New Year

The new year.

Time for renewal and change.

But I don't want to be such a cliche and follow the crowd and make all kinds of New Year's Resolutions that I won't keep.

No.

I will think in my mind that I WILL change this year...

you know:

work out

 eat right

get over my sugar problem

get into those jeans I still have in my closet

Pray more

Think kinder thoughts

Keep the house clean

Learn to enjoy making dinner

But I won't make resolutions.

Those are so lame.

Except

some how I did not magically change overnight last night.

I woke up and wanted to eat the m&ms on the counter...

you know, the ones I took to the New Years Eve party so I could SHARE them.

The ones that I ate repeatedly all night long until we got home at 1:00 a.m.

Yeah those.

I had them for breakfast.

Don't worry,

I also had some popcorn so it was a nice, round meal.

I didn't magically want to go workout.

It's freaking cold out there!

and, ok, I could have done some sort of workout here in my house

but

I really didn't feel like it.

I also didn't magically become a spiritually amazing and sensitive woman.

And Thank Heaven Carter works at the pizza place tonight.

Dinner is already planned!

Go me!

sort of.

But I'm not giving up.

No.

You see, my birthday is in 5 days...

so really, if you think about it, that's a better time to renew and change

than January 1st.

Plus, I should wait till after the cake.

That would make more sense.

And I don't want to deny myself birthday cake after all.

That would just be wrong.

Here's to 2016.

I'm sure there's all kinds of amazing things in store...

just don't hold your breath for dinner every night, kids.

That's just crazy talk.