I here people say all the time how new years resolutions are stupid; however I disagree. I think new years resolutions are a great way to reflect on your goals and values and make a positive change in your life.

Heck, I even think weekly resolutions can become a thing. Why wait a whole year to accomplish your goals?

Someone had told me that they want to accomplish professional goals in the company he works at such as getting a raise and becoming a supervisor. He had even told me he wanted to run for state senator but did not think it was realistic. Well I asked him why it was not realistic and he said because of his job. Well I told him if it's his goal, he will find a way.

The point that I am trying to get to here is that no resolution is stupid or cheesy. If it's important to you and matter's to you, why care what others think? If it is affecting no one in harmful ways, I say go for it.

My resolutions are to get rid of social media, work on my confidence, and to stop overthinking everything in my life. Some people find the social media one to be humorous since everyone uses it. But to me this resolution is not cheesy; I want to do it to build a life of my own that no one will judge 24/7, make internet comments on, and I simply want to stop comparing myself to others. I want a life of my own without the opinion of society down my throat.

I was pleasantly surprised that I accomplished my new years resolutions for 2018 without even realizing it. I moved out of my home to PA like I wanted to, got a full time job, and started dating! I never thought I would start dating and even meet a guy I like. It is still a struggle for me to overcome my fear of dating but I did it!

If you resolution for 2019 is typical for 2019 like to workout more, lose weight, quit your job, and you think it's too cheesy, but a little twist in it. For working out, say you want to start a specific workout program like kickboxing or doing one hour of cardio. To lose weight, say you are going to cut our carbs or begin doing Weight Watchers. If you want to quit your job, say you want to go back to school or start looking on indeed for things that interest you. The possibilitites are endless.

In the end your resolution is not cheesy; other people's opinions are.