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Early Resolutions
I never bother to make resolutions, because I know I’m not going to keep them. I finally realized I do this all wrong. What I should be doing is making resolutions that I know will come true. This way I can be successful without even trying. It’s the ultimate fulfillment of the American dream.
Therefor, I resolve:
- To ride at some point during the year.
- To read at least one horse-related book.
- To watch at least one movie with a horse in it.
- To draw at least one stick-figure horse just to prove I can’t even draw a stick figure horse.
- To watch a horse show or two.
- To make some homemade horse treats. Buying a bag of carrots and snapping them in half counts as “homemade”, right?
Ok, I think that’s enough. I’m all out of practice with resolutions, even ones I know will come true. I hate to strain something.
My cat, meanwhile, has resolved never to come out from under the heated blanket I got for Christmas. She thinks she’s died and gone to heaven.
If I were making real resolutions, I think they’d go something like this:
- Find a barn (when I move to Texas) that does both formal/show-oriented lessons and trail riding (and not the nose-to-tail touristy thing, either).
- Attend an auction. I can’t quite explain why, but I feel it’s something I should do. I don’t expect it to be easy.
- Try a cross-country jump or two. I always wanted to be an eventer, deep down in places I don’t like to talk about.
Whew. That’s done. Now I have an entire year to forget about these resolutions I’m not making.
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On Dec 31, 2007, Callie said:
Wow, those bottom few seem like reasonable resolutions. I need to resolute to ride more often!