Top 10 2010 New Year's Resolutions for Northern Virginians

1. Read a book, owning a book and reading it are two completely different things.

2. Talk to your neighbors, I mean you've lived next to each other for years.

3. Learn to smile in public. Nothing says Northern Virginia like frowning people in a hurry.

4. Finally admit that yogurt, pills, and magical thinking will not help you lose 20 pounds.

5. Be on time for things because in Northern Virginia 3:00 really means 3ish.

6. Start using public transportation when it's actually easier than driving. Nothing like living next to a bus station you never use.

7. Let your children go outside without your supervision. You're giving them mental problems.

8. Stop eating, shaving, applying make-up, or texting while driving. I'm going to rear-end you just out of spite one day.

9. Visit Washington D.C. more. We all comment on how nice it is to live near the city and then we never go there.

10. Learn Spanish because who are we kidding.