It is that time again. What time you ask? New Years Resolution Time! I did some research and this NYE tradition started in Babylonian times.. Crazy right? I thought this was invented by the first Gym Owners to boost memberships in January. Early Christians believed the first day of the new year should be spent reflecting on past mistakes and resolving to improve oneself in the new year. Well…  I say NOOOO thank you! My advice to everyone this NYE is to just enjoy yourself. Do not be burdened with putting big plans to change your whole life on Jan 1..This is Just NUTS!

Change happens over time and…Change takes time. Rome was not built in a day soo why in gay hell should you give up say..eating, smoking or even…  dare I say…Booze? I know everyone wants to do better things with their life in the new year but to expect change over night…I mean, come on.

Below are some of my reasonable New Year’s Resolutions:

• Do Something Daily that makes me feel good. This can be a number of things  including  buying myself something, getting dressed up for no reason, dinner with my girls or dancing to Lady Gaga in my bedroom .
• No More Dumpster Diving. Lately, I find myself dating these guys that are not worth my time and to be honest are a little trashy. I think a lot of single people do this sometimes to fill the lonely void. I, instead, am gonna work on me and spend some good quality time with myself. No more Dumpster Diving also means leaving the trash where it belongs- in the dumpster! No more calling, texting emailing exes or wasting energy on things that are pointless. I think the key with this resolution is if you threw it out at some point it’s trash and there is no reason to be picking things outta the trash, especially when you can get new things that are shinier and prettier!
• Help someone once a day. This one makes me cringe cause I am sooo self involved (as many of us can be). The thought of helping another person..I mean why in gay hell? I need to help myself! Here is the deal though: helping other people does help me. It reminds me sometimes that there are people less fortunate and I need to be grateful for what I have. Now I am not going as far to say I will be working in a soup kitchen.  I am thinking letting someone know their hair looks a mess or they have spinach in their teeth will suffice for now.  I can always work my way up to the soup kitchen, right?

Now, things like these are reasonable resolutions. It’s not like I am saying by Jan 1 I will have a six pack and an ass you can bounce a quarter off of, cause that isn’t going to happen. I think we should keep the resolutions like a perfect cashmere sweater: easy to wear and soft to the touch.  Besides corsets are soooo out and nobody needs to be constricted or restricted by anything, especially NYE Resolutions. I say ask yourself, “Why in Gay Hell would I put so much pressure on myself?”

xx,

WhyInGayHell

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