Resolutions

"I resolve to lose sixty pounds this year."
"I resolve to make a budget this year."
"I resolve to exercise more this year."

This year this year this year.

Why not now?

I have personally never understood the point of New Year's Resolutions. Why wait 365 days to start anew? I get that a new year is a "new page," but if you're unhappy with something, you shouldn't wait to change it. You should start to work on it as soon as you're unhappy with it. For example, a lot of people resolve to lose weight. So, you're not happy with your body. Why do you want to wait to change it? Start working on losing that weight right away. Start exercising, start eating better. Don't wait weeks and weeks for the next year to roll around - start now!!

Making that promise, that "resolution" to yourself is just setting yourself up to fail. You shouldn't do it because it's a new year, but because you want to. You're putting pressure on yourself by making yourself swear to do - or not do - something.

~J*~