New Year's Resolutions

After several weeks of watching House reruns because nothing else was on my DVR, I was super excited to see some of my shows had returned from the holiday break. Don't get me wrong, House reruns are great, especially since I didn't watch the show from the beginning so I have lots of catching up to do; it's just refreshing to see some new options available. I also like having half-hour shows that I can watch before going to sleep. They give me just enough time to unwind without pushing too far past my preferred bedtime. Anyway, back to the topic...

With Suburgatory, Modern Family and The Middle staring at me, I chose The Middle last night. It was, not to my surprise, a very cute episode about New Year's resolutions. Instead of making traditional resolutions, the family decided to pick resolutions for each other. The deal: if they all stuck to their resolutions for one week, they would go to an all-you-can-eat restaurant for dinner. Sold.

And they did it! I know I've said time and time again how much I enjoy the realistic image this show portrays, but I'll say it once more: no one sticks to resolutions for a whole year (well, I'm sure some people do but the vast majority of us give it a valiant effort for a period of time and then either little-by-little or abruptly give up), so I like that they chose one week.

I always like hearing what people choose for a New Year's resolution. I also think it's really interesting that people choose to change things starting January 1st. Because it's a new year? Does that mean you can't do it any other time? Eh, maybe I'm cynical, but I think it takes something more drastic than a change in the date to make any kind of significant change in your life. Anyone have New Year's resolutions they've stuck to?