new year's resolutions
so this year i made a new year's resolution to read at least one book a month. last year, i didn't read much books and i thought it's a good idea to have this resolution. it's almost the end of february and i still haven't read a single book in its entirety.
it's not like i don't have time to read a book (my previous reason for not reading a book). i actually have a lot of time for it. i could say i don't have new books to read, but that would be a lie. and besides, i can reread books i've read. so what's really stopping me from doing what i set out to do at the start of the year? i guess it's mostly laziness. or the fact that i'm on the internet most of the time. and i should probably finish some of the books that i've started in the previous months (year?) that i haven't finished. and maybe i should take this new year's resolution more seriously.
i have another new year's resolution. this one came up a few days after the new year. i'm not really sure why i decided to have this as a new year's resolution, but i guess i thought it was the mature thing to do. and i could probably expand my vocabulary in the process. there are better words to describe how things are and i don't have to use that word over and over. that word by the by is bitch.
i've used bitch so many times in so many occasions that it shouldn't be a big deal. and so many people use it anyway, so why stop now? i've just realized after reading some thoughtful comments on the use of the word, that it's something really sexist. it just felt wrong using it to describe every bad thing/person/situation that i encounter. it's a gender specific and it seems like i'm putting down females when i use it. and i've actually gotten uncomfortable when i hear someone use it a lot.
i've really become more conscious of how i use the word bitch. actually, as much as possible, if i'm not referring to a female dog, i'm not going to use it. i've been pretty successful at not using it. although, there are times that it's the first word that comes to mind when i want to say something mean. but i guess, my resolve for this is stronger than i thought. and hopefully, i completely get it out of my system. (i'm still a mean person, though. but that's something i have to work on harder.)
i have two new year's resolution this year, and so far, i'm only doing a good job at one of them. i actually didn't think i'd have a harder time reading at least one book a month compared to not using the word bitch every chance i can. but it seems like my priorities are different now. i still have to work harder on reading books, but i'm glad that i'm at least succeeding in my other new year's resolution. there's still 10 more months to be better at it, though. so i hope i can keep it up.
and after i post this, i'm going to open a book and read it. hehe!
it's not like i don't have time to read a book (my previous reason for not reading a book). i actually have a lot of time for it. i could say i don't have new books to read, but that would be a lie. and besides, i can reread books i've read. so what's really stopping me from doing what i set out to do at the start of the year? i guess it's mostly laziness. or the fact that i'm on the internet most of the time. and i should probably finish some of the books that i've started in the previous months (year?) that i haven't finished. and maybe i should take this new year's resolution more seriously.
i have another new year's resolution. this one came up a few days after the new year. i'm not really sure why i decided to have this as a new year's resolution, but i guess i thought it was the mature thing to do. and i could probably expand my vocabulary in the process. there are better words to describe how things are and i don't have to use that word over and over. that word by the by is bitch.
i've used bitch so many times in so many occasions that it shouldn't be a big deal. and so many people use it anyway, so why stop now? i've just realized after reading some thoughtful comments on the use of the word, that it's something really sexist. it just felt wrong using it to describe every bad thing/person/situation that i encounter. it's a gender specific and it seems like i'm putting down females when i use it. and i've actually gotten uncomfortable when i hear someone use it a lot.
i've really become more conscious of how i use the word bitch. actually, as much as possible, if i'm not referring to a female dog, i'm not going to use it. i've been pretty successful at not using it. although, there are times that it's the first word that comes to mind when i want to say something mean. but i guess, my resolve for this is stronger than i thought. and hopefully, i completely get it out of my system. (i'm still a mean person, though. but that's something i have to work on harder.)
i have two new year's resolution this year, and so far, i'm only doing a good job at one of them. i actually didn't think i'd have a harder time reading at least one book a month compared to not using the word bitch every chance i can. but it seems like my priorities are different now. i still have to work harder on reading books, but i'm glad that i'm at least succeeding in my other new year's resolution. there's still 10 more months to be better at it, though. so i hope i can keep it up.
and after i post this, i'm going to open a book and read it. hehe!