happy new year

hooray, 2008 is upon us! what this means to many is that it's time to make some resolutions -- get fit, quit smoking, get our financial lives in order and all that. i'm not a big believer in resolutions and i don't remember the last time i made one, but i stopped in at costco the other day and knew that people around me were certainly going to be doing some resolutioning -- the first display was for weight loss, the next display was for the same, then protein shakes, powers, and bars, anti-smoking products, and everything you could imagine to build a better you.

well, i'm sure when the smoke clears and the gym quiets down here in 2-3 weeks, everything will be back to normal, but until then, i'd like to embrace this time of year and offer hope and encouragement to those that do really want to make a change for the better. let's get out of debt, start planning for retirement -- or better yet retire, start saving more, start earning more, or do whatever it is that we all need to do to make 2008 and our future better!