Posted by Lia and Erin…
Lia: I am pretty terrible at New Year’s resolutions. Bad at setting reasonable ones and even worse at keeping them. I always have the best intentions, but horrible follow through. So this year, I’m going to continue doing something that worked (more or less) last year – which is to think of a mantra that I can try to follow and repeat to myself, rather a specific goal I know I’ll break in two weeks. Last year, it was “worry less.” For 2010, I have decided to “Think less and do more.”
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become the absolute master of thinking about something rather than just doing it. Why go to the gym now when I can go in a hour? Why go to the store today when I can go tomorrow? Why wake up when I can hit the snooze button 17 more times? Then I get mad that none of my pants fit, that I have no food in the house and that there aren’t enough hours in the day to finish everything.
So this year, I’m going to work hard to become the girl I once was – an efficient person who didn’t think too much when she needed to do something – she just did it. I was more organized, more well-rested and more in shape back then – and I see no reason why I can’t get that back. As an added incentive, toward the end of this year I turn 30, so this is a good opportunity to end the last year of my 20s (good God that sounds scary) on a high note.
A happy and safe New Year to everyone!
Erin: Every year, for the past four or five years, I’ve had a ritual to make my resolutions. The night before New Year’s Eve, Wendy and I go to Supper, one of our favorite restaurants in New York, drink too much Prosecco and then make our resolutions. They tend to be crazy, outlandish goals, the kind you think could actually be possible after too many cocktails. This year we’re a little late for our dinner, so the list below will grow, but I decided to also make a few sober attainable goals in the meantime. They are:
1. Gossip less. Love more.
2. Call my grandparents more often.
3. Visit my brother in Asia.
4. Spend more time crafting, less time at happy hour!
5. Run smarter, healthier, and hopefully, faster.
6. Love my life.
What are your resolutions?
The recipe is easy to make and it’s always a huge hit. The cranberry juice it calls for makes it the perfect use for that cheap champagne you bought that you prefer not to 
