I waited a few days to decide on a resolution

Viola in the garden on Jan. 1.
A waited a few days before I decided on a New Year's resolution.

I just didn't want to rush into anything and let myself down if I failed at my New Year's resolution before the sun set on the first day of the year. I wanted to think it over.

Once I thought of my resolution, just to be sure, I actually floated the idea of it on Facebook and many people "liked" it