On the radio this morning I heard this statistic:  only 8% of us fulfill our New Year's Resolutions.  Wow!  Only 8%?! Then the DJ said that he started working on his goal last week, so it's not a new year's resolution.  I read an article last night by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf  (The Best Time To Plant a Tree) that made me stop and think.  What is the difference between resolutions and goals?  According to the Oxford English Dictionary on my kindle: resolution : (n.) a firm decision to do or not to do something; goal: (n.) the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.

So, according to those definitions only 8% of us make firm decisions to do or not to do something.  On the other hand, I really like the definition of a goal.  I may not have any resolutions, but I do have a goal.  I want to finish at least 5 yearly scrapbooks before the kids begin the next school year in the fall.  That seems really strange to say, since they just started back to school today.  Anyhow, I am way behind (like most people I know).  I have some 'publishing points' expiring this Sunday, so I'm trying to get one done by then, so as not to waste them.  As I looked at my total 'publishing points' I have enough to get me a long ways towards this goal, if not all the way there.  I'm glad I digitally scrapbook, it gets to be a mess with paper, glue, stickers, etc.  Now, if only I could remember everything I want to so that I can put them together in order.  Wish me luck!