This year I'm trying to be realistic about what I resolve to do/not to do in 2008.

Somehow I have trouble taking myself seriously when I make promises about how I'll try to eat healthier, be more organized or exercise more. I mean, seriously, come on! The little voice in my head is laughing so hard, I can barely hear myself chewing, snoring and messing stuff up.

So this year I'm thinking that if I put less demands on myself, at least I might be able to take myself seriously and TRY a little bit!

So here are a few things I'm going to try to be better about in 2008.

If I drop something, like a sock or a piece of a danish, for example, I am going to pick it up right away and not a day or a week later.

If I forget to feed the dog or the husband, I will not exclaim 'Oh, well, they'll live' like before...NO! I will actually attempt to make things right by getting up and looking in the freezer intently for a few minutes until they realize that I'm contemplating cooking and beg me to stop! This will actually take much less time than that whole thing took me to write.

I'm going to buy a real Swiffer or something equally as incredible and not use the socks on my feet to mop the floor.

I will wear a bra and brush my hair before taking the dog for a walk at 6am. It's just mean not to. The neighbors and critters really don't deserve that!

I might even carry that last one over to apply to the office as well. I think I can handle that just for a year.

And lastly, but certainly not leastly...in order to add some fun and excitement to my incredibly monotone daily existance...I intend to color eggs all year long and not only at Eastertime. Imagine the surprised expressions when my husband and...well, my husband sees bright, cheery colors inside each and every carton of eggs.

I think I'm capable of sticking to this list.