Some people like to start the new year on January 1st and some of us (ME) prefer to put it off as long as possible. New years to me is like judgment day.  Judgment on how horribly I failed the year before and how quickly I will fail this year. Who wants to be on time for that guilt trip? When it comes to goals I have ADHD. One day I might want to adopt a puppy and become a contortionist and the next I want to move to New Zealand or start a career in stand-up comedy. I also have traditional goals like everyone else including stop drinking soda, put on clothes in the morning, go to the gym, be nice to my husband, read 5000 books etc. But traditionally I usually slosh those goals by the end of day 1. What can I say, self control, consistency and discipline have NEVER been a part of my skill set.  I still pretend to try… except for maybe this year, I haven’t started pretending yet. It doesn’t help to be  married to an Olympian goal setter. I can’t keep up with the Boss and his dedication to being awesome. I mean the man gave up soda all last year and instead of pounding down a can of Dr. Pepper at exactly 12:01 on New Years he decided to go for 2 years abstaining from carbonated drinks aaaaaaaannd candy. How the BLEEP did we end up together, am I right??? Only a machine can refuse soda and candy on a daily bases while being married to the human junk food disposal.  As if that weren’t enough he also wakes up about the time I crawl into bed and he worked out more this morning than I did during the entire year of 2011. To some that might be depressing but I choose to look at it another way.  Some of us aren’t capable of consuming healthy food and invigorating our minds and body with physical and mental exercise. Maybe some of us are perfectly content just having small victories and making little improvements here or there. Maybe my goal isn’t to quit eating candy all together but to eat one less bag of candy a day. The way I see it is I can make a long list of complex and overwhelming goals that will taunt me the rest of the year or I can make a simple goal each day or each week, something I can realistically accomplish and feel good about just the same. Some people impress the world with their extravagant gestures and extreme accomplishments and some of us are satisfied silently by our own personal triumphs. Am I going to make a home cooked meal everyday this year? I’d say there’s a stronger chance of a zombie apocalypse, but I might have better odds of cooking dinner every day for a week or possibly even a month if the planets align and I find me a sister wife who will put up with the overachieving Boss So what’s up with you 2012? You think you  can take me? Well I got news for you Mr. 366 days possibilities (that’s right, it’s a leap year)… me and my micro goals are gonna take you down. Micro goal for January: Do the January Photo Challenge on my365 – Check! Today’s micro goal: Hold baby Dempsey – Check!  I think it’s safe to say I went above and beyond on this goal and oh boy has it made me happy! So that’s my approach for 2012. While I will always be impressed and secretly jealous of you who have the discipline and motivation to set grown up goals and keep them, my strategy is to take this year one day at a time and to be happy with my output and stay optimistic for tomorrow. After all, I’ve cornered the market on being happily dysfunctional. In conclusion I hereby consent for 2012 to commence and commit to hence forth strive to set obtainable micro goals monthly, weekly and daily and to give myself positive rewards for every achievement no matter how small. Next week’s micro goal is to publish a new blog post everyday. I foresee a big sale to kick off this blog sequence. Can I get a “BLEEP Yah!”?