In keeping with my New Year's resolution kick, this article from the Times was interesting. It's true that if you actually write down your resolutions and let people know what they are, you're much more likely to follow them. I think by spreading mine out with different deadlines throughout the year I've made them easier to follow. The easiest resolution I made and kept was not taking sugar in tea and coffee. I made it in 2007 and still only put sugar in hot beverages once in a blue moon. As I recall, another classmate was doing it as a way to lose weight and I just hopped on the bandwagon. Like they say, doing things in pairs totally works!