Another Attempt at New Years

As I blogged about recently, December and early January were a strike out for me and but for an excellent trip with the Husband to Budapest and seeing family, I might have just wanted to take it off the books completely.  So, I welcomed the Chinese New Year over the weekend and found this second attempt at New Years to be as good as time as any to declare my goals for the coming year and reflect on my past year and my wishes for the next.  I wish I could say that my resolutions were unique, but instead they are typical: Be More Organized, Savor the Small Stuff, Take on Less Projects and Do The Ones I Take On Better, Stick to a Budget, Read for Pleasure, Eat Less, Move More, Cook More, Send Notes to Friends and Family -- these are just a few and, yes, they are repeats of resolutions from years past.  Unlike many cynics, however, I do not think that New Years Resolutions are pointless or destined to be broken.  Of course, we could all do better -- as evidenced by the fact that many of us make the same resolutions year after year -- but the point is for us to better ourselves year after year, even if we never completely achieve the goals that we aspire to.  That we will never reach a perfectionist's standard does not mean we should give up on the enterprise completely.  And, so, 23 days later, I am making my New Years resolutions and strategizing about how to best keep them.  It took me a few weeks to catch up, but I, too, am excited about the upcoming days, weeks, and months and am relishing the new challenges before me.  Here's to a New Day, a New Year, and what the Good Life has in store for us next.