The Rural Voice, 1981-01, Page 29GISELE IRELAND
The challenges
of the New Year
4
The new year is here and challenging us to do better. We've
spent more money than we could afford on presents as usual,
and we've eaten ourselves into a size larger as usual. Some of us
even still have mild headaches from the revelry . When people
acumulate these kinds of reflections the only thing that can result
are the NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS.
We now take a good summary of ourselves and decide to
change whatever needs correction. These resolutions are terrific
to make but a pain to live up to. One good way to be able to
justify to yourself that they need not be made public is that they
are going to be thrown at you every time you regress.
The resolution to diet is great when you are feeling like a
martyr over string beans and a dried-up piece of left over -turkey.
But what about when you're half way through a lemon and
whipped cream filled donut and everyone at the table remembers
you're supposed to be denying yourself?
A vast majority decide to quit smoking at the beginning of the
year. You feel like you have it under control, you're at a party
where the person next to you lights one after the other and
you're ready to kill for a smoke, but you make it. The next day
one of the kids catches you sneaking one when you thought no
one was looking. Depressing! If you had kept your month shut
about the resolutions no one would know the difference. Better
advice is make the resolutions, copy them down, put them in
your safety deposit box at the bank and laugh at them next year.
It's hard to keep resolutions that blanket -cover all situations. If
you resolve not to yell at the kids any more, and one of them fills
in all the flowers on your bedroom wallpaper with red nail
polish, you've denied yourself the right to let blow. "Dear, you
must not do that", doesn't quite cover a case like that.
This is also the time to resolve to treat your spouse with more
consideration. I am sometimes reminded that I am slipping in my
wifely duties. I will endeavour to change this year. I will really
try to get the Christmas decorations down before the Easter
bunny comes.
I will try to sort his sock drawer and pick out the ones that have
holes the size of Grand Canyon. He hates the way I mend so I put
them in a bag, and "will do something" with them some time.
Somewhere in this house are 16 year's worth of holey socks
waiting for me to do something with them. I could maybe
insulate the attic with them.
I will also try to be understanding and not put his meal in the
freezer when he is an hour late • Brian always has a terrific
excuse so I can't fault him there. He hates his lettuce and
tomato frozen though.
It's the only way I have come up with to voice my disapproval
silently.
One of my sisters-in-law had a unique way of showing her
displeasure. Her husband wouldn't get the lawn mower fixed
and the lawn looked like a hay field. She served him a plate of
grass for supper. He caught on real quick.
The ne;t year will bring a lot of surprises and a good
percentage of exactly what you had in the last year. Make some
resolutions, hide them, and dig them out next year at this time
and see how well you managed.
Have a Happy Holiday Season!
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THE RURAL VOICE/JANUARY 1981 PG. 29