{"id":8,"date":"2005-01-01T23:25:56","date_gmt":"2005-01-02T03:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swardraws.com\/chatter\/?p=8"},"modified":"2005-01-01T23:25:56","modified_gmt":"2005-01-02T03:25:56","slug":"new-years-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swardraws.com\/chatter\/2005\/01\/new-years-resolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"New Years Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is that time again, a time full of promise that I will make my changes. Of course they are the same changes I promise myself every year but still I am optimistic I will do them&#8230;this year.<\/p>\n<p>We had our typical New Years Eve, just stay home alone and celebrate by ourselves. Though this is how we like it I still feel a bit pitiful and lonesome. Everyone else seems to celebrate with other people even thought they tell me they don&#8217;t like to go out, they just invite a few friends over. Well someone is going out, like the friends. We never get invites like that. I know why not invite someone over here. I am sure everyone has their plans.<\/p>\n<p>I actually got a New Years Eve-Eve party invite from Lisa C at work. She is all the way in Wisconsin, about a 40 minute drive. My hermit homebody tendancies told me I didn&#8217;t really want to go but I thought I better go anyway because someone actually invited me and I am out mingling with others.<\/p>\n<p>Going to this party was a little awkward. No one else from work came like they apparently promised. I am not really in Lisa&#8217;s relm of friends at work, there was only a small handful that were there and Lisa isn&#8217;t much of a hostest not really introducing us to anyone or conversing with us. It felt a little like why the hell are we here?<\/p>\n<p>When I asked Hollace if she wanted to go to a party she said sure, she might meet some new people. She knew there probably wasn&#8217;t going to be any kids there. I love that attitude and one I have been wishing she would have.<\/p>\n<p>There was a 3 year old girl there that took her by her hand once we went downstairs. They ran around and played the whole night. The girl&#8217;s mother on the other hand might of been like me. I think she was Lisa&#8217;s sister-in-law. She sat there by herself and didn&#8217;t seem interested in having a conversation. I did try to engage her a bit like with the question of how old her daughter was. She said three and that was it. If I was more of an engaging person I would of forced her in a conversation with questions. I think I was looking in a mirror or maybe she was really a snob. I for the most part hung around RAW who was conversing with some neighbor guys and did they &#8220;uh huh&#8221; thing. Eventually I talked with Lisa&#8217;s boyfriend\/fiancee&#8217;s mom. She was an interesting character.<\/p>\n<p>We ended the night not knowing anyone&#8217;s name because no one ever said (including us), hi I am so and so, what is your name.<\/p>\n<p>Oh well it was a lesson dealing with people. Practice makes perfect.<\/p>\n<p>Looks like I went off on a tangent with my original title for this post.<\/p>\n<p>I think I gained 10 lbs this holiday season. I am looking at the South Beach diet book and while I will probably pattern my eating plan with this I am so uninspired. All the testomials were edited horribly (or maybe they jump around with their experieces that badly) and they always ended it with, well I cheat a little now and am backsliding.<\/p>\n<p>I think this is the curse of low carb diets. I will get more into my philosophy of this with my diet blog later. I think in my case, watch the fat (that means skipping my whole cream lobster bisque, yum) and especially watch portion sizes which is my big issue. I am still going to be low or only healthy carbs. I still think hypnosis is the key to my self destructive binges. Exercize is key. Tomorrow I think for exercize I will dance around the living room for 20-30 minutes. I will eventually join the health club at work.<\/p>\n<p>I am also going to nip that personality problem I mentioned earlier in this post with hypnosis.<\/p>\n<p>My photography and my photoblog will be a big deal in 2005. I hope to stretch and grow in this area.<\/p>\n<p>I gave Hollace some resolutions too. She will tie her shoes and try new foods amongst others.<\/p>\n<p>Today I cut my nails so I am feeling rather chatty but I think I will end this post anyway. Today we gave the DVD a workout watching movies. Me and RAW just watched Big Fish. Good movie. RAW wants me be acquire the movie for our collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is that time again, a time full of promise that I will make my changes. 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