Observe and report

I don’t usually make resolutions for the new year. (Why wait until Jan. 1 if you want to change something?) The closest I get is making non-resolutions.

I’m feeling optimistic and inspired, though. And so I resolve to:

• try noodling. (Anyone know a good guide?)
• wear skirts more often. (I tend to be a pants kind of gal.)
• go to Lacoste again (or, at the very least, drink more French wine).
• speak more Spanish at home and keep practicing French.
• acquire more chickens (much to Eddie’s dismay).
• clean out my pantry. (I don’t really think this will happen, but it is nice to have a goal.)
• stop letting my son’s superhero noises bother me. (Yeah, that won’t happen either.)
• see Adam Ant in concert. (He’s on tour!)
• throw my panties on the stage at that concert. (I’m kidding. Just making sure you’re paying attention.)
• see Van Halen reunited with David Lee Roth in concert.
• visit the Brannens in Abu Dhabi.
• go camping at least once.
• see my friend Tina’s new place and finally talk her into visiting us.
• stop pretending I like to listen to NPR in my car. (Confession: It’s usually ’80s and country.)
• audition for a play or musical.
• actually go out for drinks/dinner with my friends Matt, Pam, Kathy, Lee, etc., instead of just talking about it.
• either part ways with my padding or to stop talking about it.
• make homemade pasta more often. (Not sure this goes with the one above.)
• take a cooking class to improve my knife skills.
• go to more of the interesting festivals I like so much (such as the Redneck Games).
• write more, read more, talk less.

Of course, there are the resolutions I share with almost everyone else: Improve eating habits, exercise more, spend more time with family, save money, etc.

Now I’m ready for the new year. How about you?