And then, things change...

If you watch TV, you may have noticed that right after Christmas, we don't see so many commercials for big big bargains at WallyMart and Chia Pets. ToyotaThon is just about over, and instead of ads for last-minute gifts for your Aunt Hattie from Cincinnati, all of a sudden it's time to advertise for Health Clubs and gyms and slimming products of all sorts, from medical to calisthenic.

It's like the old days when the electric company would advertise room air conditioners in May and then run ads begging us not to run the A/C in August because they used too much electricity, the change is so swift.

So one minute they sell you egg nog, cute polar bears want us to drink soda, and there are cakes and cookies all over, and the next, everyone can't fit into their new pants without lying supine on the daybed and yanking them on like raising the convertible top on a Dodge, so it's time to sweat off the suet, and you can hardly find a place to park at the club.

According to the people at Zip Poll.com, here are the most common New Year's Resolutions, ranked by how many of us plan to follow them through...

1. Diet or eat healthier (71 percent)
2. Exercise more (65 percent)
3. Lose weight (54 percent)
4. Save more and spend less (32 percent)
5. Learn a new skill or hobby (26 percent)
6. Quit smoking (21 percent)
7. Read more (17 percent)
8. Find another job (16 percent)
9. Drink less alcohol (15 percent)
10. Spend more time with family and friends (13 percent)

We'll see how it works out...check back here on 12/31/20.

Happy New Year! Don't go overboard tonight, especially if you're on a cruise!