Festive wish lists – One for Santa and one for the New Year!

Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:

I think of New Year���s resolutions in the same vein as Santa���s present wish list.�� They are wishes for riches, beautiful bodies, George Clooney look alikes, sunshine every day, new jobs, ���happiness��� and other gifts we feel have been lacking in the previous year.�� There are of course purists who will spend hours refining their list and there will be a few noble causes in there too.�� The average New Year���s Resolution has faded away by mid-February along with the ���diet��� and the search for George Clooney!

The reality is that making a list of 20 wishes for 2015 will usually result in disappointment and failure. Instead some years ago I created a ���Must Do��� list.�� Just three projects that I will complete in 2015 giving myself the whole year to achieve it.�� This year the ���must dos��� are Sell our House in Madrid, Maintain my current weight and���

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