I resolve to...

I'm not one for making New Years resolutions. First, because I'm awesome already (har har) and second, because oftentimes they are way too hard to keep (remember my stint at not eating wheat/gluton?). I exercise often enough already, and eat marginally well as it is so I don't think any resolution I would make would involve the health and fitness arena (I'm already well beyond the point of having any sort of goal weight or anything like that because I don't own a scale and can't diet to save my life).

Some choice UVa graffiti I came across years ago. Seems appropriate?

Laying in bed the other night, thinking about this same subject, I came up with something: more horses. I'm a horse nut, have been ever since I can remember. As luck would I have I do not come from a horse family so I had to push and prod and plead to get my mom to sign me up for horse riding lessons. And saint that she is my mom has been a great sport about it all, I can't even begin to add up the countless hours she's spent driving me around and hanging out at horse barns while I ride. I've never been a phenomenal rider, never competed in any shows or won any ribbons; I haven't jumped in years, and it takes a lot of nerve for me to ease a horse into a canter (I blame my timidness on the fact that the first-and only-time that I've fallen off was when I happened to be getting on the horse I was thinking about leasing. He took that moment to take off and start bucking, and I found myself skidding to a halt under a fence with my arm broken. Now I cling like a monkey and don't really do anything fancy). But for the past 10 years I've ridden on and off, and I love it; I just wish I had the opportunity to do it more. Unfortunately for me Atlanta isn't the most conducive city for this type of hobby, and I, being the poor unemployed grad student that I am, really can't afford to pay $60 a lesson at the barn I currently volunteer at.

In 2013 I want more horses in my life. I want to ride them more than a few times a year, and I want to stop being jealous of the kids I help teach to ride. That's my silly little resolution, but I'm also going to really try and attempt to stop worrying so much, especially about things I can't control. Looks like I've got my work cut out for me...

Gus!

Who wouldn't want more ponies in their life?!