Broken Promises

Why am I so good at breaking promises or more to the point making promises I know I will struggle to keep.  And the craziest thing is they are always the promises I make to myself:

• I promise I am going to get up early tomorrow & go for a run
• I promise I am going to join the new gym tomorrow
• I promise I am going to sell my stuff on ebay this week
• I promise I will do all my work by close of business 
• I promise I am not going to spend anymore money on clothes for 2 months
• I promise I will do my Italian homework by the end of the day.

But the best one: I promise I am not going to buy the Winter Olympics package from Foxtel.

Of course I kept this one - until the cheaper package was no longer available and then I couldn't help myself.  I caved in.  I thought - "it's a promise, you only make those so they can be broken."

I am now consoling myself for my amazing lack of discipline (if only this was an olympic sport I would win gold without doubt!) by channel surfing 4 channels watching endless ski-ing & jumping.   

I guess I am now unavailable for a social life (and possibly work) for the next 10 days but @ least I can do my Italian homework in front of the tv - if only they didn't do so many slow motion replays.