2013 New Year's Resolutions - Do you make them?

Each January tons of people start talking about what their New Year's resolutions will be for the year and of course each year I try to make resolutions. Do we stick to them? I am sure we have all done this before - make a resolution only to break it within the first couple months.

Last year I decided not to call mine resolutions but instead address them as goals. I found this was a lot easier on me as I didn't feel regret if I didn't make the goal. This year I am thinking the same way and have a list of things I would like to reach throughout 2013.

This year I also thought I would look up a few things about New Years Resolutions before telling you my goals.

From Wikipedia - "A New Year's resolution is a commitment that a person makes to one or more personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit. A key element to a New Year's resolution that sets it apart from other resolutions is that it is made in anticipation of the New Year and new beginnings. People committing themselves to a New Year's resolution generally plan to do so for the whole following year. This lifestyle change is generally interpreted as advantageous."

Also did you know? - "A 2007 study by Richard Wiseman from the University of Bristol involving 3,000 people showed that 88% of those who set New Year resolutions fail, despite the fact that 52% of the study's participants were confident of success at the beginning. Men achieved their goal 22% more often when they engaged in goal setting, (a system where small measurable goals are being set; such as, a pound a week, instead of saying "lose weight"), while women succeeded 10% more when they made their goals public and got support from their friends."

Now on to my 2013 goals!

Blog related:

I would like to attend two blogging conferences, BlogHer '13 and Blissdom Canada '13.
I would love to take a creative writing course either online or in class.
Further my photography skills and work on my goal of upgrading my camera to a Canon Rebel.
Further my culinary skills and write more food posts.
Read more - reading goals to follow in a separate post in the very near future.

Home/Family/Health:

Become more organized and purge everything and anything we do not use or need.
Move to a bigger home with a bigger yard for our kids and pup (maybe we will add a rescue dog in there also).
Spend more family time together.
Walk more often - I would like to walk 15km straight by the fall. Molly loves walking and so do I. We just need to find the time to get out on longer walks.
More date nights with the hubby.
Bake more with A.

That is the list so far. I may add or remove as the time goes by/completed. I would love to hear about your goals for 2013. Please share your goals/links below in the comment section!