Ah NYE, everyone’s personal time of introspection, slight annoyance and shimmery gold and silver decorations. Doing my good deeds and writing about New Years Resolutions for the year. Obviously assume there is like lose weight, save money, and travel more because those will never stop being goals for me. However these are the ones after some reflection I feel I need to work on this year.

 

1. Do The Stuff I Say I Like To Do

This one feels dumb and vague but hang with me. When you meet someone new or are making small talk one of the things you do is talk about how you pass your free time. For me I say things like “Biking, reading, video games, comics, going to the movies.”  However these are just fantasies because I don’t spend time doing any of things anymore. If I were to answer that question honestly it would be more like “Watching One Tree Hill and feeling bad for myself while I eat cheese.” I don’t love that. I need to spend time doing things I like, reading a little each day, playing a game, ice skating when it’s cold, swimming when it’s warm. Even if it’s just for like 30 minutes a day. (I deserve some kudos for doing this blog right now, but full disclosure OTH is on in the background).

 

2. Bike More

Following this one. I feel like I want to do more with biking. I’ve taken a few trips over the last few years and I still do some small ones in the year (Zoo-De-Mack, Gran Fondo) but I would like to do more. Whether it’s more social rides or a trip I plan myself. I don’t think it’s realistic for me to do as extreme of ones I did in the past but I would like to get out there more.

 

3. Be More Involved With My Community

Whether this means with cycling, or LGBT or just Grand Rapids in general. I want to meet more people who have similar interests as me and also do things that are new to me too. See if I develop any new interests.

 

4. Be A Better Diabetic

I mean this is also one of those ones I should have every year but this January marks 20 years of living with type 1 diabetes. Now working in a hospital with people who have a lot of complications from diabetes I just want to take better care of myself. Bring my A1C down and feel more confident in my care.

 

5. Dress More David Rose from Schitt’s Creek

I mean those patterns are everything.

 

 

For 2019…

 

No more of this..

 

And a little more of this…