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12-25-2017, 11:33 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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My New Year resolutions
Admittedly, these are rather random but here they are and I am dead serious about them, at least for now.
1) I will not try to time the market, even just this one time which is different!
2) I will immediately unfollow anyone who posts on Facebook anything that irritates me or makes me feel unhappy with my own life.
3) I will try to do a mindful meditation exercise at least 5x/week
4) I will check in approximately one year from now and report on my success or failure.
Merry Christmas to all! I am new to this forum this year and am truly thankful for all those here who contribute so thoughtfully and warmly, and for the moderators for keeping things clean and honest 
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12-25-2017, 11:50 AM
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And a Merry Christmas to you, Scratchy! I like your list of resolutions. Keep us posted on your progress.
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12-25-2017, 12:06 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2016
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30 years ago I resolved to never make a new years resolution again, so far so good.
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12-25-2017, 12:08 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
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Location: Conroe, Texas
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Originally Posted by Just_Steve
30 years ago I resolved to never make a new years resolution again, so far so good.
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I' still working on last year's resolution. But one was never to sign on to Facebook again, which has been 100% success.
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12-25-2017, 12:12 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Diablo Valley (SF Bay Area)
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I make & break them, but as Scratchy started (& there's an hour b4 that next round of desserts comes out), here goes: - don't touch legacy account
- remember that indexing beats trading so only trade the minor account
- hike more, worry less
think I can keep those
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12-25-2017, 12:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aja8888
I' still working on last year's resolution. But one was never to sign on to Facebook again, which has been 100% success.
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Whats this "Facebook" thing?
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12-25-2017, 12:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Just_Steve
Whats this "Facebook" thing?
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Whatever it was has opened up a lot of free time for me. 
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12-25-2017, 12:31 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scratchy
Admittedly, these are rather random but here they are and I am dead serious about them, at least for now.
1) I will not try to time the market, even just this one time which is different!
2) I will immediately unfollow anyone who posts on Facebook anything that irritates me or makes me feel unhappy with my own life.
3) I will try to do a mindful meditation exercise at least 5x/week
4) I will check in approximately one year from now and report on my success or failure.
Merry Christmas to all! I am new to this forum this year and am truly thankful for all those here who contribute so thoughtfully and warmly, and for the moderators for keeping things clean and honest |
I'm stealing number two. I've been friended by some of my old high school classmates. There was a reason I didn't hang with them in school, time to go clean them off.
Past that mine are easy.
Gym 3x weekly - We already do that.
Fidelity Privite Client manager - I've looked and in the last year I'm on my third new representative. Not a great way to treat clients to retain them. Somethings going to change.
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12-25-2017, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Bay Area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gayl
hike more, worry less
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My thought exactly! 
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12-25-2017, 01:59 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Huntsville, AL/Helen, GA
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My resolutions are:
To get off the internet more--minimizing time online
To get off the couch more often
To finish all my building projects including replacing the guest bath toilet removed 2 weeks ago.
Having less guests staying over.
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12-25-2017, 02:02 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bamaman
To finish all my building projects including replacing the guest bath toilet removed 2 weeks ago.
Having less guests staying over.
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Seems like you're done.
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12-25-2017, 02:15 PM
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I'm going with 4096 x 2160  in 2018.
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12-25-2017, 02:52 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Hog Mountian
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Just_Steve
30 years ago I resolved to never make a new years resolution again, so far so good.
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+1. Did this about 10 years ago - - - have religiously adhered to it.
OP - I also started unfollowing both friends and family that post irritating comments, as well as those who never have an unspoken thought. 
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12-25-2017, 07:07 PM
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Agree with that too. And has anyone ever wanted to see a picture of someone's meal?? 
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12-26-2017, 05:29 AM
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I'm still adhering to the resolution I made several years ago to limit myself to just one glass of beer per day.
I can fill it as often as I like, of course, but just the one glass. 
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I thought growing old would take longer.
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12-26-2017, 06:40 AM
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My resolution? Be retired. Hopefully, this Sunday I'll begin that journey!!!!!
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12-26-2017, 06:46 AM
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I resolve to lose weight. First I just need to consume all of the fattening food currently in my larder so that I won't be tempted.
I resolve to increase the numbers on my Fitbit. Did you know that if you swing your arm a little while reclining in front of the TV, you can get credit for steps walked?
I resolve to have a more positive frame of mind, as if that ever did any good.
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12-26-2017, 07:02 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Location: Ex-Cali
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- Work less
- More time doing stuff with family
- Try to "do" more (too much internet time)
- Repeat #1
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The plan was September 1, 2022 and I am 95% there. Still working a few hours a week at the real job.
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12-26-2017, 07:05 AM
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Location: Bee Cave, TX
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Character traits I want to increasingly mark my life for 2018
Gratefulness
Contentment
Graciousness
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12-26-2017, 07:33 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
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I just need to lose 10lbs and need to start asap.
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