Happy New Writing Year!

A new year means a chance to change the date at the end when writing a check or a letter, the end of the government's tracking of the dollars you earned that year and in reality, that's about it. But we make such a fuss of it, people making resolutions about what to change in the new year, with little change actually occurring. Go on a strict diet, exercise more, be a nicer person and clean out the garage are a few common items. I heard on the radio the other day (which may be as close to fiction as the internet) that 50% of new year's resolutions are broken by the first week according to a random survey. My solution to that problem is to not make any resolutions until after the first week.

To make resolutions on January 1st is not the greatest of ideas because you may have eaten and drank too much the night before and not have had enough sleep. Planning to change when you are feeling guilty for a particular activity is not wise, especially when you have a few leftover treats in the refrigerator and pantry, and you can get pounds of candy for half price or less at Target and Wal-Mart. To make resolutions in the month of December can be challenging as well, for you are preparing for the holidays and again, possibly eating and drinking too much, spending a lot of money, and not getting enough rest. Once Christmas is past and the decorations are put away, with not much on the calendar except for baking Valentine's Day cookies, that's a good time to look at the past year and resolve to improve in the new one.

I'm not going to share all of my New Year's Resolutions but will tell any reader the one resolution that I hope to fulfill, and that is to write at least 50 posts in 2013. The other items that I will write out and resolve to do (while watching the Cotton Bowl with the Aggies playing tonight) will include better communication, more efforts to support my community and a usual eat and live healthy mandate. Happy New Year!