Resolve this

It's not that I hate new year's resolutions, it's just that I hate my new year's resolutions. In early January (for at least the last three years) my list of resolutions has typically looked like this;

1) Enter adulthood and get a mortgage

2) Lose 5kg

3) When you're drunk, stop drinking

By December however, the outcomes typically look like this;

1) My money has been spent on 53 black dresses that all look remarkably similar - perhaps I can fashion those into a one bedroom inner-city dwelling?

2) I ate chips and dip for dinner for an entire month. It must be my metabolism which is letting me down.

3) I think I was drunk when I agreed to number three.

So, when I discovered '500 ways for a new beginning' a project run by the Next Wave Festival, I felt compelled to ditch the resolutions of old (and the inevitable December self-loathing), and start 2012 anew. From this list I vow to do the following;

1)   Take one photo per day that explains your mood. 

2)   Create an online dating profile. 

3)   Throw away all your old underpants, and only wear new ones for a week. 

4)   Write someone who lives far away a long letter, or send them a short postcard. 

5)   Spend a month only spending money on absolute necessities. 

6)   Babysit someone else's child and read them your favourite childhood story. Try and remember why you loved it. 

7)   Wear a bra that fits. 

8)   Write a letter forgiving an old enemy. 

And you dear reader (yes, I know there's only the one of you), will get to follow the fruits of my labour throughout this very blog. In addition to fulfilling the above resolutions, I will aim to entertain with stories from this (often strange) Melbourne life. So I encourage you to become a member of my blog to better follow the feeds and keep me encouraged. Besides, you can only contribute abusive commentary once you sign up...