Cue the confetti and leftover holiday candy wrappers.

This year, I fully intend to take that vacation I’ve been putting off for, oh, ever. (Traveling with kids is brutal—send tips!) I’ve got grand plans to renovate my built-in-the-80s, how-can-a-countertop-be-so-pink, what’s-with-the-yellow-floor-tiles, honestly-it’s-horrific bathroom. That basketball hoop outside? Yep, I’m going to use it! I’m also going to wrap up some of the sewing projects I have started and abandoned (seriou...