I look forward to the opportunity to come up with New Year’s resolutions each January. I have no intention of implementing them, I just like to think up ways I could improve. Better yet, I like to come up with ways other people could improve.
I do have one worthwhile resolution I plan to attempt for myself. I would like to be able to “loud whistle” with my fingers, which I think is a severely underrated skill.
It can be difficult in this corner of the country to be motivated to improve ourselves this time of year when it is dark and wet most of the time, and we avoid leaving our homes. Just in case anyone else struggled to come up with something, here are ten resolutions you may want to consider for those of us in the Pacific Northwest. It is never too late to start, so feel free to wait until spring.
- Both dress like you are about to go on a hike AND actually go hiking.
- Wave to other Subaru drivers, like Jeep people do.
- Start making eye contact with others in public. Begin with the seagulls, move up to small mammals, and finally people.
- Minimize by buying fewer things. More expensive, but fewer.
- Stop referring to your therapist as “my friend.”
- Admit that winter is a season, and not a personality type.
- Start drinking light non-alcoholic beer instead of non-alcoholic IPAs.
- Stop referring to trips on the ferry as “going boating.”
- I will allow Mt. Rainier to be visible without commenting about it to others.
- I will stop referring to my daily Amazon purchases as “buying local.”
These may be more than some are willing to attempt. So if I hear a lot more whistling this year, I’ll understand.
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