Resolutions

Mine is already done

[grandpa]

The New Year brings about the need to resolve things that need resolving. Most years I don't make any resolutions, life is good. But this year I made one resolution - to kill my FB account.

Consider that resolution done!

Unfortunately, it's impossible for the average user to kill their FB account. If I wanted to I could simply sign up again with the same email address and find things just as I left them. Fortunately that "re-creating the account" takes a couple of steps, and in that time I might have the moment of clarity to remember why I killed it in the first place.

Got any resolutions this year? How are they coming along?

[jecasc]

Funny you mention it, I am in the process of cleaning up parts of my Internet life, too.

Already closed my Gmail account, my Skype account, my Ebay account and even my Amazon account. Never had a FB account or I would have canceled that, too.

With gmail I am worried about my privacy - Google knows too much, they do not need to read my emails, too. Skype changed into a big time waster, once you have several dozen of contacts you either can't get any work done or you find yourself in "Invisible" mode the whole time anyway. Ebay I do not like anymore and with Amazon - I had a little trouble with the parcel service they are using in my country and as long as they keep using it I won't open a new account with them.

All in all my resolution for the new year is: Slow down life, no more "instant communication", no more "available at all times". Screw twitter, social networks and all the other time wasters.

[Visit Thailand]

Mine is to stop drinking coffee and just stick with tea which is what I prefer anyway. I feel much better when I do not drink any coffee.

I also plan to get rid of around 65% of my clothes and not buy any new ones. I will donate all my clothes to be thrown out to a worthwhile charity.

So I have two. Stop drinking coffee and not to buy any new clothes.

[wyweb]

Counting calories would head the list. This self-employment thing that I've been doing for the last 10 years has added a few pounds to my waistline.

My New years resolution is to knock those pounds off.

Good luck to me....

[graeme_p]

wyweb, I am planning a low carb diet. I tried a very unrestricted version - no calorie counting, just ate less high carb stuff (grains, white root veg, sugar), especially refined carbs but as much meat, seafood, fruit and other veg as I wanted.

I am not sure how much I lost, but trousers that did not fit a few months earlier now do.

The advantage is that this is a change of diet you can stick to for life - otherwise you just put the weight back on the moment you relax, and calories counting is impossible to sustain long term.

[sem4u]

As usual I am not setting any New Year resolutions for this coming year. I could do with eating a bit more healthily and getting a bit more exercise. Also, I need to find a new role soon.

[Old_Honky]

I have resolved never to attempt to set myself any resolutions that I won't keep. So I have therefore resolved to drink more beer and enjoy life.