Resolutions... get a head start!

As the holiday season approaches, you begin to stress about family gatherings, shopping, and travel plans. The next thing you know, you are ringing in the new year! Then comes the age old question "what are your new years resolutions?" You quickly start to think about what you could do, make a messy plan without much thought and by the beginning of February your resolution is history.

This year I wanted to successfully complete a new years resolution so I gave it some thought early in December, and actually started it 2 weeks later. Why? Because I already know exactly what is going to happen at the end of December and beginning of January, as it does every year... a hectic schedule that includes cooking, last minute shopping, multiple family parties on the same day, and trying to juggle friends who are back in town. I now have a 3 week head start, and if a miss a day or so, it's ok. By the time the new year arrives, my schedule will be more free and my resolution will have been part of my regular schedule for weeks and I won't have to think twice and try to remember it. The pressure to start will also be gone, since I will be well on my way to my resolution!

-Steph, Communications Specialist