It’s that time again to make MORE New Year’s Resolutions! This year however, I’m keeping it much simpler. So here are my two resolutions for the year:
1. I will not purchase soda. However, if it’s available and free, I’ll take it. But this also means that I can’t sneak 50 cents out to buy my secret soda while at work (I hope the wife doesn’t see this!).
My second resolution has a little story behind it. When I was stationed in San Diego during my time in the Navy, aside from hanging out with my best friend Matt and his friend/fiancée/wife Cherise, there wasn’t much else to do other than go shopping. For quite a while, I was hesitant to use my credit card and would only use cash for purchases. However, I hated change. It took up room, was impossible to manage, and was a pain in the butt to dig through pockets to find that perfect amount. So, when I got back to my car, I simply dropped my change on the ground and called it good. Somebody else would pick it up who would use it. Heck, maybe it was someone who actually needed it.
Fast forward to the first time I went shopping with my then-girlfriend Lori, when she witnessed my act of dropping money—being the C.P.A.’s daughter and financially savvy woman that she was (and still is)—she immediately questioned why I would do such a thing. Since then, I have saved the annoying small pieces of metal…but have never found out just how much money I wasted. Thus, I give you my second New Year’s resolution:
2. To save and keep track of all change received throughout the year. This should be an interesting experiment!
My wife and I have a joint-resolution to be able to run a half-marathon by year’s end. I think it’d be cooler to be able to run a full marathon! I mean, heck, I’ve already run a half-marathon on my own when I ran from our apartment in Everett to my dad’s house in Kenmore. Okay, fine… so by the time I got to the never-ending hill on Brier Way, my knee started to give out. Maybe a half-marathon would be a better way to go.
Wish us luck!
It is my hope that all of you set realistic goals and follow through with them! Go get ‘em!
A very Happy New Year to you all! :D
~ N.
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