EDITOR’S LETTER

Happy New Year, everyone!

Making New Year’s resolutions is a tradition that I for one like to uphold. Every year I pick out a few things to work on and I write out my resolutions on paper, frame them and place them in a spot where i can revisit them everyday. My bedside cabinet has been selected this year to provide refuge to such a list. Having that constant visual reminder helps me to stick to my goals throughout the year and I recently looked back on my resolutions from last year. I think I did a pretty good job with my 2017 goals using this particular visual mantra.

In 2017, my goals included sending more thank you notes and making an effort to plan dinner with my friends at least once a week. In 2016, I vowed to drink more water and be more punctual (I’m still dehydrated regardless of my social life being thirsty work). And in 2015, I had a whole long list of resolutions that aren’t worth thinking about… home box dip-dye being amongst said list still tarnishes my mind.

But this year I have just one resolution that I’m really trying to stick to and I think we could all benefit as such. My 2018 New Year’s resolution is to stop procrastinating. It’s my worst habit. When I get really busy, things like unanswered emails, fast approaching deadlines and even everyday to-do lists really pile up. Behind the seductive lure of “New Year, New You” lies a mistake, the idea that what we require, in order finally to change, is one last push of willpower. Well, we can all do ‘it’ and if you don’t, well, don’t procrastinate over it just simply get on with it and clear your mind. A Piece of cake...right?

Regional Editor Jayne Green