15 Resolutions You Should Make this Year

January is nearly here, and you know what that means… New Year’s resolutions! While there are some things you can’t change—being woken up before sunrise on the weekends, crazy busy school pickup lines—and some things you wouldn’t dream of switching up (hey, road trips are a tradition!), it is possible to make every day better and brighter. Here are 15 ways to make it happen.

1. Let the kids help with dinner.

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2. Make Game Night a regular thing.

photo: Colleen Kelly via flickr creative commons

3. Organize the massive piles of LEGOs.

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4. Spend more time outdoors.

photo: Gabby Cullen

5. Don’t sweat the small stuff (Face it, toddler tantrums are gonna happen!).

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6. Compete in silly face-making contests.

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7. All those photos on your hard drive? Make ‘em tangible. (check out our picks for best photo services here).

photo: Social Print Studio 

8. Schedule a standing video-chat date with long-distance relatives.

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9. Make art once a week.

photo: Gabby Cullen

10. Have tickle fights often.

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12. Visit a new museum this year. 

photo: Diane Wallace for ASU Art Museum via flickr creative commons

13. Start a family library.

photo: Gabby Cullen

14. Start each day with big hugs or funny stories. These are the moments you all will treasure.

photo: Ayren Jackson-Cannady

What is YOUR New Year’s resolution? Share it with us in the Comments!

— Kelly Aiglon & Erin Lem & Gabby Cullen