NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS
I PROMISE NOT TO END UP IN ANYONE ELSE'S BED. THIS IS FOR REAL, THIS TIME. THIS TIME, I MEAN IT, I SWEAR.
I WILL TAKE CARE OF MYSELF THIS TIME. I'LL BUY SOME OF THOSE BATH BOMBS FROM LUSH, THE ONES THAT ARE COVERED IN GLITTER. I'LL START TAKING BATHS, AND ACTUALLY ENJOYING THEM. I'LL LEARN HOW TO BREATHE PROPERLY, USING YOGA TECHNIQUES. I'LL MAKE PROMISES I CAN KEEP THIS YEAR. I WILL.
I'LL GO MORE PLACES THIS YEAR – TAKE MORE TRIPS TO THE SEASIDE. LET THE WAVES COME PAST MY ANKLES, THEN MY CALVES, THEN MY THIGHS, THEN MY HIPS. I WILL STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW COLD IT IS.
I WILL TALK TO SOMEONE NEW EVERY DAY – DO SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING THAT SCARES ME. THERE WON'T BE A DAY THAT I JUST STAY INSIDE, ON THE COUCH. I WILL VENTURE CAREFULLY BUT I WILL LEAVE. I WILL NOT BE SCARED TO GO – I WILL BUY THE PLANE TICKET, PAY THE CAB FARE, PULL ON MY BOOTS AND LEARN TO WALK AGAIN.
I WILL BE BETTER WITH MONEY – I WILL SAVE UP TO SEND YOU MORE LETTERS AND MORE PACKAGES. THEY WILL BE FULL OF SUGAR TO MAKE UP FOR THE FACT THAT I CAN'T BE AS SWEET TO YOU WHEN YOU AREN'T HERE.
I WILL LOOK UP MORE –
BOTH IN BODY AND IN MIND.
THIS YEAR WILL BE DIFFERENT.