So, 2009, what shall we get up to?

Resolution #1: Deal with the coming apocalypse. The current environmental situation and the tendency of humans to oppress each other is quite possibly leading us into a bleak Children of Men style future. I need to do something about it. Make sure we can grow food in our yard, cut our energy use, contribute to systems change for greater justice, etc.

Resolution #2: Get serious about living to be 114. I have a lot to get done and I hate it when I miss stuff. C-Man says the only thing proven to extend life is drastically reduced calorie consumption, and I'm not really interested in that, so I'm banking on sheer stubbornness and general good health. That means I need get back on the whole "eat vegetables, floss, and get some physical activity" train.

Resolution #3: Kick it to the curb. Whatever needs to go, pitch it out. My own bad attitude, past resentments and regrets, Facebook, clutter, wasting time whining instead of doing something either fun or useful or both, whatever.

Resolution #4: Share the love. When I go to someone's house, bring a gift. Send cards. Call more often. Comment on other people's blogs. Look for ways to help others. Keep my promises.

Resolution #5: Dance with who brung me. My husband is a rockin' individual. That's why I married him. Why he married me, I can't say, except that his chances of finding another cute vegetarian redhead girl who reads comic books were pretty slim and that probably factored in. But quite often I let him stand at the end of the line for my energy and attention, and since he doesn't complain I forget he's back there. My life is awesome in so many ways because of him, and I need to make sure he feels the same way about me.

Resolution #6: Pretty it up a little. Finish our quilts. Write things I'm proud of. Make websites I like to tell other people about. Find ways to make this house peaceful and lovely. Get ready for the day as if I care what I look like, even though I work from home. Stop waiting for some magic day when I'll have scads of uninterrupted time to make all of this happen, because while I'm waiting, my life is already happening and I should be enjoying it.

I also found another lovely New Year's Resolution post recommending a different approach, and I may turn to her strategy halfway through the year if I don't like how things are going. (What, you've never made 4th of July Resolutions?)