With less than two weeks left to mark the end of 2009, one cannot help but reflect on how 'good' or 'bad' a year they had. And for those of us who had a bucket list of resolutions, we fearfully go over our lists to see what kind of progress we made. As you think about what you had hoped to achieve, and compare this to what you ACTUALLY managed to do, the reactions are; either pat your self on the back for attaining your goal or PANIC, beacuse you have two weeks left and have not done half of what you prmoised.

It may be the season to be jolly, but even as I observe my girlfriends, with the pressures women have today- to be a mother, a wife, build a career many feel that they fall short. We often give ourselves deadlines, marked either by a duration(2 months etc) or a date (31st December).

So I feel myself worrying about the things I did not get done. And in all honesty, this fact has been dampening my holiday mood. But I keep reminding myself that I have to try again, if I did not succeed the first time. It's easier said than done, but trust me, there's no need to throw the idea of resolutions out the window, simply because you have not kept them. They help us focus on what we want, and  we can evaluate how far we have come, and what more we need to do.

Go ahead and jot down your resolutions. And in the coming year, make an ETRA effort to stick to them.