New year resolution

I have never been a believer of new year resolutions.

Since young i've tried to set them, but with no efforts to follow through. Key reason being, 1 year just seems too long for plans to be accomplished. i am kind of impatient in that sense and obviously it contradicts with my philosophy of living in that moment. take for instance, some people may plan for a trip to the zoo or buy an item that they like... i cant wait. if i feel like going to the zoo i will just do it today or the next. And yes i am guilty of making an instant purchase and dashing into to a good sale and leaving with things that i think i may use but not need. I tend not to ponder over a decision for too long...So making plans in advance of 1 year just doesn't work!

However, that was me in the past.. Sigh...the youthful young me with loads of unexpended energies. Days then seemed so much longer that you could just bum around and submerge in that wonderful feeling of 'stone-ing' (staring into space and let your mind wander). Despite packed activities, There is always time for a book or a hobby. These days you just don't know why time no longer stops for you to even catch your breath. A typical week simply zooms by quickly and by then a month has passed and behold you are into a new year!

Theory of relativity starts to make sense when applied to different generations. Between our parents and our kids, it just feels that time seems longer for the kids and never stopped for us or passed even faster for our parents! We are ageing much quicker than ever! And there is no time even for myself! So yes this year i will set a resolution to remind myself of the things that i missed and wants to do.

Here's the list:-
1. Call Chris to inform him if I am running late ( my dad calls this a "horrible habit" or "rubber time").
2. Leave office by 6 pm on most days.
3. Reach home with kids by 8:30pm ( ie reach mum's by 7pm and finish dinner by 8pm).
4. Try not to doze off with kids by 9pm.
5. Increase our free of kids' time to at least once a friday evening every month.
6. Learn piano with Natalie and keep to a daily practice routine.
7. Spend quality time with kids and less reliance on tv as baby sitter.

Thats all for now.... :)


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