Just to clarify, 2016 is a year, not a quantity. It’s not that long a post, cross my heart.
2015 was a good year. A fine year. It was okay. I’m sure it did its best. 2016, though, wow. It sits on the horizon like a shiny new boyfriend, dangling its baubles of possibility. It hasn’t yet left its underwear on the floor, eaten my stash of MoonPies, or stolen my car. There’s still that tiny chance that it will be perfect, The One. Heck, it’s so special it’s even got an extra day. I plan to spend that bonus day like found money, friends. It’s already burning a hole in my pocket.
I made some wishes to start the New Year out right. In a new relationship, it’s important to say exactly what you want, you know. So here goes.
- I want my new computer to pack itself up and send itself back for repairs. I’m not asking for the moon, here. I’m not requesting a self-healing laptop or anything. That would be greedy, and maybe a little unrealistic. I just want it to throw itself in the box and print out its own packing labels and such. And I don’t want it to use my reindeer duct tape to seal itself up, either. I know I said I was okay with the the thing being broken, but depression is sneaky like that. One minute I’m pretty okay with adulting; the next minute, the thought of having to hook up the printer, get out the packing tape, and insert flange A into slot B is overwhelming.
- I want my Vibram Five Fingers to last forever. I received a pair as a gift a couple of days ago, and they already make me sad because I know that in six months or a year, all the tread will be gone, and I’ll have to throw them away or risk slipping and falling to my death. Then I’ll be Five-fingerless. They make my feet look like flippers, but they are heaven. They feel like magic, so maybe they ARE magic. Maybe some little flipper-footed elves will make me new pairs in the dead of night?
- I want this to be the year that I can read more books by the expedient of shoving a computer chip in my skull. I used to study in college by rubbing my notes on my head and then sleeping with them under my pillow, but I think that only works if the volume in question is under ten pages. My to-be-read list is a giant backlog of things too good to skip. I just have to find the built-in card reader that I’m sure my head came with. Lesson learned: it isn’t in my nose.
- This year, I want to figure out a direction for my blog. Probably north. North is good. Except for the polar bears. But south means piranhas. See, this is why I’ve never found direction. There’s no way to win.
- I want this to be the year that Americans get their collective thumbs out of their collective card-readers and vote on issues, not along party lines. Forrest Gump said it best when he stated “That’s all I got to say about that.”
- I wish for zero One Direction trends on Twitter in 2016. I don’t see this happening. I think I’m wasting a wish here.
- I will learn to Nae Nae in 2016. My kids say “No No.”
- In 2016, I will focus on my art.
- In 2016, I will write the correct year on all my cheques by April at the latest. This is an almost mystical wish because I still write 2008.
- This will be the year I get my Christmas shopping done before Winter Solstice. Ah, who am I kidding? A little pressure is a good thing.
- In 2016, I will not be bound by conventions that dictate lists should be ten items long. I have a year to work on it.
What are your wishes for 2016? If you did a New Years Post, link it in the comments. I’d love to read it!
Great list, Happy New Year and please – dear God – don’t do the Nae Nae. I’ve been avoiding it as well, though I imagine I would have toys hurled at me if I tried it. 🙂
It’s something to hang over the kids’ heads, though, isn’t it? “Behave, or Mom will do the Nae Nae right here IN PUBLIC!”
Ha, I like that – may need to use that one. My kids already hate it when I sing!
A mighty power has been placed in your hands.
Lol, you are correct in that 😉
I want to read 100 books while failing to incur a single library fine.
I want to finish THE BOOK
I want to compliment more and complain less
My full list is here.
Oh, my gosh. 100 books without incurring a fine. That might just be the best New Years wish EVER!
I think my total fines for 2015 totaled $1.05.
You are a good man. We borrowed some movies. $1 per day fine. But it’s all for a good cause, right?
Indeed, and as my local library has stepped up its Recent Releases game, I’m happy to help support it.
Your hyper-link didn’t work. If you copy and paste the entire link in the comments here, I’ll see if I can fix it for you.
Silly me, I tried linking a post I haven’t published yet!
That makes more sense, then. It will be a live link when the post goes live. Tomorrow?
00:00 EST
And at least you know I looked! 😀
Fabulous list. Happy New Year, and may all your aspirations become true.
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I’ve tried sleeping with a book under my pillow but I don’t think it had any effect other than stiffening my neck.
Best of luck on all your 2016 wishes.
Rubbing notes on your head and sleeping on them works? Really? Why did I not know all of this when I was in college/grad school? Life would have been so much different. Have a great 2016!
It got me through Statistics. It worked like a charm, particularly if I fell asleep while reading those notes. Weird how that worked.
How am I just now getting emails about your blog again?! We should get together for coffee and blogging chat sometime soon! Maybe that should be on my 2016 wish list. : )
That would be GREAT! I see the link to your blog. Visiting now!
I’m terribly inconsistent with blogging. I’m hoping to get better with it this year. Feel free to shoot me an email and let’s find a time to get together!
Holy cow, I just realized that if I had the patience to wait to post my comment until after I write my next blog post (which is an imaginary conversation with my New Year’s resolutions), I would have a place to post a link *other* than my Facebook page. Although I’m not sure mine can beat yours. Very much like your blog and your list. Happy New Year to you!
When the post goes live, come back and post it here!
Happy New Year Cliche Woman! And I wish the very best 2016 to you.
That is such a stunning list! *leaves to find pad of paper and pencil to start on her own*
I really like your list, I am hoping for a direction for my blog as well. Happy New Year!
It’s such a difficult thing to decide. So many things I want to write about, and I don’t want separate blogs for each! Good luck and let me know how it goes!
Is left a direction? I vote for left.
I thought Nae nae was on one of those real housewives shows?
I like your picture of Art Garfunkel! That’s what you meant by focusing on Art, right?
I still write 1996 on my cheques.
Left is an EXCELLENT direction.
Ha, i love this list 🙂 🙂
If it weren’t for my husband, I don’t think I would bother with any tech. He is my resident IT guy and only makes faces sometimes 😉 You know, to give me that authentic IT experience.
Lol–this must be a thing, “rubbing notes on your head and then sleeping with them under your pillow.” I thought I was the only one to do this, but your admission has now set me free.
BTW: you could read more books by the expedient of shoving a couple of earbuds in your skull. My admission is in doing this (with audible.com) and going about several things at once. Happy New Year!
I’m afraid to even write a list… I hate having to admit defeat! Happy New Year Heather!
Well, you achieved number ten, given that you have two number ones!! 😉
That pleases me.
A DIRECTION? For a blog? I’ve never heard of such a thing.
Please tell me it’s not true!
I’m taking North. You can have Southwest if you want.
I’m actually in the Southwest as I type. It’s not bad for the winter.
Bingo! Direction achieved.
May 2016 be everything you wish for and go north, for sure!
Do pop over and take our quiz – jolly easy as all the answers are in the last few posts – lots of prizes too 😉 http://animalcouriers.com/2016/01/03/new-year-new-website-new-quiz/
Well you got #10! You have two #1’s so actually there are 11 things on this list. Not a bad way to start the year! One down, ten to go 😉
I’m already head of the game!
My wishes for this year:
To write more consistently. (We’ve been over this)
To really settle into the new house, and make it ours. Because it is.
To (maybe) switch back to being a Mac user, if I can convince my software engineer husband that they are not inherently evil.
To eat lots of wintergreen-flavoured things.
To get over/work on my generalised medical anxiety and um, also work on giving Isla a sibling.
Simple, really. Ha!