If there’s one global New Year’s resolution that could make us all a teeny bit better, I’d say it’s this: take time to play. Preferably outdoors. At my home, we recently came to the conclusion that life’s too short to not go sledding at night. After our first real snowfall of the year, my husband came home after 9 and our youngest started chattering about sledding. No matter that he was freshly bathed and pj’d. Next thing I know, dad and son are donning snow pants and boots and heading outdoors. After several swift trips up and down the sidewalks, they returned—red-cheeked and jolly as the big guy from the north.

If you’re pondering your goals for the new year, keep the play thing in mind. Here’s an idea: organize a group of friends, neighbors or coworkers to run a local 5k. Be sure and take a fun pic at the finish. The fun-loving folks here are members of Garmin’s product support team — the ones who answer the call when you have a question about your Garmin device. Whatever your resolutions for the new year, just remember that life’s too short to not go sledding after sunset. Leave a comment and let me know what your resolutions are for 2009.