New Year's Resolutions

RESOLUTION:

res·o·lu·tion /ˌrɛzəˈluʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[rez-uh-loo-shuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun

1.	a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.

2.	a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something.

3.	the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc.

and there are many more definitions listed. hmmm..."the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action..." Yep, that's it all right. Every year I make up a little list of my resolutions for the New Year, at that moment I am determined that I will act, that I will find a method in which it is possible to keep my resolution, to fulfill my goals. Yet, every year I fail. Why? Well, I don't know. But I have a feeling that most people fall into the same category as I do. We just find it impossible to make those life changes, whether big or small that we resolve upon every year. Maybe like all the self-help books and web pages tell you it's because you don't truly want to change. I don't know about that, maybe that is the truth. Perhaps I truly don't want to change my habits even if it would improve my life.

Then again, maybe it's because I decide everything needs to be changes all at once and why not start off the New Year with a bang. Recreating myself into the new and improved me. Yeah, that's probably why I fail.

This year I have made up my list (and helped my DH with a few small resolutions of his own) and I am all gung-ho to make this year's resolutions stick. Yeah, yeah I know history will most likely repeat itself, but this year I'm following some wacky on-line guru and looking at a larger goal then breaking it up into smaller, I hopeful more manageable goals. so, we shall see, we shall see.

Good luck to all you other suckers out there who diligently write up your lists then forget them before February even arrives. Your in good company...that is if you think a dog-sitting, slacker who lives in France getting fat and lazy eating good cheese, bread and wine while her husband works his little fanny off is good company!!

Bonne Année et bonne santé!!!

Happy New Year and Good Health!