Resolutions

I don't quite understand why there is a focus on making resolutions at the beginning of the year. Sure it is a benchmark that can easily be tracked, but you don't need a year to go by just to try to better yourself or quit something. I have never really been one for making resolutions at the beginning of the new year, but have never deterred anyone from doing so. Most resolutions lose their steam three or four months into the year regardless.

Who the hell wants to go to the gym anyways? And the best way to deal with stress for some people is to go out and have a smoke every once in a while. Who wants to deal with someone who is trying to kick a habit like smoking? They are just cranky and looking for something new to get addicted to. Hello, crack! Okay, bit of a stretch there but still.

As I re-read my post from a few weeks ago about cutting down on the amount of beer I am going to buy, I thought that this could be construed as a resolution. I suppose it could be, but I don't want to look at it as such. I want to think about it and look at it as an experiment in financial responsibility.