I don’t think I’ve ever kept a New Year’s resolution. Ever.
In my frittered youth, I made impossible, vague and numerous resolutions. I’d resolve to “lose weight, achieve inner peace and volunteer more,” all in the same year, with no specifics, no action plan and no accountability. I think we can all see why this approach failed. And it didn’t fail just once. It failed every single one of my resolution-making years, which was probably a contiguous 20 years.
Based on this enviable track record, I decided to be ultra-specific and action-oriented for 2021. Will this work? I HAVE NO IDEA. But the opposite never did.
Here are my two goals for 2021:
- I will hike every single day.
- I know I’ll miss days here or there, but saying ‘every day’ makes it WAY more likely I’ll get out on the trail on the regular.
Continue reading We’re Spending 1,000 Hours Outside in 2021 (maybe, we’ll see how it goes) at Frugalwoods.