Delinquincy

My name is Xuan, and I am a delinquent "blogger."  Yes, it seems that the more things I have/want to write about, the less time I have to write.  To compound the issue, as the frequency of posts decrease day by day, the energy that I must summon to write a new post increases exponentially.  All blames aside, I have been just too lazy to articulate my thoughts into meaningful words.  It is sufficient to conclude, then, that my new year's resolution list has been thrown out like yesterday's news?  ....Or has it?

My resolution list as of January 3, 2011:

1.  Write more often, at least 1 post per week.

2.  Spend less!!! no more spontaneous shopping sprees, no more impulsive buys.

3.  Keep organized: no more hoarding of junk, give away more stuff, thin out closet

4.  Use up more products

5.  Keep up with friends

6.  Drink more water

7.  Procrastinate less

8.  Pictures: take more, learn PS skillz, make prints

9.  More tree-hugging.

10. More nerd.

Safe to say that #1 (Kate who?), #2 (while the spontaneity factor is somewhat under control, my money has been dissipating faster than dry ice on a hot day) , #4 (negated by # 2), #6 (popcorn with water just ain't right), #7 (who am I kidding?!), and #8 (dust has collected on my camera) have been circling the drain, if not flushed away, for a while now.

But, I've not completely fallen off the treadmill... at least not yet anyways:

#3 More organization, less hoarding: I've managed to declutter my life quite a bit, showing no mercy to useless junk that I've held on since middle school; the shredder became a good friend and the guy that works at the receiving dock at Good Will knows me by name.  I've bought nifty carts and containers in an attempt to stay organized ... it's mildly better than before, but the jury's still out on my organization skills.

#5 Keep up the friendships:  Phone calls count, right?  Right.

#9 Tree hugging: Reduce, reuse, recycle... I remember it most of the time.  I've stopped to smell the roses a few times, literally. 

#10 More nerd:  This is the one thing that I can say with an absolute, 100%, positive, unequivocal YES, I DID!  It may or may not have been entirely deliberate since January, but it's the only thing that I've kept to and the only thing that's keeping me from flying off my treadmill of a resolution list.  

I'll admit, 40% is pretty miserable, but with a little more than four months left, there is still hope for us all.