The New Year Hath Cometh

Happy New Year everyone! I have decided to do away with resolutions this year, 'cos I have never (not once!) managed to list down resolutions, let alone attempt to do any in my entire lifetime.

However, I have decided to come up with "hopelutions" or "wisholutions" which are things I hope/wish to do this year:

ONE: I hope this will be the year of little feet running (or crawling/kicking-whichever is applicable) in my house and life. And no, this does not include my dear Kengkang cat on his visits from my parents' house, or my little nieces & nephews running through the house. And little one, if you do come this year, I promise to not show you all the bills and receipts on trying to have you, unless you misbehave. Oh. And I also promise to love you forever, no matter what.

TWO: I hope that our business will continue to flourish, and we're finally able to expand and diversify like we've always dreamed of doing. I also hope to embark on new business ventures, especially with mom & sis and hope that that business will also do well. To my computer, although you're not a Mac, I hope to love you anyway, and in turn hope that you will always be sufficiently protected from viruses. And if you do succumb to that virus, I hope I will be of sound mind enough not to throw you across the room or beat you senseless with a tyre wrench. Well, at least, not until I backup all my important files.

THREE: I hope that my friends still want to be my friends, 'cos I've seriously neglected so many last year. Not by choice, though, but still.. when the only way you know what's going on in your friends' life is via stalker central aka FB, something needs to be done. I hope I'll be able to catch up with my friends more, and gossip and share like we used to before spouses and bills came between us. To my dear, close friends, I'm so sorry for not being there when you needed me last year, and for not being part of your lives, even though you guys were there for me for everything. I hope this will change this year. Just bear with me, and I hope we haven't grown too far apart for this to happen.

FOUR: I hope to cook more adventurous dishes this year. And hopefully eat balanced meals so I can at least just maintain how I look now.

FIVE: To my fella, I hope to be a better wife, partner, getaway driver and person to you. And I hope to do laundry more often so we're never short of er..underthings. And I hope our dreams will come true this year (re: items ONE & TWO) and hope that our relationship and love will grow stronger as we grow older (although I'm eternally 26 years old, if anyone asks!)

SIX: To my family (in-laws included!), I hope to be a better daughter, sister and person to all of you.

SEVEN: To my house, I hope to take care of you much better. I will strive to dust and mop you more, and occasionally do the windows. To my hob, hood and kitchen cabinets, I hope to take care of you more, and wipe you down after every mess. To my lawn, you will be loved. I shall strive not to allow weeds to start dwelling. To our newly Bonuslink-points-redeemed B&D grasscutter, I shall make good use of you more. No more will you reside in that pristine new box.

EIGHT: To my nieces and nephews (current and future), I hope to have more food in the kitchen and fridge for you, and more toys for you to play with when you're in my house. I hope to be able to bring you out more and be a fun Aunt. Although if I don't, you're welcome to my house anytime.

NINE: To my neighbours and security guards, I hope you understand that my fella and I at times either don't leave the house all day, or go out and come back only in the wee hours of the morning. Please understand that this is all business related and we hope to come to and join in any neighbourhood activities if our schedules permit.

TEN: To myself, I hope I'll make me even more proud of myself this year. I hope to attempt to do all of the above and be a better person overall. I hope to be able to travel more and do more for the community. And I hope to do all these with better hair, skin, teeth & clothes.

Have a good 2009 people!