Kicking "Resolutions" to the Curb...

I'm proud to report that I've returned from my recent hibernation...

It wasn't easy, mind you, but I'm back...

For the first time in a good, long while, I took a legitimate break. Aside from the casual check of the e-mail and a scroll down the ol' Facebook feed, I didn't do much of anything in the whole writing realm. And it felt oh-so-good.

Instead, I read, cooked, got organized, watched movies, hung out with the hubby and yes, I even started thinking about the annual New Year's resolutions. What I wanted to change, what I needed to change, how I wanted my life to be different...

And that got me thinking about how year after year, I resolve a gazillion things and completely fall off the wagon a couple of days later. So instead of writing that big, long list that includes everything from finally losing those extra pounds to reading my Bible every day to quitting Diet Coke, to laying off the Starbucks, to finishing my novel, etc. etc. etc., I decided to retool the resolutions and essentially kick that big, long list to the curb.

Instead, I've decided to focus on a healthy life instead of a perfect one in 2012—a life where moderation reigns, and I learn to take a little more time for me like Bekah was talking about the other day. By having balance, there's time for all of those changes to actually get implemented—rather than simply being wishful thinking, and that's something I'm really, really excited about.

Now it's your turn... What do you hope will be different in 2012 in regard to your writing or other areas of your life? Also, what can we be writing about that'll help you in 2012?