My Resolution Is To NOT Make One

I am a firm believer in not making a New Year's resolution.  It was cute when I was 11, but now that I'm older, I realize it's a waste of time for me.  I know some people who make them and keep them.  I'm not one of those people.

I am firm believer that if I want to change or improve something about myself, I don't have to wait for a new year to start to do it.  Sure, it's almost romantic-sounding - A new year, a new me!  I prefer to make a quiet declaration to myself no one else, because really, it's no one else's business.

I'm not planning to quit smoking.  Cut back, maybe, but only because last week I actually crunched some numbers and learned that I spend a ridiculous amount of money on cigarettes each month.  It's got nothing to do with the fact that it's 2011.
I don't plan on joining a gym, dieting, or trying out the latest weight loss fad.  I've done all of that in the past and learned that if I want to lose weight, I have to do it on my terms and utilize what works for me.  But now that the holidays are over, I won't be stuffing my face with rich food, drinking copious amounts of wine, and all of the Christmas cookies that didn't get eaten have been thrown away.

So if you made a New Year's resolution, good luck to you.  I hope you stick with it.  And if you don't, it's not the end of the world, you can always try again...tomorrow.