Possible resolutions in an impossible year, Emily Warwick
Possible resolutions in an impossible year The bar may be low this year but that isn’t going to stop Emily Warwick from achieving some (slightly modified) New Year’s Resolutions.
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020 HASN’T BEEN MY year. Then again, it hasn’t really been anyone’s year. I figure if Beyoncé is forced to stay inside, then chilling at home on a Friday night, in my pyjamas by 5:30, can’t be too bad. Plus, it’s probably the only time Beyoncé and I will have anything in common. A self-confessed home-body, the thought of staying inside, cup of tea in hand, watching a movie I’ve seen 49 times before, seems like an ideal way to spend my weekend. Years of working in hospitality have meant my weekends are usually spent serving the MondayFriday-ers as they kick back, relax and distastefully shout ‘TGIF’ to bar staff looking down the barrel at a weekend of close shifts. But 2020 was going to be different. New Decade. New Me. New Year’s Resolution.
In an ironically cruel twist to my life, my New Year’s Resolution was, wait for it…. to go out more. Yes, that’s right, I was going to be that annoying ‘TGIF’ person, living my best weekend life. I think it’s safe to say I won’t be achieving my original resolution anytime soon. So, in a bid to be productive in a year where unproductivity has undoubtedly ruled, I’ve decided to make some more…obtainable goals for the remainder of 2020. While I sit back and reflect upon my new resolutions, I’m realising some will be easier to accomplish than others. I for one don’t see myself ever finishing the shampoo and conditioner simultaneously in my lifetime. But then again 2020 has been quite an impossible year, and in a year filled with impossibilities, anything is possible. ☑ 66
