What my cold has to do with your New Year's resolutions

Nothing and everything (just go with me here).

Photo credit: Diana Polekhina

I have a cold.

I just cancelled a small gathering I’ve anticipated with glee for weeks. Here’s what I said in a note to invitees:

As I write to you I’m sipping Theraflu, which gives you a strong clue as to what I’m about say next: I must postpone.

This cold has rolled through our house (first, Rael, then me) like a slow-moving …