BROKEN RESOLUTION

When I made my New Year’s Resolution, in my heart, I knew that like most everyone else I too would break my resolution. But I really did want to change my ways. I really did want to stop staying up late into the wee hours of the morning playing the Free Cell solitaire game on my computer. I feel lousy the next day with so little sleep even though I am retired and can lie around the next day doing nothing. Plus, afterwards, I always chastise myself for wasting all that time when I could be doing something more productive.

So sure enough, I broke my resolve last night and played game after game after game. I know I should stop. I should just turn off my computer. But I love the game and I am so good at it. In addition, each time I win, which is often the thrill of success is so exhilarating that I am motivated to play another game and another and another. I tell myself just one more. But that doesn’t work. I am truly addicted and can empathize with other people who are addicts and just can’t stop.

The only good thing I can say is that since January this is only the second time I broke my resolution. And I really, really, really hope that maybe I will keep my resolution for the rest of the year.

By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION

I haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions in years, because I know I won’t keep them. But I got a scare yesterday and this year I WILL make and KEEP one. I ended up in the emergency room, after experiencing some confusion and memory loss. As a senior citizen, I feared a mini-stroke. And so I called 911. I assumed I might face a few days stay in the hospital. Thus, I grabbed a small suitcase and quickly filled it with a bathrobe, toothbrush, and a few other essentials including my portable computer –no sense wasting time at the hospital as I had work to do on www.FunnyPhotosContest.com
for cute or funny photos and photo captions. But after a few hours they sent me home. They couldn’t find anything and simply advised me to make a follow-up appointment in three months.

So what’s my resolution? The hospital visit frightened me. As a result, I will take better care of myself. I will STOP staying up until 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning playing FreeCell on my computer. If I slept late in the day, I could continue this foolish pastime. But when the sun rises I wake up and can’t fall back to sleep. Perhaps there’s no connection but certainly a lack of sleep is not doing my health any good.