New Year Resolutions

Phoebe Yu — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:46:41 +0000

I have made enough New Year Resolutions to know that they should be called “List of Things Phoebe is Not Going to Do” instead. Looking back at my 2009 resolutions, I completed one (1. Get into Cornell), was half way on my way to another one before my tuition bill came along (5. Have $20,000 in my bank account by the end of the year), and failed at others completely (8. Finish a novel and 4. Be unselfish in love).

This year, I waited after the New Year and New Decade euphoria to settle down a bit, hoping the overly-optimistic and wishful thinking would be out of my system before I sit down and make resolutions that are actually feasible. So here they are, somewhat anticlimatically presented.

Write New Year Resolutions – YES! DONE! (Kidding…)

Think before I speak – to avoid embarrassment, regret, hysteria, and perceived stupidity on my part.

Do something terrifying – gorge-jumping or dancing in front a large crowd of people maybe?

Hit the big FOUR-OH, not agewise mind you, but grade-wise.

Learn to cook beyond boiling water.

Get my driver’s license, because my friends currently view my inability to drive as practically a disability.

Blog more often! And write for a publication.

When it comes to extra-curriculars, DEPTH, not BREADTH.

Take every opportunity to travel.

Sleep before 12:30 and get up early to preview lectures – I have a feeling this will be the toughest one.

Of course, there’s the “internship/career/graduate school/fitness plan/eat healthier” staple that come with every resolution list which I will bypass here.

QOTW: What are your New Year Resolutions? And how many have you broken already?

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New Year Resolutions