Happy New Year's Eve!

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In honor of New Year's Eve, I'll keep it short. If you haven't, try one of my alcohol-free punch recipes from last week (which, umm...I didn't post because I couldn't think of any good ones. But I will have some other cool recipes out soon)!

One thing that I've tried to do on every New Year's Eve since I was a teenager is to sit down and write out my goals for the coming year. Yes, they are New Year's resolutions. But I don't make random, typical goals like "I'll lose weight" and "I'll do better at work." No, I sit down and really think about where I am and where I want to be in a year. I have a special journal that I keep, where I write these goals. I also write how I did on the previous year's goals. Throughout the year, I refer to these goals and think about how I am doing in achieving them, and how I might be able to do better. These are real goals that I truly intend to meet.

Every year I write down around a dozen goals, and I like to think I ultimately achieve over half of them, although some -- such as be a more patient mother -- are ongoing goals, which I will always be working on. I'll never achieve perfection, so it's my goal to do a little better each year.

In an upcoming post, I'll share some of this year's goals with you, so that you can help keep me honest!

Do you ever make New Year's resolutions? If so, do you keep them? I challenge everyone to make some REAL goals this year. Write them down, make them count, and see what you can do to make them happen!