Confessions

9 New Year’s Resolutions Every Mom Can Keep

December 29, 2014

By Mandy Dawson

1. Drink a glass of wine a night for your health and sanity.

2. Limit your Target excursions to once a day.

3. At least think about exercising every morning. Bonus points if you actually follow through.

4. Beat level 257 in Candy Crush.

5. Create a PTA subcommittee dedicated to sneaking out of the meetings 15 minutes early to grab coffee.

6. Eat only one of your child’s chocolate Easter bunny ears.

7. Fold the mountain of laundry before your toddler dives into it, or knocks it over and buries the dog.

8. Put on non-elastic waist pants at least once a week to make sure the chicken nuggets you steal from your kid’s lunch aren’t packing on the pounds.

9. Resolve to give up all things glitter.

What resolutions would you add to the list?

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.