New Year’s Resolutions

I figured that the best way to actually “do” my new year’s resolutions, is to post it on my blog. You hags can follow up on it if I have been slacking off or what. 😀

So without further ado, my 2008 resolutions which I intend to keep (by hook or by crook):

1. Cut down on impulsive spending. I.e. buying bags that seem cute at first, but after getting it, you wonder why you bothered spending a good dollar or two on it (hmph, if it even just cost a good dollar or two *scoff* hehe). I should just save up for a bag that I really, really, really, really like even after a week-full of sleepless nights haha.

2. Stop buying t-shirts. I’ve checked out my closet and holy crap, I have TONS of tees (time to donate them!) which I no longer wear. And if I do wear some of them, I wear them on my “lazy” days, which technically I should no longer have, which leads me to segue into my 3rd resolution.

3. Stop having lazy days. I should seriously learn to dress up well everyday even though the urge dictates otherwise. The worse thing that can happen is, my mom’s friend sees me and I literally look like I just got out of bed *muwahaha hey this REALLY happened*– and then have my mom’s friend actually tell my mom about my disheveled state! Ok, I don’t need DM to get pissed at me because of the way I dress anymore. I’m a grown woman already, for bag’s sake! *Muwahahaha moms will always be moms though, and don’t you just love em for it? 😀 I do!*

4. Eat healthy. I’m a self- confessed binger. I binge on anything that fancies my taste buds and I usually ingest more than the average serving. I eat a whole lot til my stomach literally pops out the button and zipper of my pants– my DH can attest to it. I think he can’t quite figure out why I have such an appetite… Heck even I can’t figure it out. Hormones?? *yeah yeah blame it all on hormones hahaha*. And oh, did I mention I looove snacking at midnight? And I loooove junk food (and to tell you frankly, I wasn’t into junk food in 2006… only began in 2007!) It’s all soooo very unhealthy. 🙁 I should eat more veggies and protein- rich foods this year. Enough carbo and MSG already. The MSG has obviously been drying up my brain cells hence my inability to write a proper blog *muwahahaha*.

5. Exercise. It’s actually quite sickening to even admit this, but I bought boxing gloves in hopes that I’d get my lazyass to actually take boxing classes. Alas, the boxing gloves have been sitting in its pouch, unopened, since 2006. It’s officially been a year and a half. I should get my lazybum going and ok, so maybe it’s not going to be boxing. Perhaps I’ll seriously consider Yoga. I must’ve bugged Celebrity Duets winner TessaV more than five times already about yoga and which class I should be taking but I’ve never even bothered to actually “take” a class!

6. Edit my shoe closet. Ok so I admit, I was really a shoe fiend more than a bag addict once– but that was a long time ago, before I got pregnant with my first baby. After my pregnancy, my feet literally elongated. Don’t ask me how that happened because I think even doctors won’t be able to fully understand thus explain how that phenomenon can occur to a pregnant woman. Bloating and expanding (width) yes, but elongating? Hmmm… Anyway, as of last count, I have 8 pairs of Puma sneakers. And no, I told you I don’t exercise. *So what gives, right? tsk tsk… I love puke-proof sneakers though… wouldn’t you hate it if your kids puked on your good stilettos? Hehe *

7. Sleep earlier. I’ve been able to kill the bad habit of sleeping in the morning, as in at 5am (as in NOW). But then I keep reverting back to my old schedule. I think my body clock is just totally messed up. Each time I travel across the continent, my body automatically adjusts to my usual sleeping schedule! It’s like I get to the US and I’m supposed to get sleepy early because of jet lag, but nooo… give me 2 days of jet lag, and I’m back to my regular sleep schedule! It’s actually pretty sad (and no, I don’t want to take stilnox.. not exactly a good drug to take, right? Besides, I still have packs of unopened Nyquil…. *snicker* bad bad !).

