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Start the New Year Right

Resolutions for Mothers of Multiples

By Elizabeth Lyons

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Acknowledge one thing that stressed you out the most and plan to eliminate it this year. What one item or activity distressed you the most in the previous year? Was it your lack of control over household finances? The infrequency with which you and your husband got out together? The constant clutter in your home?

Once identified, find a way to ensure that that "thing" doesn't bug you through the new year as well. Hire a housekeeper every other week. Sit down and obtain a more accurate picture of your finances and monthly budget as well as a plan to ensure you're sticking with that budget. Find a sitter you can rely on to come once or twice a month.

Choose One Book to Finish by the End of the Year
How many books are sitting by your bedside table? If you're like me, about eight; however, they likely include the following: a guide to fixing a child's behavioral problems, a strategy for keeping your marriage functional in the face of raising children with temporary behavioral problems, a Bible, a self-help book on dealing with stress and The Queen of Clean's guide to getting gum, crayon and dried up, previously spit-out granola bars off the carpet. Is there even book sitting in that stack that is purely enjoyable? I'll admit, I do have one: I Don't Know How She Does It (Knopf, 2003) by Allison Pearson. However, I'm only on page eight and I started it six months ago.

Choose a book that you've wanted to read for some time and vow to complete it within the next six months to a year. We should all complete at least one book each year that is read for pure enjoyment. Some recommendations: The Nanny Diaries (Griffin Trade Paperback, 2003) byEmma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, The Madam (Atria, 2003) by Julianna Baggott or Trading Up

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