Writing Prompt: New Year’s Resolutions

I'm guessing you've been so busy playing with your Christmas presents and enjoying no school that you might not have noticed that there's only four more days left of the year. Not only that, there's only four more days left of this decade!

Now, there are lots of people out there making their best-of lists — best songs of the year, biggest news stories of the last 10 years, favorite movies with talking animals — you name it and someone’s listed it (and as a heads up, you can catch Sonja's best books of the year right here on Ink Splot 26 this Wednesday, 12/30).

But I'm not about to ask you to list anything. The past is in the past. And while I'm not about to stop partying in the USA to Miley's "Party in the U.S.A." just because that song's from 2009 and it will be 2010, I'm much more interested in all the new adventures everyone has planned for the next decade.

Which is all just a long way of saying, Tell me your New Year's Resolutions!

— Carly H., STACKS Staffer

Comments

[Comment #1]

It's super hard to believe that it's almost a new decade! My New Year's Resolution is to stop biting my nails. I've been doing it for as long as I can remember. I've kinda already started, but that's good! I promise myself every year that I will stop, but this year things will be different. Or so I hope! Good luck on all of your resolutions! Happy New Year!!!
-Summerlovergirl

[Comment #2]

I have so many!! 1. Have a better personality.2. Make better grades.3. Be more respectful than I already am. And many more I can't even think of!!

[Comment #3]

1. TRAIN MY DOG.
2. Do more chores.
3. Be nicer to my little bro.
4. Have fun!

[Comment #4]

Hmmm...I can't decide! The best movie with talking animals is probably Madagascar!

[Comment #5]

I've got to think of one...

I thought of one:

Start stockpiling headphones for my MP3 player.

[Comment #6]

Find my mp3 player!

[Comment #7]

My new years resolutions are to finish at least 2 more Harry Potter books. Also I want to get better at playing the piano. Happy New Year!

[Comment #8]

this is cool

[Comment #9]

1. Improve my school skills
2. Get onto the honor roll
3. Join more clubs in school
4. Become a master chess player and beat my cousin at a game
5. Go back horseback riding
6. Publish some of my writing
7. Build my writing/drawing portfolio
8. Learn more about computer programming and design
9. Become an expert in... something impressive :P
10. Finally choose what I want to be when I grow up
11. Learn to sew and embroider
12. Improve my health
13. Become more involved in my community
14. Expand my vocabulary
15. Meet more new people and make new friends
16. Enter as many contests as I can
17. Read 100 books

...And etc, etc, etc. I could go on forever! :D

Happy New Year, everybody! :D

[Comment #10]

I LIKE IT

[Comment #11]

I think mine is to do better in school and not be so-(sigh)bossy.

[Comment #12]

im new but it was good

[Comment #13]

my new year's resoloution is not 2 go over my new texting limit on my BRAND NEW phone!!! lol :)

[Comment #14]

Hey!! I am soo excited for New Years. I can't wait to start 2010. I hope it will be a better year than 2009 was. I made a whole list of New Year resolutions. What do you guys have to tell anyone? Post it so we can read it. Have fun!!

[Comment #15]

I love Party in the U.S.A.!!!!!!

[Comment #16]

My new years resolutions are:

Spend less time watching TV or playing on the computer.

Get better grades.

Write a book.

Exercise more often and eat healthier foods.

[Comment #17]

cool thingy
my NYR is:
doing and getting my homework done
not fighting with my brother
and to stop daydreaming when I should be working!
happy new year!!

Nancy Drew no 2

[Comment #18]

OK here we go.

1. Do better in school
2. Read more
3. Read Twilight
4. Get into Twilight
5. Get into Harry Potter even more than I am now
6. Stop blabbering
I could say more

[Comment #19]

In the next decade I want to:
1. Do better in Math
2. Expand my writing/drawing portfolio
3. Get some of my stuff published
4. Learn to cook
5. Meet David Tennant, JK Rowling, and George Lucas
6. Design a video game
7. Get a video camera and a laptop
8. Choose what I want to be when I grow up (finally)
9. Become famous
10. Improve my health
11. Stop being such a hothead
12. Go to Italy
13. Go to London
14. Get my Girl Scout Gold Award
15. Be nicer to my siblings
and many more

[Comment #20]

OK let's give this a try:
1. WRITE!!!
2. Practice piano more.
3. Train my dog better.
4. Get even more into Star Wars and Harry Potter than I already am.
5. Drink some hot chocolate (this, I believe, will be the easiest one, seeing as it is not unusual and I have no idea why I am writing it here).
6. READ!
7. Make more friends!
And I could definitely go on! Happy New Year!

[Comment #21]

Yeah I just realized that I need to come up with new years resulotions so I'm going to work on doing better in school.

[Comment #22]

ok im would be.........

:not to fight with my sister
:do things my mom ell me to do
:to do my homework when im suposs to
:doing better in school
: and to be nice to people

[Comment #23]

1.Get on the honor roll this year
2.Watch The Lightning Thief
3.Read at least 365 books this year

[Comment #24]

my New Years resolution; is to become an expert at soccer,to get better grades in school,read,i could say so much more!! peace!!

[Comment #25]

My resolutions this decade:
1.WRITE!!!
2.Read lots of books!
3.See lots of movies!
4.Graduate!
5.Do better in school!
And many more.....