I plan to exercise more, eat less, read more, play on the net less and try to enjoy my day job more since I have to be there so much.
--Kim

Kim, I'm so with you on everything. If I could cut back on playing Pyramids, I'd have a dozen books published! lol

Stacia

I plan to start walking again and eat healthier. Maybe I'll lose another 40 pounds. If I can get my butt in gear anyways lol
--Pamk
<mailto:scrtsbpal@yahoo.com>

OMG, its always the weight thing, isn't it? For me its just overall health, improve eating habits and start some kind of gentle exercise. Plus I have this whole, I am ten years behind in my scrapbooking project, going on. Yikes
--cathy
<mailto:caity_mack@yahoo.com>

Cathy, for about ten years my weight stayed pretty stable, then the last two I added thirty pounds. Type 2 diabetes runs in my family, so this is truly a health issue for me. Pam, that's an admirable goal. I bought a pedometer, that gives me a goal to shoot for - 10,000 steps a day. I'm currently at 6k a day, so I'm getting there.

So waht about some fun? We all have serious resolutions - but what about something light-hearted and totally frivolous? I resolve to have a fun trip this year - I'm hoping for Hawaii. I resolve to do my best to fall in love again as well. LOVE being in love - it's been a long time.

Stacia

My New Year's resolutions:
I palan to eat healthier, exercise more (going to start walking again), get in shape (lose weight, tone up, blah, blah, blah), and continue with my Taekwondo training.
Jodi S.
I also plan to have a vacation that doesn't consist of visiting family!
--Jodi
<mailto:jlshadden@verizon.net>

I'm not so much about the weight thing but the health my body could use the extra toning here and there lol But I figure if I can do some stationary cycling and stretches while reading I'd be getting to very important things done at once!! LOL
Mainly though I want to be there to help my family and friends realize their dreams and bring them to life! Wether it be making my friend's writing career or graphic design career a sucess or helping my family find the perfect city for us to live! We want to try some place new, be adventurous, but we're not sure yet where that would be and still be on a budget lol
Thanks for the contest!
--Stephanie
<mailto:DragonStar1974@aol.com>

I've only ever been able to keep one resolution and that was to have a manicure every two weeks I did it for myself last year. I was nice. I'm thinking I should continue that one. Also I would like to try and write to my great Aunt who just turned 83 years young once a month.
--Beth
<mailto:beth.reimer@bdk.com>

This year I resolve:

To not let my ass spread more.

To resist this ridiculous desire to have a girl and NOT GET PREGNANT! No matter how hot my husband looks when we're out of condoms.

To not cook and eat my children, no matter how many times they scream at me when I'm on the phone.

To remember my next girl's trip tp Vegas. I won't say anymore about that. Just imagine the worst and you're there.

To eat more dessert. Life's short.

To not finish last in my marathon or have the take down the finish line before I get there. (This is a legitimate fear).

To kiss my boys when they come home like I've missed something important while they were in school. Cause I have.

To attack my husband on a more frequent basis. Because, despite my resolution my ass will probably spread and I will feel less sexy next year.

To not miss the fun parts.
--Nancy Liedel
<mailto:nancy@liedel.org>

Moira’s New Year Resolutions:

1. To find a better balance in caring for my family, my mind, my body, and my home.
2. To finish the embroidered alphabet baby quilt (I started five years ago) before even my 2yr old twins are too big to enjoy it.
3. To fold and sort the socks within one week of their coming out of the dryer.
4. Not to regain the 35lbs I lost in 2006.
5. Not to start stuffing my bra to make up for the 30lbs that seem to have come off my boobs in 2006.
6. Not to maim my husband for calling me “flap-jacks” since loosing said boob weight.
7. To stop sweating the small stuff.
--Moira McTark
<http://www.moiramctark.com>

**snort** okay, I laughed so hard I almost knocked the chihuahua off my lap!

Nancy, if you do your last resolution, then you'll not have to worry about your first resolution. I've discovered that sex is the best exercise - which is why I gained 30 pounds in a year. Think about it - a couple hundred calories each session, four or five sessions a week - that's a couple pounds a month. Times the fifteen months since I've had a great sex life - and THAT'S where all my weight came from! lol

Gawd, Moira, I'm looking for my metal eraser - I'm hoping nobody ever calls me flapjacks! lol

And you FOLD socks? Wow, that's an interesting concept...

Stacia - who likes to buy all the same color socks so sorting isn't an issue.

I don't usually make resolutions ... it's just inviting me to fail b/c I'd break them on principle.

But my DH would LOVE for me to make Nancy's last one.

And Stacia? I think they're equally guilty of squashing the dog.
--Linda Winfree
<http://www.lindawinfree.com>

I don't usually make resolutions ... it's just inviting me to fail b/c I'd break them on principle.

