| It's that time of year again when we resolve to | | | | part, but we have specific goals to make us better. |
| improve our lives and the lives of those around us. We | | | | We want to get rid of those traits that we don't like; |
| all have different resolutions, but they all tend for fall | | | | we are going to stop procrastinating and be more |
| into five categories: | | | | patient and relaxed. We are going learn to play the |
| - Get Healthy | | | | guitar, finally. And we are making resolutions to go |
| - Get Financially Fit | | | | back to school and learn something new. We all have |
| - Self Improvement | | | | something about ourselves that we are going to |
| - Improve Family/Relationships | | | | improve. |
| - Improve Your Community | | | | Improve Family/Relationships |
| Get Healthy | | | | Spending more time with family and those that we |
| This is the most common category that our resolutions | | | | love has always been important and at this time of |
| fall under, with losing weight being the most popular. | | | | year, we want more of it and we want quality time |
| Our goal may be to lose 20 pounds, get rid of that gut | | | | together. We want to stop arguing with our spouse |
| or to fit into those jeans in the back of our closet (it's | | | | and enjoy "Date Night" with them. We want "Family |
| been two years since we put those on!). We may | | | | Night" with our kids once-a-week, breaking out the |
| decide to join the gym, diet for a month or change our | | | | cards or monopoly. Talking to Mom every week and |
| eating habits to get and keep that weight off. We may | | | | taking Dad out to lunch once a month is another one |
| have a fitness goal. The plan may be to get to the | | | | of our goals. |
| gym three days a week or walk/run fifteen miles a | | | | We are going to touch base with all of our friends |
| week. Maybe we are finally going to run that | | | | more frequently. What has George been up to lately, |
| marathon! | | | | we are all going to find out. |
| Giving up or cutting back on one of our vices is | | | | Improve Your Community |
| another one of our most common resolutions. For | | | | We all want to make a difference in our community. |
| those of us who still smoke, this is when we decide to | | | | We resolve to volunteer more time to help out at the |
| give that up. Quitting drinking or drugs is another vice | | | | local library reading to children, picking up trash at the |
| we try to get rid of as well. For some of us, caffeine | | | | local "Clean the Park" event or helping out at the local |
| may be our drug. This year, we are going to skip that | | | | senior center. |
| third cup of coffee. | | | | Our vision isn't local anymore either; now we are trying |
| Get Financially Fit | | | | to improve our planet. With global warming and |
| Finance seems to be on all of our mind this time of | | | | environmental issues at the forefront of our everyday |
| year. We've all just spend more money on the | | | | lives, we are resolving to do our part to improve our |
| holidays than we wanted to and are reviewing our | | | | planet. Buying/using "Green" products is high on our |
| finances from the past year. What happened to all | | | | to-do list. We are planning on buying hybrid cars, |
| that money? This coming year, we are going to save | | | | products with environmentally friendly packaging and |
| more money, spend less, pay off our debt, and get our | | | | energy efficient light bulbs. We are also resolving to |
| finances organized so that we know where all that | | | | change our habits by driving less, lowering the heater |
| money went. We are going to setup a budget and | | | | and taking shorter showers to use less water. |
| stick to it! | | | | Let's hope we all follow through on our resolutions and |
| Self Improvement | | | | improve life for each and everyone of us. Whatever |
| All of our resolutions fall into this category for the most | | | | your resolution is, good luck! |