New Year’s Resolutions
As for resolutions,
I’ve finally learned to make mine attainable. Nothing wild.
Nothing impossible. Just the good stuff:
Write more. Move more. Laugh way more.
How about you? I’d
love to hear your resolutions for 2026 — big, small, silly, or sweet.
A Fun Look Back at Resolutions
Resolutions aren’t new.
People have been promising to do better next year since we figured out how to
count years.
Ancient Babylonians: Honoring the gods, paying depts, loyalty to the king, asking for good harvests.
Romans: Made fresh-start
promises to Janus, the god with two faces — one for the past, one for the year
ahead.
Early Americans: Quiet,
faith-based self-checks. No confetti, no champagne, just lots of
self-examining.
By the 1900s: Rise early,
work harder, be nicer—at least until February.
1950s–1970s:
1980s–2000s: Fitness videos,
productivity planners, self-help everything.
2010s–Today: Chill out,
breathe deep, recycle stuff, and stop being mean to yourself or anyone else.
Through every century,
the goal has been the same:
Start fresh. Hope big. Try again.
And with this thought, I wish you only the best for the coming year.
I thought it would be
fun to have my characters from Sunrise Ranch Series, because even fictional
people try and fail to stick to a promise.
Luke Wolfe
Kiss Goldi everywhere.
Every day. Also, stop pretending I’m annoyed when she steals my flannels. The
truth? I just enjoy the view of her in my shirt.
Goldi Summers
Bake Luke’s favorites.
And maybe resist reorganizing the pantry every time he
blinks. He claims the oats don’t need to be color-coded. He is, of course,
wrong.
Pete Wolfe
Call a truce with
Auburn for at least… an hour. Maybe two. Realistically? Five minutes.
Chase Wolfe
Quit wishing I’d
finished that graduate college degree and be grateful I get to rehab horses.
Charlie the Dog
Beg for more belly
rubs. Master the art of getting extra table scraps without Luke
noticing.
Auburn Hood
Stop one-upping Pete
Wolfe every time he opens his mouth. Except when he truly deserves it which is
often.
I hope you enjoyed my
character’s resolutions.
Here’s to a year of
joy, romance, cowboy chaos, and little moments worth savoring.
Cheers to 2026!
Niki Mitchell