My New Year's Resolution

My New Year's Resolution is the same each year. My resolution is to talk less, and when I do talk, to be more interesting.

This is not to say I'm boring.

Ok maybe I am.

My point is that I am always most impressed with people who can talk about anything, which clearly I can't do, to anyone.

I also find that my smartness can also be a downside in conversations. I realize that just because I can talk about the nuances of sports, doesn't mean I should get into it when someone asks an innocent question like "so how is UCONN doing?"

I was proud of myself when someone asked that to me at the mall this week. She was actually an old boss of mine at RBS that I liked. She asked about UCONN sports. My reply was "Their doing great." I resisted the temptation to elaborate, because I realize she could care less. She's wasn't interested in an hour long conversation about the history of women's soccer. She just wanted a basic understanding.

I thought I did a better job towards working to my resolution from last year, this year. My only slip up may have occurred at the end of the year. Someone complained that I didn't respond to their text messages, so I made sure I did. Unless someone asked me a question or said something really great, I tried not to respond to the text message because I know that if left unchecked I'd never stop talking.

The gift of gab is a blessing and a curse. Seriously.