2013 is almost upon us, so what better time to make half-hearted promises to ourselves about things we’ll fail to do within a couple of weeks, because they weren’t all that important anyway? Only this year. This year is different. In this week’s writing challenge, we’re going to get resolute with our resolutions. Yes indeed, it’s time to… resolve!
To participate, tag your post with DPchallenge or leave a link to it in the comments. (It would also be great if you could link to this post to encourage people to take part – the more the merrier!) Your post should be specifically written in response to this challenge. We’ll keep an eye on the tag and highlight some of our favorite posts on Freshly Pressed on Friday.
Here’s the backstory for this week’s challenge: The tin-foil hat, Mayan apocalypse conspiracy people were wrong about the world ending in 2012. Hooray. Time for them to go back to watching grassy knoll footage in slow motion. BUT!
They were only half wrong. There’s a gigantic meteor hurtling toward earth at an alarming rate, and a 97.3% probability that we’re all going the way of the dodos and dinosaurs within three months. So, this year you aren’t going to make resolutions about losing a notch on your belt. You aren’t going to concern yourself about polishing off Remembrance of Things Past once and for all. You don’t even care a jot about emptying your email inbox. In three months, doompocalpyse is going to be upon us. So what are you going to do?
You’re going to do what any good blogger does. You’re going to blog some resolutions that matter:
Tell us about the three things you’d most like to change about your life, and make a bold, I-don’t-care-who-knows-it-because-there’s-a-meteor-a-comin’ assertion to the world that you are going to get these changes made. And that you’ll have at least started making them happen by March. When, erm, you’re probably going to wind up as dust.
Tag those puppies “DPchallenge,” and if you’re feeling especially into the whole scenario, “doompocalyptic-resolutions”. You can also link them on up in the comments. Get to work, it’s later than you think.
Image based on “2009 Leonid Meteor (cropped, afterglow closeup)” by Ed Sweeney, CC-BY-2.0
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Here’s my attempt to starting it big in 2013: http://maryrosemaharlikapalmares.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/2012/
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Thanks for lighting a fire under my butt to get these written. I wouldn’t have done it without you. Just don’t judge when you read them.
http://andreabadgley.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/dont-judge/
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13 of my resolutions in honor of 2013 🙂 http://sincerelykaterz.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/2013-resolutions/
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Its an interesting challange. I’m tempted to have a go
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My 2013 goals: http://wileyschmidt.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/you-cant-put-christmas-away-goals-for-2013/
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Here’s mine! Sweet and short. Or…short and sweet.
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Here’s my anti-resolution resolution. Thanks for lighting the fire beneath my butt!
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http://currymemumbai.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/throwing-out-guilt/
– This is my challenge – a resolution I CAN Keep
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One last commentary on the New Year: http://wileyschmidt.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/writing-my-way-to-through-simple-abundance-day-one/
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Here is my posting.
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Here’s a link to my New Year’s Resolutions http://magnetforfoolishness.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/lets-get-real-new-years-resolutions-for-2013-that-i-can-actually-keep/ Thanks for the opportunity to share!
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Reblogged this on Practically Twisted and commented:
I’m gonna get right on this just as soon as I get back from teaching my last yoga class of 2012. Except that…well…didn’t I sorta promise myself “NO RESOUTIONS” this year? Hmmm. Well, if we’ve only got until March, oh what the heck! What harm could three little resolutions do????
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Interesting challenge! These are Doompocalypse resolutions inspired by a former POW… an incredible woman who stared down Death and has prison cup to prove it.
Thanks for the great assignment… and Happy New Year!
http://40isthenew13.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/feed-the-birds-save-the-world/
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I do not appreciate you making me taking a hard look at things. Kidding, I really need a kick in my butt.
http://feminerdzy.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/moving-on/
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I totally blew off the apocalypse aspect of things – I figured everyone would have the same answers: more time with family, eat good food, do fun things. I just bitched about New Year’s instead.
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http://huntershoroscope.wordpress.com
I am new here so unsure if I tagged it right. But here is a link to my blog. The blog is my New Year’s Resolution. (To write daily, and what better motivation than Hunter S. Thompson?) Enjoy!
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I wrote up and blogged my resolutions on the day the Mayans believed the world would end, guess I just wasn’t feeling the whole world will end vibe.
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Here is my DPChallenge on Resolutions http://reflectionsformysoul.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/528/
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I wrote this before seeing the challenge prompt, but thought I would share. http://tidbitsofdenise.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/2012-my-year-of-welcomed-consistency/
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Health, time, and spirit. Prepping up for the end.
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New Year Resolution
http://greenandcleanmylife.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/my-mom-would-have-hated-this/
Happy, Happy 2013!
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Here’s mine, all the way from sunny Western Australia 🙂
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Oh, and here’s the link – silly me 😦 http://zigazag.com/western-australia-new-year-resolution-tips4727/
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Reblogged this on cienciayconcienciaccd.
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http://jcvcreates.com/2012/12/31/dpchallenge-do…ic-resolutions/
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http://jcvcreates.com/2012/12/31/dpchallenge-doompocalyptic-resolutions/
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And here is my take on new year’s resolutions
I guess its a little wacky but thats me 🙂
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Reblogged this on cienciayconcienciaccd.
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My bird brain only has capacity for one resolution for the next 3 months: to shelve my nomadic ways and start a full-time job already. http://ohiasia.com/2013/01/01/q1/
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My three resolutions are a twist on the usual 3 Rs – Reduce, reuse and recycle. Have a look and tell me what you think : http://thecraftypioneer.com/
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Here’s mine: http://eof737.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/resolutions-good-bye-2012-and-happy-new-year/
•.★♥★Happy New Year All!★♥★.•
Eliz
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