Dear diary,
Hi. It’s me. You know, Krista, the girl who writes in this diary? Yeah, you got it.
Anyway, besides driving more than 24 hours to cover a women’s basketball game, life has been pretty normal lately. I mean, you know, I’ve just been starting classes, reminiscing on the past year, and planning for this new one - 2001.
I’m pretty sure I’m still only 16 inside, but somehow, time has kept going without me. Apparently, I’m 20. What happened? Maybe I should start growing up, stop doing all the same stupid things I did as a teenager. It’s the new millennium! I’m inspired!
Therefore, I will now evaluate the past 10 days, the first days of this fresh new start. Have I been growing up, following my New Year’s resolutions? Let’s see.
Resolution one: Stop drinking coffee.
Status: Well, I definitely haven’t been drinking as much coffee. I mean, when you have to wake up at 6:30 a.m. after an entire month of mid-afternoon wake-ups, can you really not expect to pop into Beaner’s Gourmet Coffee for an itty-bitty grandé cappuccino? With two shots of espresso?
And I’ve only had coffee twice so far this week before my 9:10 a.m. classes. OK, so maybe I didn’t go to class Monday; therefore I didn’t need it. Still, I’m on my way to a caffeine-free existence.
Resolution two: Keep my room cleaner.
Status: I had big plans for this one. I was going to impress my roommates by coming home Monday night and finally moving that mass of dirty clothes stacked in the laundry basket by my bed. I was going to actually do laundry. I was going to put the dirty coffee cups (oops) downstairs in the kitchen. That heap of papers from last semester scattered around my desk? I was going to organize those.
But I never had a chance! While I was gone, they took over my room, cleaned out everything and put it all away. Who cleans other people’s bedrooms? I mean, was it really that bad?
Resolution three: Work out every day for three hours, do crunches and push-ups every morning and night and lift weights four times a week.
Status: I just looked in the mirror and I can’t believe all my hard work isn’t showing yet! I mean, it’s been 10 whole days. So I might not have stuck to the schedule exactly, but I did go running, oh, say, three times. I spent many, many minutes thinking about doing crunches too. That should give me extra points for positive thinking.
But if I don’t see some results here pretty soon, I might have to give up. I mean, all this work and I still can’t fit into most of the pants in Contempo Casuals. I know the store is geared toward 13-year-old girls, but we all gotta get our style on.
Resolution four: Eat only fruits, vegetables and organically grown foods.
Status: Um, let’s just work on that one for next week, OK?
Resolution five: Stop drinking alcohol.
Status: See status for resolution four.
Resolution six: Win a million dollars on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.”
Status: After winning the home version of this game not once, but TWICE during winter break, I know I can probably get to at least the $1,000 round on the real show. I haven’t called in yet, but I’m watching a lot of television to prepare myself for any pop culture questions they might ask.
Resolution seven: Stop losing things.
Status: I was doing extremely terrific at this one, until I realized I couldn’t find my ID to go to the cafeteria Tuesday. Luckily, the kind people in the Administration Building popped out a new one for me - it was only $20!
Resolution eight: Meet the cast of “Friends.”
Status: Well, so far for this one, I’ve just been catching up on some episodes from the season when Ross and Rachel finally get together. I don’t know how I’m actually going to meet them yet, but I have a whole year to work on that one. My first step will be to save money, move to New York and start hanging out a lot in Central Park, where tons of famous people jog.
Resolution nine: Stop the silly game of making resolutions and never keeping them. Realize how I want to live my life. Then get on with it, accepting good days with bad.
Status: Finally. I did something right.
Krista Latham, State News women’s basketball reporter, has never kept a New Year’s resolution. Send her encouragement at lathamkr@msu.edu.
