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trinityvixen

Resolutions--I has them

Jan 05, 2009 01:43

I'm feeling...stuck. I think two weeks of vacation wherein I do almost nothing at all and barely leave the place I am residing have finally gotten to me. I'm not the type to get stir-crazy, not really--I could spend a weekend locked away at home and doing nothing and be utterly content. But two weeks? Is pushing it. I couldn't go anywhere in Oregon ( Read more... )

cross-stitch, video games, books, holidays, resolutions, family, vacations

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moonlightalice January 5 2009, 13:43:23 UTC

Frame the cross-stitching. Putting those as part of a pillow or quilt or anything else would be a total waste--the baby would be at them, something would get spilled, whatever. Put them in a really nice frame and don't mess with it. If they're not to her taste she can always hang them in the bathroom or something, but honestly? That's not your problem. :)

trinityvixen January 5 2009, 15:29:49 UTC

It is my problem given how much time I've spent on them! :P

But, no, you're right. In fact, I was thinking of either shadow-box framing them or doing the floating frame. Either way, I'll probably get someone to help me do it professionally at the craft store, where they know how to do that sort of thing.

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chuckro January 5 2009, 15:14:29 UTC

Oh, I can believe it. I mean, you've got to do something during those month-long vacations, y'know.

fairest January 5 2009, 16:24:37 UTC

Awww. I read "the president" and thought "Barack Obama," and then you had to go and RUIN IT. :)

chuckro January 5 2009, 16:35:18 UTC

I wouldn't be surprised if Obama reads like Jethrien--obsessively, ravenously and whenever there are nearby written words.

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chuckro January 5 2009, 15:19:02 UTC

I found this to be an interesting commentary on New Year's resolutions (despite the fact that I don't, in general, make them): http://theferrett.livejournal.com/1208116.html

trinityvixen January 5 2009, 15:38:10 UTC

A tad depressing even if it's accurate, but I liked that. That's why I set myself goals and directions instead of RESOLVED: I WILL DO THIS, constitution-style or anything. If I could look back on my last resolution, for example, and see that I've generally been more upbeat, gone out more times than not, that sort of thing? I'd call it a win.

The most important thing, as your link pointed out, is not to lose sight of the forest for the trees. I may not get all the junk cleared out from under my bed. But if I actually got one bin rearranged? I could start moving furniture around in my room, something I've wanted to do, but, for lack of storage options amenable to such a rearrangement, have not done. Just one bin, and I can have a new room! That's the other secret to my resolutions: tangible rewards for realistic goals make them much easier and much more attractive projects for me to tackle. (Like how cross-stitching alone requires a trip upstate--yay trip upstate!)

shell524 January 5 2009, 17:03:42 UTC

This is why (as stupid and corporate as it sounds) resolutions really have to be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-limited. :p

I learned this at one job or another over the years and it really does help make GOOD goals that are possible to actively work toward, and prevents the whole "Oops, I messed up. Guess that's it for that." mentality.

(This is why I've stopped putting numbers on my health/fitness goals, personally. I don't have much control over how much weight my body wants to let go of, but I CAN control how much I exercise and how well I eat.)

trinityvixen January 5 2009, 17:11:41 UTC

I don't have a problem with that rubric except for the "measurable" part. Most of my goals happen to be measurable, yes, but the "generally improve myself as a person" one isn't, necessarily. The point there is, of course, to become that without being self-conscious and noticing. :)

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BMI should never even be uttered except as a curse arcane_the_sage January 5 2009, 16:56:33 UTC

Now given that you rightfully have issues with BMI to begin with, perhaps a better goal setting mechanism would be the waist-hip ratio measure.

Re: BMI should never even be uttered except as a curse shell524 January 5 2009, 17:04:56 UTC

Waist-Hip isn't something you can control any better than BMI. If you're a certain shape, your WHR will never fall within the "acceptable" range. It may be a better predictor of health problems, but it's not something you can realistically do much ABOUT.

Re: BMI should never even be uttered except as a curse trinityvixen January 5 2009, 17:10:38 UTC

Honestly, measuring how wide my hips are relative to my waist doesn't really do me any good. Because I might be extremely blessed (not bloody likely) with a great ratio and still be, by my own measure, more overweight than I'd like. Now, granted, "more overweight than I'd like" can be an even more dangerous scale by which to judge oneself, but still.

The idea here is to use BMI, which is weight-related, as a relative guide, not as something to either castigate or congratulate myself. I could do just pounds, which is why I put in about 20 for my resolution, it doesn't really matter. It helps me, psychologically, however, to have some sort of metric. The BMI is meaningless as a health indicator, but it is a measure I can take, and one that is less depressing to notice than weight alone. It's like BMI is a ruler, not an MRI; it tells me only a fact--I am this or that BMI--not whether that's great or otherwise (except, of course, in its being less).