And it is later.

My RSS feed is full of advice for making your New Year's Resolutions successful, the most repeated of which seems to be "be specific". Instead of saying "Get organized," say "Organize my files". Instead of saying "Get fit", say "exercise 30 minutes every day". Excellent advice for goals and to-do lists, which I try to do always. (It's kind of ridiculous how much I break down certain tasks, just for the joy of crossing things over every ten minutes)

But for New Year's Resolutions, it doesn't really work for me. Things come up. Priorities change. Something I thought was the world's most amazing idea January 1st is supplanted by a much better (and different) idea March 3rd. On an interpersonal level, dealing with people one-on-one, I like to have solid plans in place - we will meet at this time; we will do this thing. But when it comes to just my life overall, I prefer to be vague and open to whatever happens, rather than try and force it down a specific path. I made a list of specific goals on Accompl.sh, and I already want to remove four of them because History Weighs In and my upcoming trip to Japan have drastically altered my priorities. But I can't because it's locked in place.

So I'm keeping my New Year's Resolution simple and vague, flexible enough to work its way into every aspect of my life without blocking out new ideas, plans, dreams.

Be kind. To others, and to myself. Part of that means figuring out what kindness means for me.

Whether you're writing down the nitty-gritty details of 30+ resolutions, are playing it vague like me, or are foregoing them altogether, I hope you have a wonderful night and wish you all the best for 2012.