Every year we make them and were lucky if we make it through January before breaking them. Resolutions for a promising new year....or at least the first week. We all mean well. You start with the best of intentions then life gets in the way. Sure its a great idea to eat better and make it to the gym, but that's before you had a late deadline at work (hooray for overtime) or your kid comes down with the flu. Stuff happens and you fall back on what you know. Old habits tend to beat out new ideas in the end. That doesn't mean you stop trying.

I read somewhere ( or maybe it came from my husband and his wealth of information) that it takes most people 21 days of an activity to form a habit. So you have to stick with that eating plan, exercise plan, new hobby or new adventure for 3 weeks to make it part of your routine. So if you make it through the first week you're 1/3 of the way there!

Needless to say I haven't made a New Years Resolution in about 5 years. I give myself a theme for the year. Last year it was exercise. I don't do nearly as much as I should, but I make sure I do something everyday. Take the stairs or park in a farther spot at the grocery store. I do a lap of the mall before I'm allowed to go in an shop. (My rule-not my husbands.) Just changing one thing can help. This year is happiness. Doing things that make me happy. So I'm enrolling in yoga which does wonders for you. I have 3 clients with chronic neck tension who swear by it. I'm also adding more music to my day, which I love. Yes, I have music on all the time at work but sometimes I need to hear words with the music. Occasionally I become quite anti-new age music. It happens.

So be good to yourself, whatever that means to you. Read more. Travel more. Get more massage!
That's what a new year is all about.