Are New Year's resolutions worth the trouble?

I find myself asking that question as I think through what MY resolutions will be for 2010. I had so many in 2009 that did not get fulfilled that it really may be an exercise in futility. However, the more I think about it, the more I really do feel they do set the tone for the year - even if some resolutions never get accomplished, it's better to have some goals than none at all. It's hard to say what next week will throw at me, much less the entire year. For now, these are my resolutions for the year. Here's to 2010! (By the way, according to my husband - it's "twenty-ten" NOT "two-thousand and ten." Agree? Disagree? Comment below!)

1) Stop thinking about having kids - concentrate on paying off my credit card debt and saving for a house. I know I will have them eventually, but for now I have bigger fish to fry (sorry mom and mom B).
2) Pay off (at least some) credit card debt - this is a biggie.
3) Read one book per month. I am such a slow reader and have just joined a book circle (thanks, Candice) where we read one book a month. The first book I'm reading is my own choice, "To Kill a Mockingbird" which I read once before many years ago. It is such a treat to read it again.
4) Enjoy the outdoors more. Kayaking, hiking, etc. I know there has GOT to be ample opportunity for outdoor activities here.
5) Eat less crap food. I'm not just talking about eating less junk food, but also eating less food with ingredients I've never heard of or that are clearly not found in nature.
6) Talk to my brother more often. I was really bad about this in 2009. He's finally gotten out of his brooding, moody stage and has become human. Hurrah!
7) Stop feeling guilty. I'm not talking about feeling guilty about anything in particular...just the general guilt I feel for little things, like reading or watching a movie when I should have been doing the laundry or something more productive.
8) Be more fiscally responsible. I think this will always be on my list of resolutions...forever.
9) Take the next step, whatever that is, in my professional life. Since the job market is so crappy here, I'm seriously considering going back to school to get my masters degree - in Elementary Education. Yikes!
10) Appreciate my husband, family and friends every day. I think I do a good job of this already, but I never want to overlook this important goal.