resolutions

I usually do not do new years resolutions. I started a challenge to write everyday and so thins day I have to do resolutions for the year. I have to write as many resolutions that I can think of and circle the three that mean the most to me. Then I am suppose to write the reasons these are the most important. Here goes:

I will lose 10 pounds this year. (lol who doesn't have this one?)
I will cart train my miniature horse Smarty Pants.
I will keep my garden alive this year.
I will weed my garden this year.
I will get my kids to help pick up the messes they make ( lol I hope this happens)

These are the ones that made the cut. Yes, I do realize there are more than three listed. These are the most important to me because lets face it I am over weight. I need to lose weight  and I will try my hardest. I really need to get smarty to do something, my hubby has a thing against keeping things we do not use including animals. To keep him he has to be cart trained or trained to ride, so either one will make me happy. I always kill my garden. I can keep my inside plants alive, but have never been able to keep my garden alive. I do not have a green thumb. Last but not least is getting my kids to help me clean up after themselves. I laugh every time I read that, heck I even giggled while I typed it. It is a dream of mine to get someone to help me clean.

I have a husband that sets his spit cans on the coffee table for the kids to spill on my carpet (love him so much!). my solution after repeated attempt to get him to through it away when he was done with it, I took the coffee table out of the house ad it has not returned. He has now resorted to placing it on the counter instead agh! My kids I can't even get to leave their clothes in the dresser, as soon as I put them in they are taken out and thrown on the floor. Any suggestions to help cure this? Movies, books, toys, and thing and everything on the floor. I fell like I can not clean enough, I can not every get anything done. Are there any kid trainers here? What are some things you have used to get your family to help you out?

I kind of got of track today, but that's alright. What are some of your resolutions and how do you plan on keeping them?