Should I make a resolution?

Ugh! I started this blog with the best of intentions, but of course LIFE got in the way. And then along came Thanksgiving.  Then Christmas.  And New Years.... What was I thinking trying to start a blog during the holidays??!!!

Stupid me.

Oh well... it's a new year!  So, that means starting fresh- and that is just what I aim to do!

I guess the appropriate topic for this entry would be: new year's resolutions. 

Now, I hate resolutions.  They hardly ever work.  Everyone has the best of intentions to change- but rarely do those changes happen.  At least long term... 

For example, one year that I decided that I would make it my goal to run a 5K.  I was doing great training for it, then BAM!  My husband's back went out on Valentine's weekend and he ended up having vertebra fused.  Needless to say, his recovery was more important than my silly goal and it was forgotten.

Then, there was the year I vowed to style my hair 3 times a week. 

Yeah- I'm a stay-at-home Mom.  How long do you think that lasted?...  ;-)

Oh, and EVERYONE wants to lose weight and makes it their resolution to do so.  Then they somehow find their way to my gym during the 2 hours I am am there each day.  (Don't get me wrong- I want everyone to succeed in reaching their goals. Just not while I am there!)  I just have to plow through my workouts until spring- when most people make excuses to not go to the gym.  Then things will get back to "normal" and I won't have to fight for the best treadmills.

Anyway, back to resolutions.  I don't make them for the very reasons I just stated above.  Most people fail within a short period of time.  So why bother, right?

Wrong. 

I've decided that I've failed in the past because I didn't have an accountability buddy.  I've always made a goal, then kept it to myself.  That way, nobody would notice if I fail.  Sounds logical, right?

So, that is where you come in.  I want you to be my accountability buddy.  Make sure I keep up with my goal.  So, hold me to this statement:

My resolution is to keep up with this blog.  I will try to write regularly (3 times a week), but will not go longer than a week before posts. 

And that is it!  I want to write on this blog often.  I have sooooo many fun things jogging around in my head that I would love to get on "paper".  I have photos and stories and dreams that really ought to be shared.  After all, what fun is it keeping naughty daydreams to myself?