OK, I need to make a confession before I continue this post – I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. They just don’t work for me and never really have. As anyone who knows me will tell you, I don’t deal well with deprivation of anything. Tell me I can’t have something, or I need to cut something down, my inner rebel rears its head, and before you know it, my resolve has dissolved. However, on my travels around the blogosphere this week, I’ve come across some really interesting ways of marking the end of the year, and some great new challenges for the coming year. So this week’s Thursday Thirteen is a chance to share some link-love while also offering a few of my own ideas for shaking things up a bit in 2008.

  1. Shelly’s burning up all her past regrets
  2. Claudia’s practicing some everyday kindness
  3. Penelope’s blogging 365
  4. Jo(e)’s enjoying taking photos
  5. Christine’s focusing on a word
  6. Damien’s going on a blog safari
  7. Leo’s adopting a new habit
  8. Steve’s beginning a raw food diet
  9. Luciano’s trying weekly instead of yearly goals

Some other suggestions:

  1. Become a hero, not a zombie
  2. Chase your dreams
  3. Tame your wardrobe
  4. Discover new blogs (hint: you can start with some great ones on my blogroll!)

So, what did you do to mark the new year? Have you set goals? Are you rebelling against traditional resolutions?

My other TT posts: Christmas Wanderings, The Chill Out Zone, Fairy Tale Lessons, Favourite International Movies, My Passions, Dream Chasing, Origami Wishes, Birthday Nostalgia, Blogging Lessons, What I Found in Madrid, Rules To Live By, My Life in Scent, My Family, New Habits and Memorable Moments