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So I think I’ve mentioned this on here before, but last year I saw something on Facebook that offered an alternative to making resolutions. I’ve never been the type to make resolutions anyway, but I decided to check it out. It said to take a jar, decorate it, and every time something good happens, write it down on a piece of paper and put it in the jar. At the end of the year, you’ll have a bunch of positive things to look back on instead of possibly unmet resolutions. I did not decorate my jar, as I am lazy. And I think I slacked at the beginning of the year. But once I got the hang of it, it was cool to sit down and think about good stuff so I could write it down and put it in the jar. Here are some of the winners (not in chronological order):
- Sweet notes from parent in Christmas cards
- My boss wrote me a note thanking me for being flexible
- Went to Dave and Buster’s for Halloween
- My boss messed up my time clock hours one week, and apologized when I called her on it
- Harvard Square has a store that is both a jewelry store and a candy store
- Went to Salem a bunch
- Went to Star Wars night at the Zoo Lights
- Got meds
- Started going to therapy
- Met J
- I fit into size 8 jeans
- S drove me home from work when I got sick, didn’t have a car, and no one else was around to pick me up
- My first Teacher Appreciation Week as a teacher
- S’s daughter calls me “A-Da”
- I had to essentially buy all new clothes (and give pretty much all the old ones away) because I lost so much weight (50 pounds)
- S asked me to be her daughter’s godmother
- I had a bad break up, and everyone was really nice about it
- Discovered Lush
- Cooked a dinner that actually tasted good
- Saw Star Wars Episode VII opening weekend
- Had my first sleepover with J
- Started allergy shots
- Saw Goosebumps
- Saw Inside Out
- Rode a camel at the Zoo Lights
- Went to Seattle
All in all, I had 224 things in the jar. I’d say that’s a pretty good year. And I already have 3 things in the jar this year...
