2009.

so in an attempt to be completely unoriginal, i have decided to write about the new year. 

it's amazing that something as simple as the change of a date affects our psyche so drastically. it drives people to join gyms, buy nicorette, and clean out closets--real or metaphorical. it's like we have a clean slate, a chance to be something in this year that we weren't in the last. i don't know who came up with this whole resolution phenomenon, but they were a genius.

i'm usually not a big resolution maker, because, like most of the things i set out to do, i usually don't do them very well. however, perhaps by publicly declaring them (and by publicly, i mean to the 7 of my friends who read this) i will actually perform said intentions. so here they are: d-rap's resolutions of 2009.

1. be a better daughter/sister/friend and CALL people. i'm not a big phone person. so it doesn't hurt my feelings when people don't call me. apparently, however, not all people are like this. so, to show people in my life how much i care about them, i am going to talk on the phone more. verizon, rejoice.

2. worry less. enough said.

3. stress about school less. enough said.

4. be more positive. i've recently fallen into a routine of cynicism and sarcasm that, although witty and often amusing, is not good. let the self-deprecation cease.... now.

5. take more time for myself. i don't do this enough. and i should. so i'm going to.

there they are. let the accountability commence, people.