New Year's Resolutions

I thought I would share my New Year's resolutions so that maybe I will feel more accountable for them. I'd love to hear from readers about their resolutions too. I've tried to write mine so they align with my values and are meaningful.

For writing my resolutions are to get published more than last year (I've started a chart to record my publication stats) and to pitch my non-fiction teaching resource to publishers in Australia, the UK and the US. This means racking up more rejections while maintaining my optimism each time I send it out.

In the personal realm my resolutions include continuing to meditate, and to get back into tennis, yoga and bike riding once my hip is fixed up. I would also like to start boxing (for exercise, not competition). I used to do boxing-fit classes, but then we moved and I didn't know of a gym nearby that offered it. This year I will find one and use some of my writing income to pay for classes. Finally, I will look at ways to strengthen our marriage because it's too easy to take my husband and our relationship for granted. 

I'm a little bit worried about not being able to do some of these resolutions for two reasons. One, many of them aren't measurable, which is one of the tenets of good goal-setting. Two, some of them are contingent on things beyond my control, like being published and getting my hip back in shape sooner rather than later.

I also found some useful articles about resolutions:
New Year's Resolutions Generator (from 2013)
10 Ways your Smartphone Can Help you Keep New Year's Resolutions This Time Around
A Harvard professor reveals how to make New Year's Resolutions that you can actually keep