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[cheriere]

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@kaydee50 wrote:

A local church will be offering "learn to crochet" classes starting in January.  I know how to knit but would also like to crochet.

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That sounds like so much fun! I'd love to learn to crochet but the RA in my hands won't allow me to do intricate things anymore 😞 I wish I wouldn't have waited so long.  Our local University has a cooperative extension office that has various activities every week community members can sign up to do. The last intricate thing I did was making a large magazine basket...it nearly killed me lol. Thankfully, the lady teaching the class helped me to finish up. Fortunately though, they do offer other things I am able to do. I'm definitely gonna sign up for some of these. It's nice getting out, meeting new people and having a finished product you've actually made yourself.

[CelticCrafter]

I don't do New Year resolutions.

[BoopOMatic]

Yes, I'm starting a new journal; I got a new Happy Planner and some new gel pens, as well as some new stickers.

[Puppy Lips]

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@tends2dogs wrote:

Waiting to begin a new habit is already your first excuse for failure.  Why wait?

It sounds like you want to drop a few pounds or eat healthier.  There is no time like the present.

Good luck with your plan!

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Well maybe.  But why start when there are tasty treats everywhere you look?  That is more likely to result in failure.  I think it is easier to start a new plan in the new year, a new beginning.  My DH and I ease up on our diets during this time of year so we can enjoy the holidays a bit more, without stressing about it.  Then we revert back to our usual eating on January 2.

[cheriere]

I have purchased 3 sets of the Pereia boxes to try and get a spare bedroom, which I'm using as an extended closet organized. So I guess that's my New Year's resolution.  I sure hope these boxes work. I haven't even taken them out of their packaging yet lol.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

Nope. Planning for January 1 is essentially giving oneself permission to indulge, overindulge, and not be accountable today.  There's no time like the present to get back on track with anything we've let slide.  

[qualitygal]

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@tends2dogs wrote:

Waiting to begin a new habit is already your first excuse for failure.  Why wait?

It sounds like you want to drop a few pounds or eat healthier.  There is no time like the present.

Good luck with your plan!

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You may have not understood, maybe I wasn't clear.  I have a new book to begin to write in Jan 1, to continue what I'm doing now.  It's not an excuse for failure. 

[qualitygal]

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@BoopOMatic wrote:

Yes, I'm starting a new journal; I got a new Happy Planner and some new gel pens, as well as some new stickers.

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Me too.

[qualitygal]

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@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:

Nope. Planning for January 1 is essentially giving oneself permission to indulge, overindulge, and not be accountable today.  There's no time like the present to get back on track with anything we've let slide.  

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Again, see the note I left above.  I'm holding onto a new journal (to continue) what I'm doing now.  I'm just not using the new book before then, since there's 60 pages, to cover 2 mos. time. Whew!!!

[willdob3]

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@qualitygal wrote:

I do.  At least I plan to start recording calories.  I have a journal covers 60 days.  I'm doing it already, but have a new book, to kick off the new year with.  By then I'll know more on how I want to use it for recording.

How about you?  Is Jan 1 a new start off on something you are looking forward to do?  There are only a few days to go, if you think you might want to start a new habit.....or get back to something you've wanted to do.

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@qualitygal  No. If anything, I avoid the whole January 1st hoopla and have for as long as I can remember. 

For anyone interested in successfully forming new habits, I highly recommend the book Atomic Habits by James Clear.