Resolutions

[Mrs.Claus]

Do you make New Year's resolutions? What do you think of them?

[XmasDVD]

I stopped making them years ago - you can;t fix things like that - if you are serious about bettering yourself, you have to work at it - weight loss, etc. You get into a habit of making and breaking them you will never succeed - Just make a goal to lose 10 lbs or something then just eat better,smaller portions, turn off the TV and walk more.

[Noel+]

No. Several years ago I made a resolution to never again make New Year's Resolutions. Why? I never kept them!

[Merry Sage]

I'm another who doesn't do resolutions. I know when I need to get my butt in gear to change etc.. so I try to get on with it without making promises to myself.

[Mrs.Claus]

My daughter wanted to talk about making New Year's resolutions last night at the supper table, she asked us all what ours were. We decided to explain resolutions as a commitment and they are not to be made lightly. When we make a resolution we're resolving to make a change and that requires a lot of hard work.

We talked about what we want to do in the new year. The girls want to do better in school - they already do extremely well, but we were happy to see that was something they wanted to commit to. Mommy and Daddy want to figure out a plan for finances (who doesn't ). I also want to focus on the house. Of course this has been a goal for a few years now and I think I'm slowly making changes. Hubby also said we should help each other out with our resolutions and the girls were keen on that too.

[Noel+]

Family resolutions...........what a great idea Mrs. C! Helping each other..........working toward common goals.........now that is a useful life tool!