| It's that time of year again when we resolve | | | | |
| to improve our lives and the lives of those | | | | All of our resolutions fall into this |
| around us. We all have different resolutions, | | | | category for the most part, but we have |
| but they all tend for fall into five | | | | specific goals to make us better. We want to |
| categories: | | | | get rid of those traits that we don't like; |
| | | | we are going to stop procrastinating and be |
| - Get Healthy | | | | more patient and relaxed. We are going learn |
| | | | to play the guitar, finally. And we are |
| - Get Financially Fit | | | | making resolutions to go back to school and |
| | | | learn something new. We all have something |
| - Self Improvement | | | | about ourselves that we are going to improve. |
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| - Improve Family/Relationships | | | | Improve Family/Relationships |
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| - Improve Your Community | | | | Spending more time with family and those that |
| | | | we love has always been important and at this |
| Get Healthy | | | | time of year, we want more of it and we want |
| | | | quality time together. We want to stop |
| This is the most common category that our | | | | arguing with our spouse and enjoy "Date |
| resolutions fall under, with losing weight | | | | Night" with them. We want "Family Night" with |
| being the most popular. Our goal may be to | | | | our kids once-a-week, breaking out the cards |
| lose 20 pounds, get rid of that gut or to fit | | | | or monopoly. Talking to Mom every week and |
| into those jeans in the back of our closet | | | | taking Dad out to lunch once a month is |
| (it's been two years since we put those on!). | | | | another one of our goals. |
| We may decide to join the gym, diet for a | | | | |
| month or change our eating habits to get and | | | | We are going to touch base with all of our |
| keep that weight off. We may have a fitness | | | | friends more frequently. What has George been |
| goal. The plan may be to get to the gym three | | | | up to lately, we are all going to find out. |
| days a week or walk/run fifteen miles a week. | | | | |
| Maybe we are finally going to run that | | | | Improve Your Community |
| marathon! | | | | |
| | | | We all want to make a difference in our |
| Giving up or cutting back on one of our vices | | | | community. We resolve to volunteer more time |
| is another one of our most common | | | | to help out at the local library reading to |
| resolutions. For those of us who still smoke, | | | | children, picking up trash at the local |
| this is when we decide to give that up. | | | | "Clean the Park" event or helping out at the |
| Quitting drinking or drugs is another vice we | | | | local senior center. |
| try to get rid of as well. For some of us, | | | | |
| caffeine may be our drug. This year, we are | | | | Our vision isn't local anymore either; now we |
| going to skip that third cup of coffee. | | | | are trying to improve our planet. With global |
| | | | warming and environmental issues at the |
| Get Financially Fit | | | | forefront of our everyday lives, we are |
| | | | resolving to do our part to improve our |
| Finance seems to be on all of our mind this | | | | planet. Buying/using "Green" products is high |
| time of year. We've all just spend more money | | | | on our to-do list. We are planning on buying |
| on the holidays than we wanted to and are | | | | hybrid cars, products with environmentally |
| reviewing our finances from the past year. | | | | friendly packaging and energy efficient light |
| What happened to all that money? This coming | | | | bulbs. We are also resolving to change our |
| year, we are going to save more money, spend | | | | habits by driving less, lowering the heater |
| less, pay off our debt, and get our finances | | | | and taking shorter showers to use less water. |
| organized so that we know where all that | | | | |
| money went. We are going to setup a budget | | | | Let's hope we all follow through on our |
| and stick to it! | | | | resolutions and improve life for each and |
| | | | everyone of us. Whatever your resolution is, |
| Self Improvement | | | | good luck! |