New Year's Resolutions

I don't generally make New Year's resolutions.  Instead, I like to reflect back on the year that just ended and decide where I need some improvement.  And if I'm being honest, there are usually a lot of places where I could use a magic wand or 6.  I then take those areas and set goals for myself that I hope to accomplish in the new year.  Sometimes I meet these goals, sometimes I exceed these goals, and sometimes they fall to the wayside to be forgotten until the next year, when I realize I still haven't touched that certain aspect of my life but it still needs work.

This year, my goals are things that I truly hope are attainable, though at times I think they are complete pipe dreams.  In no particular order:

*I want to be more patient with my children.  Having 3 girls (one of them a pre-teen), there is a lot of drama in this house and some days, it's all I can do to not blow my top completely.  I am often looking back on my day, thinking "Did that really have to go down that way?" or "How could I have handled that better?"  I know it's something every parent deals with and I'm sure I'll be asking for advice and support to help me with this particular goal further down the road.

*I want to worry less, especially about finances and money.  A side goal to this would probably be I want to get a better handle on our finances.  Now, I'm not saying our money and spending is out of control, we're near bankruptcy, or anything like that.  But I am saying that we live paycheck to paycheck more often than I like, our bank balance is sometimes much too small and there have been times I've been in tears wondering how we'll pay the bills.  But it always works out, things always get paid, people always get fed, and we have many things that are for comfort--not necessity--that could still be cut out of the monthly budget if need be.  I'll be talking about the various aspects of this goal throughout the year as well.

*I want to be more efficient.  I tend to be somewhat like the "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie" books.  I don't think I'd go so far as to say I have ADD, but I am always so busy that I sometimes meet myself coming when I'm going.  I need to be better about planning my time, my tasks and my days so that I can accomplish things fully, instead of just part of the way before I start something else.

Those are my top 3 goals, though I have other smaller goals as well--like learning to sew and knit.  So how about you?  What are your goals for 2011?