January Seems to Demand Change

It was rather difficult to come up with a topic to write about this week. It's a new year, a new decade, and the Internet is overflowing with advice on making resolutions, how to get yourself organized, how to be healthier. It's almost a requirement these days to declare something you want to change over the coming year. Given that my entire blog is pretty much about getting organized, simplifying, and living green, it felt cheesy to post about resolving to do those things. Instead, I'd like to talk about simplifying those resolutions you're making. 

It's widely known that most New Year Resolutions are abandoned soon after the champagne is gone. They sound good at the time, but then when your head clears, they sound more like work. So, instead of "resolving" to change everything (I will eat healthy and go to the gym 5 times a week!), how about just planning to do "better" (We'll have some veggies with dinner every day and I'll play soccer with my kids in the backyard a couple times a week.)

You don't need a laundry list of things to tackle right away -- that will just overwhelm you and make it that much easier to give up. Instead, think about just one or two habits you want to work on for now. Baby steps. Once you're on track with those, consider adding another one. You have all year long -- who says all the changes *have* to be made in January?

Best wishes for 2010, whatever you resolve to do.