Alternative to "Resolutions"

I remember my brother-in-law, David, sharing that he didn't do "New Year Resolutions"; instead, he did "Month of...". For example one time he realized he didn't know his way around town as well as his wife did because she did all the driving, so he decided to make it the"The Month of Driving" and then drove as often as he could during that month to learn his way around.

I liked this idea; so a few years back I did "The Month of Reading" because I could count how many books I've read on one hand and wanted to change that. Of course once you start reading it becomes a habit thankfully, so I've been reading new books ever since. I never did anything else after that though. So this year I'm trying it again but with a twist.

Habit of the Month

I've realized that I've gotten out of the habit of some basic things and I would like to introduce new, healthy habits as well, so I'm going about it baby step style and will be doing a "Habit of the Month" for 2012. The point is to carry on the habits from previous month while introducing a new one in the following month. Example: January - devotional time, February - devotional time & exercise 30 minutes a day, March - devo time, exercise, and keep daily calories below ____, etc. Wish me luck.

What about you? Do you make resolutions or something like it? What are you hoping for in the new year to come?