8. Buy only THREE designer bags a year. Yes, three. I think I went overboard last year. I was calculating my expenses and I think I was practically buying myself a bag every month! It’s insane. It hit me when I realized I was overcrowding my small bag closet. My rule was to just maintain a good 15 designer bags, but as of this moment, *ahem the Big revelation… or rather, not so big haha* I have 20 (and I’m telling you all the TRUTH here)– which means I’m 5 over. Time to unload more bags in the next few weeks…

9. Smile more often. Too often, I get so stressed out that I don’t even find myself smiling much anymore. This makes me cranky (yes, very PMS-y). I should start taking happy pills and smile more. It makes me happy when I smile, even if there could be people whose happiness is to make your life a living hell *muwahahahaha oye sadists unite? haha (ouch that hurt me haha)*

10. Spend less money on myself and give more to those who need it. Actually this should be a resolution for all of us 🙂 Ok on my part, I think the next time the urge to spend on impulse arises, I should just set aside the money and give it to the Children’s ward of the PGH– the children and their parents are in dire need of medicine there, as medicine in the Philippines is very expensive. Help others help you (you help other people and they help you curb your impulse spending!). I think this is by far, the most noble of all my 2008 resolutions 🙂 *beams*

11. Stop being so ostentatious. Here’s the skinny on ostentation– we all are victims of it (ok well most of us). It’s just that no one will ever admit to being ostentatious because quite frankly, it is rather embarrassing (it’s like you slapped yourself in the face in front of a large crowd) hehehe. I will admit, I am ostentatious and materialistic *if you’ve been reading my blog and find my confession surprising, snap out of it– you should already know that I really am materialistic by now haha*. I like to think that I can afford the “good” life, although in reality, my finances clearly point in the opposite direction. I like all things luxurious and expensive, and when I do spend for it, it doesn’t mean I can afford it. I admit I’ve gone overboard at times, and I even get serious reprimanding for it by my DM. It seems so cool to be so part of the “Gossip-girl-NY-elite” spending crowd, but if your finances can’t hack it, don’t push it. It’s totally uncool to live a lifestyle you cannot afford. Peeps who borrow money to fund a lifestyle are simply deplorable. Not having the newest LV bag isn’t going to kill you or send you straight down to social hell, but having one sure ain’t the ticket to social heaven either. *Sigh* I realllllly hope I can stop being so ostentatious too or I’d never stop hating myself hahaha! Bag heavens help meeeee 🙂

12. Spend more time with my children. I didn’t exactly neglect my kids last year, but I certainly hope that I can spend much more quality time with them this year. After all, kids can only love you unconditionally for a few years before their minds get totally corrupted (i.e. they become materialistic haha… see resolution #11).

13. Make business decisions more wisely. This year, I have a few ideas I wanted to put into action, and I do hope I don’t make hasty decisions like I did last year. A few of my ideas went ka-poot in less than 5 minutes because of lack of due diligence. This year, I plan to do more feasibility studies before getting into anything. After all, money doesn’t grow on trees, at least not for this baghag!

14. If resolution #13 doesn’t materialize because the planned business doesn’t materialize, then FIND AN EMPLOYER WHO WILL HIRE ME! 🙂 🙂 Coz this baghag would hate to be in debt, meaning I won’t get to do resolution #11 (because we all know this baghag would still want
the life even when in debt hahaha…), in which case I also won’t get to do resolution #12 since I’ll be too busy finding means to pay for debt, in which case I’ll be perennially stressed and won’t be able to do resolutions #5, #7, and #9. That said, how can I even achieve resolution #10, the all- important resolution? Not having a proper source of income will only mean I won’t even have to worry about resolutions #1, #2, and #8. And I can’t afford to have “lazy days” and that rules out resolution #3. Which leaves me with only TWO realistic resolutions for the year 2008 (#4 and #6). And I swear, I wouldn’t want my 2008 to be devoid of any “good” change. So wait, I guess this resolution #14 is most important for the year 2008 🙂

So baghags, if you can find me a job befitting my so-called lifestyle and odd schedule, call me *muwahahaha* Ok I think I will print this post out and use it as the cover letter of my resume 🙂 And then I’ll send it out to prospective employers.

Resolution #15: Send out resumes *muwahahaha* (How dare I mock my jobless state!!! Gobsmacks myself in a seriously painful way haha *snort*)

And so that ends my list of 2008 resolutions…. Darnit I better hop onto bed. It’s almost 6am!!! (Tsk, breaking #7 already!)

Spotlight’s on YOU now– What’s YOUR new year’s resolution? 🙂 Share ONE! I’d seriously love to hear from you hags ! 🙂

P.S. I nearly forgot to add another resolution. Let’s make it
#16: Clean my room! 🙂 *No explanation needed haha*

xx
Mrs.T