Instead of this New Year’s resolution:
Adopt Angelina's glamorous mom style.

Make this one: Get out of pajamas by 5 P.M.

Instead of this New Year’s resolution:
Buy only practical baby clothes, all on sale.

Make this one: Try not to blow entire household clothing budget on adorable white sweater that will fit baby exactly once.

Instead of this New Year’s resolution:
Floss, pluck, polish.

Make this one: Brush, wash, sleep.

Instead of this New Year’s resolution:
Include annoying mother-in-law in frequent fun outings with you and the baby.

Make this one: When mother-in-law wants to see the baby, "remember" that you have to get a massage - and let her babysit.

Instead of this New Year’s resolution:
Develop foolproof system of organizing baby's clothes by size, style, and season.

Make this one: Separate things that are clean from things that aren't.

Instead of this New Year’s resolution:
Spend naptimes restoring house to pre-baby order.

Make this one: Spend naptimes restoring psyche to pre-baby order.

Instead of this New Year’s resolution:
Give up chocolate.

Make this one: Give up guilt.

Instead of this New Year’s resolution:
Get career back on track so you and your husband are once again professional equals.

Make this one: Get husband more involved at home so you and he are once again domestic equals.

Instead of this New Year’s resolution:
Devote at least one night a week to romance with husband.

Make this one: Learn to love quickies.

Instead of this New Year’s resolution:
Banish frustration, boredom, and impatience from your emotional repertoire.

Make this one: Accept that frustration, boredom, and impatience (along with joy and fulfillment) come with the turf.