I am such a creature of habit. I was browsing some blogs on my Palm while my youngest finally dropped off to sleep and catching up on the many New Year's "goals" lists ("resolutions" do seem to have gone out of style). I read some great ones. I had read Cheryl's last week and found myself really inspired by it, too, and in awe of her goal of "52 weeks of giving." That's a fabulous idea and sentiment. It's wonderful.
My list of goals fall on the practical side, rather than the philosophical. The run the risk of blending right into the other list I typed up last week... 'projects' for the year. But, I'm a creature of habit, I guess. Well, actually, as soon as that thought crossed my brain and I typed it, I flashed back on my goals list from last January, and I think it was quite short. (Okay, I just went and pulled the list up from my email; I'd shared it with my Mom to keep me honest and make it feel more real. If you think up goals or resolutions and don't tell anyone or share them, it's sort of like the proverbial tree falling in the forest, don't you think? So, I just looked... last year's "goals" list had 10 - some of which also appear on this year's list. Yep. Creature of habit.)
Being a creature of habit can be hard. I am known to order the same thing (or from a limited set of things) every time we go to favorite restaurants, even if something on the specials menu sounds particularly tempting. The reality is that if I order something "new" or "different" and don't like it, it's really upsetting.
See, a better goal for this year might be to "live each moment and then let them go" (instead of letting bad ones hang on and eat at me).
Just a few nights ago, we ate out, and I'd actually achieved a huge household compromise in getting everyone to agree to go to Max's (Opera Cafe although we were there well before the piano began). We haven't been there forever because we are all creatures of habit and tend to go to the same 3 places all the time. So, we went to Max's, and things had changed a little, including the menu. So I didn't just get the new version of my standby (tuna melt). Instead, I went with something different. Not good.
And it was upsetting. Although I didn't get to focus on it too much because the squirming one next to me was up and down and up and down until he finally needed a diaper change. (He, too, is a creature of habit. Unfortunately, since he was a baby, he's found eating out the perfect time to poop.)
Starbuck's has a new sugar-free syrup... used in the Cinnamon Dolce Latte. Sounds really good. But, I'm a creature of habit - and most of the baristas know what to start making for me as soon as they see me walk in. So, I haven't tried the new one yet. I hate to mess with a good thing! But, gee, it sounds good.
Oh, and, if you're a collector of Starbuck's cards (like me), then run don't walk for the new one. The deco flower in turquoise, pinks, and greens is awesome.
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