Date: January 7th, 2017.

As of right now, we've all survived one week of the New Year. Congratulations! Only 51 more weeks to go.

Look, I get it. 2016 kinda sucked for a lot of us. Either personally or politically, I'm not the first to admit that I'm glad 2016 is over.

So, what now? How do we make 2017 a hell of a lot better than 2016? I mean, the bar is pretty low to begin with to be quite honest.

But we can't think like that. 2017 can be a lot better. It's my personal goal to make this year better than the last.

So what can we do?

Be more focused, find the little things that can make us happy. Those little things become bigger, and it makes life easier.

Do what I did, make a 2017 bag. Put different things inside that make you happy and when your sad, pull something out of the bag.

Find a new hobby! You never know, an unknown talent could be out there waiting for you. All you need to do is find it.

Try your best, keep your head up.

2017 has the potential to be the best year yet. But it's up to you to make it happen.