie-ing. I WILL return my powers back to the world of the cinema.

Well, those are my verbs for the year. Julia Roberts may make a movie out of my life: Write, Read, Help, Rest, Pray, Movie. But for the film version I'll be played by Tobey Maguire and Farah will be played by Famke Janssen or that Twilight girl.

Here's to the goal!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great goals... Perhaps number 7 will be to become an
all-star father to a special little boy... and if you tire,
to remember that both his grandfathers love little boys.
XXOO RCS

Anonymous said...

I love these goals! YOu always make me laugh!

Fauf

Susie (Shaw) Fitler said...

ummm can i be in the movie? ( :

xoxox

sleepinl8 said...

haha. congrats. I like your spin on resolutions, turning it to goals. A personal preference of mine is affirmations. not the same thing, but its like an expression of goals in words.

Pamela said...

I love your enthusiasm. Not if but when :-)