New Year Resolutions - do you make them?

RobTheFox was laughing so much at your post read it to OH.He said 'sounds like you'!!!.....well heh Ho he's another one who won't make it to 2017!!

On-going - Decluttering and cleaning house, getting virgin garden licked into shape, long-distance walking, learning to ride my tricycle, spending quality time with DH, completing study courses that have worked on for far too long etc. And clearing my credit card debt, starting with Xmas payments, (others interest-free), but then the older stuff. Then building up my investment portfolio.

I think New Year is the wrong time to make resolutions as most people make them just because they feel they have to do so. Make a resolution quietly to yourself when you feel the time is right not because you feel forced into it...

RobtheFox - that did make me laugh!

For anyone thinking of doing New Year's resolutions this website Art of Simple has a really useful article about reflecting on the past year and setting goals for the next year.

theartofsimple.net/

Happy 2017
(And if you're a celebrity reading this - all I will say is "Stay Safe" we don't want another 2016!!)

I make them all year round. My main one is the same as yours on eating and exercise GrannyA11. In fact I'm going to simplify and keep it to just that. It feels like a mountain to climb! I'll be the mountain if I don't take action soon.
I should really sneak one in about managing my money better. Never a saver - me!

Last year I resolved to lose 12lbs in weight by 1/1/2017......only 18lbs to go

Onward and upward, Teetime, though I doubt if I'd take anything I do as an inspiration!

greyduster I empathise with your feelings about fishing as I have them about my golf and although I often think of sending the whole bag to the bottom of the lake I will carry on, have a few lessons to see if I can improve the putting (drive for show putt for dough)and bring the handicap down just one point - that would be an achievement. I shall take your Zen stance as a model and an inspiration.

Nope.

Apart from taking as much exercise as possible, my only resolution this year will be not to take my fishing so seriously. Last season it was all about the biggest fish and the most fish and when I had days where I didn't find either, I was seriously 'Go home and put all your kit on eBay' disgruntled. This year, it will be calm thoughts at the water's edge and blank days will be dismissed with Zen-like insouciance!

Well I have some good intentions one of which this year is to stop reading rubbish and get some better literature to read and to do more of it and have less TV. I will carry on with the healthy eating/exercise plan I started in the Autumn having only put on 2 lbs over Christmas as my appetite is much reduced I am heartened to continue. I think its a good time to think about these things but I wouldn't call them resolutions as such.