It is Monday morning. Listen…. The house is quiet. The girls are back in school. No more beeping cell phones, no slamming refrigerator doors. No more squeals of sibling squabble. The sky has that “I’m thinking about doing something annoying” look. Across America bloggers are sitting down at their computers to write about….

RESOLUTIONS
Why should I be any different?  Every year I make the same pair of resolutions: To eat less and exercise more. Just like about a billion other people. This year I will still make it, but how about a few others? A few that I can handle?

1. This year I will read more on paper and less on a computer screen. (I read two books over break. My Stroke of Insight and Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You. Both were wonderful and served to remind me how much I love books.)
2. I will update my database in a timely fashion. Weekly would be good.
3. I will respond to emails within 24 hours. Even if it means typing on those dreaded tiny cell phone keys.
4. I will take better advantage of networking opportunities. I will have more One To Ones with my business associates, attend more Chamber events, and support activities at the Workhouse.

I read an email from a friend who said that this year, instead of throwing her list of resentments and grudges into the New Year’s Yule fire, she lit a flame to herself. She said instead of looking back, she decided to look forward and resolved to walk into the future with the light of hope.
That about covers it, don’t you think?