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I came across an interesting comparison of the word resolution and the word committment. Are you using the right word in your language to yourself this new year? Studies have shown that resolutions last approximately 3 days. Maybe this is why:

To resolve means – to loosen, release; to break up; to reduce by analysis; to clear up. To commit means – to promise devotion; to promise resources; to entrust something to somebody; to record something for the future.

Think about which one you want to include in your life this month.

Simplifying with style,

Patti

Organize “In”  The New Year

Although Jan. 1 is the customary date for making New Year’s resolutions, this maligned tradition makes sense. After weeks of stress getting ready for all the events between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, you may be feeling bloated and burned out. I’m seeing a definite increase in the population at my local gym. Many of us leap gung-ho into a life of fitness and often run screaming from it sometime before Valentine’s Day.Don’t stop at your body when it comes to your wellness level. This year, make your home environment a priority in your new years resolutions. Your home is very important to your emotional well being. How you take care of your space around you can affect your daily life in many ways. Do you spend time looking for things? Does everything in your house have it’s own home?

Do you have piles of items or papers that you mean to ‘get to ’some day soon?

Then you’re not alone. Most of us have some kind of issue around our stuff.

Clutter is anything that is unused, unloved, in disrepair, or not in it’s own home. Don’t live in CHAOS (Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome). Make a goal this year to create a healthy, organized home for you and your family.Let’s face it: Goals have to be made sometime, because as Yogi Berra said:  “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” Creating the home you want doesn’t require large amounts of money or space. It requires inspiration, connection to resources and motivation to do something about it.

Remember — Don’t agonize, organize! And have a very Happy 2008 Year.Patti Smith