But my DH would LOVE for me to make Nancy's last one.

And Stacia? I think they're equally guilty of squashing the dog.
--Linda Winfree
<http://www.lindawinfree.com>

My resolution: organize my work space! This is madness! :>]
--Lindy
<mailto:aromagik@yahoo.com>

I plan to read more books by authors i have not read before. Oh, and do one naughtty thing a month
--joye
<mailto:JWIsley@aol.com>

Moira and Nancy, you heard the verdict - you are both guilty of puppy squashing AND I'm holding you BOTH responsible for her stealing my lap blanket. Nancy, you made it up admirably by posting a great review for 'Pretend' at MBaM. But I'm still waiting for Moira's attempt to placate either me or the flat pooch (who, by the way, would love a blanket of her own...)

Joye, those are great resolutions. Although I'm not even going to guess what naughty things you have in mine. For new authors, I'd recommend Nancy's and Moira's books (if they're any thing like their antics in here, they'd be great reads!). I have Nancy's book purchased, but am only about twenty pages into it. So far it's great! (Wait until you see what she does with a snake.)

Stacia

To lose weight
To try to drink more water instead of diet pepsi
To try to get my mount tbr list down
To buy a ebook reader to help with mt. tbr

--Amy

Get rid of at least some of the clutter in my place.

Try to read more and not buy as many books until my TBR folder shrinks a bit.

Post more often to my blog.

Buy more CD's and DVD's just to indulge.

Dress as a wench on Halloween for my man who I'll hopefully convince to dress as a pirate.

Dye my hair blond instead of red, just once to see how I like it.

Eat lobster.

Hi Stacia! My resolution this year is to be more assertive with my doctors. I often don't tell them to help with the pain enough. I need to be assertive and not leave until I have that answer. So my goal is to do that!!
--Cathie
<mailto:CathieCaffey@gmail.com>

Hmmm.... Are you so very, very sure about that?
--Moira McTark

Moira, very sure about what?

If you're talking about Hawaii, oh yeah! I'm planning on sitting in the sun with a cabana boy at my beck and call....

Stacia

My new years resolution is to go to cooking classes so I can learn how to not burn the food I make and then when I do cook the food not to burn it.

Especially the bread. Everytime I toast it, it turns completely black. YUCK! lol

I remember the last time I tried to make maccaroni and cheese. I cook the noodles for so long that when I strained them they went right through the strainer because there was no more substance to it. It was all mush. lol Terrible isn't it. It ought to be a crime. lol



--Becky
<mailto:cowgirlrebel12892@yahoo.com>

To be more assertive with my doctors of my needs.
--Cathie
<mailto:CathieCaffey@gmail.com>

Oh too, to log my books I read monthly on my blog.
And to too, discuss more books on my blog/myspace for other readers.
--Cathie
<mailto:CathieCaffey@gmail.com>

I WANT TO ORGANIZE MY TIME BETTER. I AM A VERY ORGANIZED PERSON, BUT NOT WITH MY TIME. THAT THROWS EVERYTHING ELSE OFF.
--JUDY
<mailto:magnolias_1@msn.com>

My resolution is to go out with you when the weather gets a tad warmer and I can ride up there. Hey, I may not fly through the air, unless I hit something, but for much of the way to your place, I'm flying my Kawasaki on the ground, so I can be dashing too, so there, and I'm older than you, physically, and I like your kids, even the strange one with the long Mohawk and the stuff in his head that would slow him up at an airport. Yes, people, I'm one of those online guys that "Stacia" met. Not by my choice we only became friends, I'd much rather it were more. Problem is, she is a wonderful friend. We've had nice times together and she cracks me up, I see her whenever possible, she can just tell you about her day in her deadpan way, and you end up roaring, very witty, and as you can tell by her IQ test, very bright, and very gifted, I am fascinated and worn out when she lays out all her projects and ideas. I don't even like romance novels, but she is so good at storytelling, I had to put her in front of Tom Clancy and Cycle World. I wish her the very best for her and her family, I only know the boys, but they are very cool kids, John that she mentions is the same age as my youngest son, the Marine. Despite their total opposite outlook, they got on well. Well, would that I were the lucky man in her life, but since I'm not, I hope she gets a guy who treats her like the queen she is, and not like some of the jerks mentioned in her note. She's got the prettiest gray eyes, great soft hair(color changes a bit), and yes "Stacia" a hot body. She is great to be with, just make sure you are worthy of being with a wonderful lady, or buzz off. Ok, I'm done-read the books, you'll love them. If a gun totin', motorcycle riding dude enjoys them, I think most of the rest of you will also. Enjoy.
--Roadrider750
<mailto:thecoreguy2@yahoo.com>