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My resolution is to take better care of myself. I haven't quite defined it entirely yet, but have a few ideas. I might choose a new area to focus on each month. I started in December with skin care and doing more than simply washing my face!

Other big areas: working out (3x/week), eating healthier (generally simply means planning ahead), taking time to chill without electronics. I'm not going to tackle these all at once, but slowly. Rather than a resolution, I suppose it is my "theme" for 2016. I want to be a better example to my daughter, and I know this will make me a better mom.

I don't really do New Years resolutions but things I'm consciously working on:

Completing education
Find a job to get back into field I'm taking classes in
Not letting my kids' mood and problems totally take over my mood/make me anxious
Lose a few lbs/tone things up a bit. (Size 6/8 not 8 or 8/10)
Move
Take better care of skin/hair
Get better organized at home

Last year my resolution was to floss every single day for the whole year (allowing up to one day a month off). I've done it! My dentist even complimented my gums at my last check up, haha.

I also resolved to put the KonMari method into practice. My whole house isn't tidied up, but I did get rid of 75%+ of my clothes, and we've been a bit better about buying stuff we don't need. It's felt great.

This year I think I'll continue the decluttering project.

Plus I think I'll give myself 6 months to finally design and create my gallery wall! Picking the wall, the pictures, getting prints, frames, putting them up, the whole bit.

And, get into nursing school!

@FaithFertility: that's a great idea!

Be more like my husband. He's laid back and just all around nice.

Yell less

Well, we have LO2 due in May and I feel like I can barely manage DS (16 months), so I have a lot of anxiety about adding another and our new childcare arrangements and what not. So my resolution is to remove as many stressors as I can, get more aggressive treatment for my anxiety if necessary once the baby is born, (i.e. be prepared for PPA again) and arrange our resources in such a way that I have a lot of post partum help lined up ready to go.

My family has been a major stressor this past year so I really need to make some tough calls and decisions that seem really cold to outsiders to preserve my sanity and focus on my husband and my kids. DH and I are exhausted from traveling with and for family three different times this year and we are looking at ways to reduce that stress next year, which will make lots of people upset. Oh well.

We are about to finish paying off my student loans so we are looking to get aggressive with DH's loans next year and hopefully be done with his soon!

I'm not setting any. Im going to be very kind to myself this year. I don't need to set myself any extra challenges!

My goal for 2016 is to survive the newborn stage without completely losing it, ditch breastfeeding if its even a little bit hard, to dose up on anti-depressants the second I think I might need them and to try to enjoy having a baby just a tiny bit this time.

I'm more of a "goals" type of person than resolution so I do a mix.

1. try a new restaurant/type of cuisine once a month (broaden my horizons so to speak)
2. by May 7th be back to my wedding weight (10 pounds)
3. Finances - 2016 is our year of less shopping/more saving-paying things off so we can buy a bigger home in 2017

I'm an introvert and have a hard time making new friends. My goal is to open up a bit more and make some new friends. DH is in the military, so we move every few years, and I really would like to make some good friends at our new base.

I would like to also make our marriage a top priority. It's been very hard for us since having DS 3.5 years ago so I know we need to work on things. I would also like to get back into working out as I have put that on the back burner due to exhaustion and having two kids running around. It's definitely something that makes my whole outlook better when I take the time to do it.

I want to pick up a new hobby. My town is offering crochet classes for beginners so I think I'm going to try that out.

@avivoca: You're so sweet! Honestly I meant to do 3 which is a local challenge where I live (it's a series of three half marathons spread throughout the year), but then a friend challenged me to the fourth and I figured I'd already be trained so why not? I am so sorry you had to pull out after all that hard work training for it . Feel free to wall me if you want encouragement or to commiserate over training woes!

I have a few areas that I want to see change in this year:
1. Work on our finances. Mostly just cleaning up unnecessary spending, focusing on adding to our savings.
2. Getting on my yoga mat at least 4-5 times a week... Daily would be better but I want to keep it low pressure
3. I want to focus on being a happier, more stress-free person. I'm a better wife and better person in general when I'm not anxious and nagging and always trying to control everything, so I'm going to try to work on my attitude and let things go where I can.
4. Friends. I am an introvert by nature and I've let too many friendships slide or disintegrate in the last 5 years. I'd love to work on being more social, making new friends.

@FaithFertility: @ChiCalGoBee: thank you.

Find happiness and balance in my new situation (working full time after staying home for 20 mo). And balance not just between work and home, but also between the needs of my daughter, myself, and my husband.

1. Buy less "stuff" & declutter. I feel like our house is closing in on us with all the kid toys and random stuff. Time to ditch it and have a clean slate
2. Pay off debt (and get aggressive about how to do that!)
3. Take better care of myself- that means eating better, working out more, and taking ME time!
4. back away from the electronics- less screen time for myself and LO's!

I did pretty well on my goals for 2015, and I'm ready to build on them and add a few new ones for 2016:

- lose 3 more lbs and maintain that weight
- read 4 full, adult novels
- pay off the car loan from car I bought my parents
- pay off remainder of DH's student loans
- travel lots!
- be kind to myself and others!

Goal for 2016 is sell our house and buy a new one.