Monday, January 1, 2018

New Year's Resolution: Take care of things

New Year's resolutions are notoriously hard to keep, but I'm going to do my darndest to keep this one:

"Take as good care of yourself as you would take of a dog."

If I had a dog, I would make sure that dog got at least one walk a day. I should do that for myself, too.

If I had a dog, and that dog was due for a check-up concerning it's health, I would take it in for that check-up. I should do that for myself, too.

If, having gone for a check up, the medical professional recommended seeing another medical professional (say, a physio or a nutritionist) to get better advice about certain things, I would make those appointments. I should do that for myself, too.

If I had a dog, I would try to feed it well balanced meals and not give it too much food that was bad for it (even if it really liked it). I would also try to stick to sensible portion sizes for its meals (even if I have food that "needs to be eaten"). I should do that for myself, too.

If I had a dog, I would try to make sure it got a chance to play on a regular basis. I should do that for myself, too.

I have a nasty habit of putting things off, even though they would do me good. Well, this year I'm going to try to take care of things.

Hopefully.