So it’s de rigeur these days to call them “intentions” instead of “resolutions,” but I’m sticking with “resolution” because I like the sound of the word “resolve.” Only a few, and along the same themes as I always do, but after the gluttony and sluggishness of December, I would like to approach 2017 with a…
Category: Navel Gazing (and I Don’t Mean Oranges)
2016 Year in Review
1. What did I do in 2016 that I’ve never done before? I took the Louisiana bar exam. Which was my third bar exam, but my first (and last!) attempt at the Louisiana one specifically. THANK. GOD. 2. Did you keep your resolutions? I do not appear to have made any, which is not a surprise…
Dinners-Revisited
I wanted to revisit our conversation about taking dinner down a notch in the name of improved mental health, and how that’s going. However, I cannot fail to recognize the latest news. This week we have the live-streamed deaths of Phil Castile, Alton Sterling, and the murders of the Dallas police officers by sniper fire…
Suck it, Cheryl
So lately I do exercises in the house, if I haven’t had a chance to run in a while. Wall sit, burpees, jumping jacks, high knees, mountain climbers, lift my little 5lb weights, do a barre video, lunges, some yoga stretches – whatever. A little 20-30 minute fix. I prefer a longer workout, but most…
2016 Resolutions
I began this draft of Resolutions in December and forgot all about it, and am pleased to say I have already made some progress on most of these! Read for pleasure, and don’t feel guilty about it. Progress so far: very good, much facilitated by Christmas! I read a forgettable Agatha Christie on my Christmas-gift-Kindle, and…