2010 New Year Resolution

I can't even REMEMBER what my resolution for 2009 was. I'm sure it involved a lot of things I no longer have in my life now, so I'm taking a big fat eraser and starting over with a new one. 2009 clearly sucked. I lost two boyfriends, a city and a waistline not to mention a few friends. But going forward I'm setting a few goals I hope to reach in 2010.

1. Move back to New York


2. Finish my degree and teach


3. Buy a really good camera and start doing photography


4. Finish my book (and submit it to publishers)


5. Spend an ENTIRE year (12 months) sans boyfriend


6. Take a trip out of the country (even if it's just Canada)


7. Continue my pursuit to become 100% freelance (till I'm done with school)


8. Turn BurnOut NY into New York's premier go-to website for all things fab


9. Shop my ass off and re-work my wardrobe


10. Return to my size 6 jeans (w/o muffin top)

I think even more important than the goals we set for ourselves are the lessons we learn. So here, in addition are a few lessons I learned in 2009.

1. Don't ever move to Texas. Ever.


2. The most important thing in a relationship is that you live in the same city already.


3. Punching your blackberry will not make it work better.


4. Vegetarians can get fat.


5. Ex-boyfriends should be used as sex toys, nothing more.


6. The best medicine in life is booze.


7. Settling means you convince yourself it's OK to feel horrible more often than good.


8. Judging others is sometimes necessary to keep bullshit out of your life.


9. Don't allow anyone (not even family) to make you feel worthless.


10. No matter what....you can always go home again.

(©2009 Lotus B.)