If something’s not working for me, I need to change it. Life’s too short to spend time being miserable and stressed out. If people are bringing me down, I need to lose them. I need to focus on spending more time with the people who make me happy and not the ones who suck the life out of me.

I need to accept that staying home with my kids is extremely respectable and not worry that I’m losing ground in the world by not being a working mommy.  I’ve been on both sides and I always end up “grass is always greener”ing myself to death.

This year I’d also like to further improve public education in SC.  I’m not sure what roll I’ll take on, but I feel passionately about the system and it needs some dramatic improvements and an army of help.

My husband gives me everything I need and I want to make sure I make more time for him.  I tend to spend my whole day working on the house and the kids and then crash at the end of the day.  I’m not much company after dinner anymore. Movies on the couch, exercising together, and hitting the town need to happen more often.

Crafting with the kiddos used to be one our favorite things to do together but life has gotten so busy that we don’t get to very often.  I want to make more time for them and spend it creating together like we used to do.  After all, I do need some new artwork for the house!

Lastly, I need to finish the projects that I start.  We’re working on decorating the house and I always come up tons of ideas, but then start ten projects and only finish two.  I’m going to focus on sticking with one project from start to finish.

Thanks for your post about resolutions!  It really helped me get motivated to sit down and think about my goals for the coming year.  I hope you and the girls have a fabulous 2012!!!