a lot of people make New Year's Resolutions. They rarely stick to them, it's too hard. If your resolution is to lose weight, you MIGHT make it through the summer. If it's to drink less, sometimes you can hold out until St. Patrick's Day. If it's to quit smoking, maybe you make it past noon.
Once summer ends, most people start to feel extra stressed and depressed. There's so much PRESSURE. "How are we gonna pay for Christmas?!" "What's the best place to get school supplies?!" "What am I gonna be for Halloween?!"
So, to help relieve that tension, I am NOT advocating "letting yourself go" completely, but you should pick at least a few Autumn Resolutions in which you vow to intentionally ruin a little part of your body or mind.
"I'm going to take less hikes and eat way more pie! Starting...NOW."
Unlike New Year's, Autumn Resolutions would be far easier to KEEP. That is good for self-esteem.
"I achieved my goal of gambling more. Fantasy Football helped."
Kids get summer vacation from school. Adults GO on vacation in the summer, but that ain't restful because you have to take the kids. So basically what I'm suggesting is that everyone entitle themselves to a 4-month long "me day" lasting from Labor Day until New Year's Eve. Not entirely sure what to call such a thing, though. I've been discussing it with my staff and my favorite idea so far is "The Dirty Third."
During the Dirty Third, you would allow yourself to do things like smoke a cigar for breakfast (not EVERY day) and drink Hershey Syrup straight from the bottle. Kid needs help with homework? "We'll make up for it next semester." Instead of eating fruit, have a glass of wine. Instead of jogging, go bowling.
Then on January 1st you finally look in a mirror, and everything starts over again.
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