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 There is something about birthdays that force people or at least me to re-evaluate my life and how far I have come, for some people this feeling comes during end or beginning of each year, I guess I am just different or plain weird. Birthdays are supposed to be times to celebrate and await special phone calls from special people, mine is usually different.

A typical May 27 for me is always one of these two things, either I indulge myself with work or something that pertains to other people in order not to even remember the occasion or I go into deep hibernation; taking stocking of the past year usually beating up myself for not improving on some things.

 A perfect example of the former state of May 27 will be in 2006 when I completely forgot my birthday went to university and all my friends were acting weird; no one said anything so I didn’t remember. At the end of classes that day I wanted to go for a stroll somewhere in the heart of Oxford on my own doing what I usually do, but a friend of mine bless his heart found me at around 4pm and tricked me into following him somewhere because purposely met this girl online he needed to meet up that evening but couldn’t find his mobile so I had to go with him so he can use mine.

 On getting there, they had a surprise party for me. I have to say that is still on record as the most memorable day in my life. But I was very dumb to have fallen for that, I guess I am still as naïve today.

I have been thinking about birthday resolutions, I reckon it is a great idea to have resolution during birthdays than any other occasion in the course of a year. As I grow older today, I want to add some things to my list and take some off. I kind of feel lame to be thinking this at this time of the year but hey, its my life. I have been taking stocks of late and I decided there is some good habits I want to develop and bad ones I need to kick to the curb. So here is my list of things I would like to do more of and things I will like to do less of.

(1)   Do something for my health everyday. It may be walking, sit-ups, yoga whatever just something for my body each day. As a good friend of mine said recently “ our bodies are the one thing that goes everywhere with us, so we should make taking care of them # one.

(2)   Spiritual self-care. Feeding the spirit so it can sustain the mind and body throughout the day. It can be listening to a message, audio bible, and motivational teachings, reading the bible and daily personal devotion a must.

(3)   Doing something for the mind. Everyday. It can be reading a chapter of a book a day, playing family feud, read a newspaper, anything that makes me think or adds to my understanding of the world. Reading psychology journals and blogs do not count.

(4)   Taking care of me first. It can be saying no, or caring for myself enough to not be around those that constantly put me down.

(5)   Constantly reminding myself that I have no control over other people’s choices and actions.

(6)   Having me time during the day; time to just gaze into space with my mind not working on overtime.

(7)   Watch more TV.

(8)   Start cooking again.

(9)   Be less in love with Human science and how the mind works.

Things I will like to do less of:

(1) Spending too much time reading psychology journals, Roosh’s blogs and scouting for a good blogs on wordpress.com.

(2) Reading over books I have read more than twice already; I mean this is sick.

(3) Lend my books out more; I find it really difficult to give out my books, I always feel people will not return them or look after well.

(4) Visit Perezhilton.com less.

(5) Leave my University research papers alone; I mean I am done with Psychology degree, get over it Rebecca

(6) Eat less junk food. I am growing older; I need to pay more attention to what I allow in.

(7) Stop obsessing with body weights; its about time.