Today many of us are making resolutions for 2010. Thousands will proclaim they're never drinking again. Others will be scouring the local gyms for membership deals. Most will strive to become better parents, spouses, partners, lovers, employees, bosses, and friends. The majority of these resoutions will be forgotten by mid January. Why? Because real life will settle in. You'll want to get hammered after a shitty week at work. You'll yell at your child because he just won't listen. You'll eat that cheeseburger because fuck, what's one cheeseburger?

I resolve not to take that unobtainable path. Instead, I just need to give myself small victories, things that aren't hard, that don't take a lot of time, but will make me feel better for doing them. Take, for instance, my fingernails. They're raggedy. Can I not take 5 minutes to file them? Ten minutes to put on some nail strengthener? Do I not have 15 minutes to spare in my life?

It's the little things in life we tend to appreciate most; a smile, a compliment, a free coffee. So why do we agonize every year about trying to change the biggest aspects of our lives? Maybe you don't have to lose 20 pounds rights now, maybe you could just lose 5.  Do you need a new job, or can you just change one thing in your current role to make it better? How about changing grocery stores to save $10/week?

Small changes = small victories. Those are my resolutions.