New Year's Resolution

It's been over a month since my last post. My, how time goes by. People have been asking me if I lost interest in maintaining this blog, or if I have decided to move on with other things. Truth be told, I can't fault them for asking these questions. I am known, after all, to have a really short attention span. I quickly lose interest in things and move on to new experiences. Like a bumblebee looking for new sources of nectar.

And maybe I have. The past month has been spent reconnecting with friends and "partying." The holiday season has that effect in my country. Some days I even had up to three parties in one day (two of which I hosted myself). My Facebook page was filled with photos from the various restaurants and houses that I visited. I literally painted the town red. It's no wonder that I found little time to work on articles or even read stuff online.

Now, the "party days" are almost over. I say almost because I still have a couple of post-holiday parties lined up in the next few weeks. But I do have time now to touch base with the things that are important to me. Like blogging. And possibly earning a few bucks writing articles. I may even have time to jot down resolutions for the coming year.

Do I believe in New Year resolutions? Not exactly. I think these resolutions almost always end up unfulfilled. But they are not without benefits. I do think that they give us a good kick to start off the year right. And if only for that, I will go ahead and list down a few.

1. Keep a positive outlook. I tried the #100HappyDays challenge last year and it actually made me a better person. For 100 days I posted a photo of something that I was grateful for on any given day. Mine of course came with a commentary on what happened and what reflections I had. After 100 days I noticed that I had a fresher outlook of the world. This year, I plan to write down at least one thing that made me happy on my daily journal. The challenge would be for me to keep it within one or two sentences. (Now that's a challenge).

2. Be more organized. I do things as I please, making me one of the most disorganized persons in the universe. Things get done based on my mood, hence I found myself with a lot of unproductive hours last year. This year, I will make a check list of things that I want to accomplish in any given day. I plan to keep track of my productivity rate. I'm very competitive, so I think I should be able to get at least a 90% on any given day. We'll see.

3. Ooops. Time's up. Gotta move on to the other things on my list today.