Exercise three times a week, quit sugar, keep a daily journal, learn English in twenty minutes a day: every good resolution has a lifespan, and it is rarely the planned one. The costly part is not giving up, it is not admitting it.
The Swamp of Resolutions is where you admit it while laughing. Under a big dead tree covered in sneakers and gym cards, Mother January, a witch with a cauldron, collects what you did not keep. You bury the habit that never took, note its real lifespan, and leave feeling a little less guilty.
Who rests in the swamp
The "Good resolutions" category: gym memberships never used, diets stopped on day two, language learning that stalls at "hello", meditation, reading, saving. One grave for every honorable intention that did not survive February.
Categories buried here : Resolutions
Worth a visit in this district
The Swamp of Resolutions
Wade up to the big dead tree, facing Mother January and her toad Monday, and hang your lost resolution. You leave with an announcement card to share.
A few graves from this district
Ma Santé
« Ici gît ma motivation à reprendre une activité physique, quelle qu’elle soit… Je me noie dans le saucisson... »
Dry January
« Made it to January 9th. We don’t talk about January 9th. »
L’abonnement à la salle
« Payé 12 mois, utilisé 3 semaines. Le sac de sport est toujours dans l’entrée, plein d’espoir. »
Mon régime
« A vécu du lundi matin au mardi midi. Cause du décès : une part de gâteau au bureau. »
Epitaph ideas
Gym membership, January to January. Showed up twice.
Quitting sugar: 36 hours of glory, and a brioche at the end.
Duolingo, 214-day streak. Broken by a trip to Lisbon, never resumed.
Frequently asked questions
Why is it so hard to keep resolutions?
Often because they are too big, too vague or imposed from outside. A small precise commitment beats a big blurry goal. And dropping a resolution says nothing about your worth: it is information about what was not suitable.
What does burying a habit mean?
It amounts to noticing that you will not keep it in its current form. It is a good starting point to choose another one, more realistic, or to calmly decide to let it go.
Is Mother January a real person?
She is the witch of the tombz swamp, a fictional character. She runs a short ritual with you and hands you a lost-resolution announcement you can share with a link.
Bury a resolution
Where good resolutions sink.
Bury here