My personal ad

"If you like Pina Coladas
And getting caught in the rain
If you're not into yoga
If you have half a brain
If you'd like making love at midnight
In the dunes on the Cape
Then I'm the love that you've looked for
Write to me and escape."

I've had a few randomly deep thoughts as of late. My latest was super crazy. Basically, I really wonder what my personal ad would say... What is concise or important enough to list? Hmmm... The following are my random babblings. I'm not sure what the condensed version would be, but some or all of these might make it into the final cut (if I wasn't paying per word).

• I relate WAY too much to "Grey's Anatomy" (minus the whole being a surgeon who sleeps around with all of my over-worked and over-sexed surgeon friends).
• I miss cheese curds and that gloriously clean squeeky sound they made.
• Pad Thai, white chocolate mousse, white chocolate mochas, and hummus= delicious (not all at once)
• If I were ordering coffee, I would base my decision on the following: 1. the season (hot vs. cold) 2. the coffee house and 3. my mood
  
• Crock pots are one of the best inventions ever.
• I have a love/hate relationship with stretch jeans
• I overthink things way too much
• I am a planner (whose friends think I should be a wedding planner)
• Slightly lactose-intolerant
• Addicted to iced tea
• I would be more crafty, but it's expensive, time intensive and I lack the space
• I have a need to nest
• Firm believer in pre-marital kissing
• Expert car-dancer
  

Resolutions and such

I failed to write New Year's resolutions for 2010. I hate failure. I say that (not because I failed to write them this year) but because I have failed too many times in past years to accomplish them.

Last year, I tried to be tricky about my New Year's resolutions. I thought I would be more likely to complete all of them if they were broken down into "bite size" pieces, so I wrote one goal per month... It didn't quite work how I planned. I tried not to be too hard on myself for reaching some of my goals out of order. Alas, I have yet to learn and conquer the cha-cha slide or kareoke.

So as I continue to debate whether or not I should actually nail down New Year's resolutions, I can tell you this: I want to live the best life I possibly can in the here and now. One of my favorite authors, Donald Miller, has an amazing blog that I follow. One of his latest posts outlines "Living a Good Story."

So how do we make the most of each day? I'm not sold that there is a clear cut answer on that...And I'm most certainly sold that New Year's resolutions will not produce the "best life" for me. That would give me yet another to-do list (overkill).

I just know I need to get better at living in the here and now instead of wishing I was "just five years older" or "a little more settled in my career and life." That won't get me anywhere... In fact, that would make me miss the fun adventure of here and now. So here is an idea. Let's do life, and let's be crazy. I'm looking forward to 2010. I mean, after all, 2009 was pretty awesome.