fabulously lazy

One of my New Year’s Resolutions of 2010 is to be open to new experiences. I am guilty as anyone of falling into the same patterns, eating at the same restaurants, shopping at the same stores, doing the same thing every night. It’s the lazy in me, I just don’t want to make the extra effort to find something new.

I am a creature of comfort, and I do appreciate indulging in my lazy side now and again. Thinking back on my best memories, though, the ones that stand out are those that are unique.

This should be fairly obvious. Doing interesting and unique things will lead to an interesting and unique life. It stimulates ideas for further interesting and unique things, keeping the creative juices flowing, and creating a cycle that feeds upon itself to further increase fabulousness in one’s life. That’s why my second resolution is to be open to new experiences.

Resolve to be open to new experiences. If you always go out to the same restaurants and bars, try new ones, or stay in and host a game night instead. If you always watch movies, look in your local paper to find some live theatre or a live concert to attend.

Did you ever see that Jim Carrey movie, Yes Man? It was a cute romantic comedy that illustrates this concept extravagantly: Jim Carrey plays the ultimate creature of habit, who is taken to the opposite extreme, being unable to say “no” to anything. This leads him to meet the adorably quirky Zooey Deschanel character, ridiculousness and hilarity ensues, so on and so forth.

It’s a bit over the top, but it’s a good way to set my frame of mind for this resolution. If an opportunity comes up, I should think twice before saying “no.” Is this something I don’t want to do because I don’t want to step outside my comfort zone? If so, it may be worth taking that step, just to see where it may lead.

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