Inspired by @harrybakerpoet’s list.
Resolutions I‘m pretty sure I can achieve this year:
To add pink ostrich feathers to the red dress I just rediscovered in my ridiculously, haphazardly organized storage unit.
To read a book about the history of each of Iran, Russia, India and China.
To say “I’m listening” a lot.
To be more patient with my mother.
To be open to finding a new close friend, or letting one find me.
To master sheet pan pizza topped with mushrooms and pepperoni. One like my sister’s, where the crust is crusty and done, but not too done.
To teach Koko how to tell me when she needs to go outside before she starts circling for a spot inside.
To organize either my inbox or my storage unit (but not both, which would be beyond the scope of “achievable” in the sense in which I mean it here, which is that I will actually do it at some point this year).
To generously interpret other people’s otherwise ambiguous actions in. Especially my brother’s.
To finish creating my list of favorite shops in Paris.
To approach every date with optimism, an open heart and curiosity.
Related (or not): to continue my search for exceptional sex toys.
Thanks to all the CRUSH Readers who shared their achievable resolutions:
"I am going to do something new to spice up me and my husband’s sex life. I have no idea what (yet), but I’ll read that book you (Dish) recommended a while back I guess. (What was the name again, Dish?) The truth is, whatever effort I do / try, he will love and appreciate.” - Danielle
{Note to Danielle. Great resolution! It might have been Great Sex Starts at 50 by Tracey Cox or 101 Kinky Things Even You Can Do by Kate Sloan. In February we will be sharing reviews of some new sex toys, as well as re-running SIGHS & Moans a column by Ralph Greco, a kink expert. Let me know if there’s anything else you’d like to read about to rev you up.}
"Okay, okay. I’m resolved to try to be patient with my ex. Even though he’s an asshole. I might even achieve it simply because it’s not for him, but for me and our kids. For keeping the peace with that asshole." - Kim
"Read Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. Been on my list for a while." - Dave
"Like Dish, I’m going to try to be more patient with my Mom!" - Katherine
"Try strength training." - Allison
"Catch myself before I say something snarky (without thinking). To be clear, sometimes once I think about it, I decide that snarky is just what’s needed." - Laura
"Get the knee surgery I’ve been putting off for a decade. My bad knee is hampering my health and my fun." - Kevin
"To swim a mile and then do so regularly after a decades long and well founded aversion to swimming." - Diane
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