Resolutions have never worked out for me too well.  I've tended to be too extreme.  That in turn caused me to break my resolutions and disheartened me.  Before I knew it, I had forgotten all about them.  So this year I decided to approach things a little differently.  For 2009 I've decided to focus on two major goals.

       1:  I plan to focus on my health.  I plan to do this by becoming more physically active and by eating more healthy foods.  I am not restricting myself from ANYTHING.  I am just going to try to eat less of the bad things and much less often. 

       2:  I have always wanted to learn to play guitar.  This year I bought a wonderful guitar course on DVD.  I am going to practice 20 to 30 minutes per day at least five days per week.  If I miss a day here and there, I'm just going to get back on the program. 

     I am hoping that by choosing to focus on these two items for the entire year, that success will come over time.  Resolutions just seemed to imply failure from the get-go.  So if your not a big fan of resolutions, just pick out what you would like to focus on.  We can all do that!