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30 Life-Altering New Years Resolutions That Everyone In Their 20's Should Make For 2019

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Katryna Eastwood

Dec 03, 2018

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New Year's Eve is a great Holiday... but it's also the time that we all have to start reevaluating our lives. It's a time for self-reflection, self-love and most important, time to say we're going to make some big life changes that we won't actually stick to.

Here's the thing, we should be doing good things for ourselves anyway. New Year's is just a restart button and a reminder that we need to start doing these good things sooner than later.

Instead of the usual, "lose weight", "save money", "travel more", basic answers... a new years resolution should be specific and achievable. Set your heart on one or choose your top five, but don't let yourself down this year.

This is your year to change your own life, starting with one of these resolutions...

Eat at least one vegetable everyday

Eat at least one fruit everyday

Start your morning with a ten minute homework out

Go get a physical to make sure you're good

Spend at least one day a week off social media

Make plans with your friends at least once a week, even if it's just to get coffee

Enhance your education outside of the classroom or workplace by taking a class online, at a local community college or rec center

Try to learn a new sport

Try to learn a new language

Download a budget app and actually use it

Learn to cook a family recipe

Serve your family recipe to your friends

Handwrite a letter to your grandparents or a long distance family member, see how they're doing

Take a yoga class

Try meditating for 15 minutes everyday for two weeks and if you like it... keep it up

Buy a journal and write your feelings in it... because why not?

Read one book every month. A book without pictures.

Do one week without sugar

Show up to work on time for a whole month

Bake cookies for your neighbors

Learn to sew a button

Volunteer once a month

Complete one of your bucket list items

If you don't have a bucket list, make one

Try a new podcast that you usually wouldn't listen to

Clean your closet and donate clothes to charity

Create a vision board

Look up job postings and find your dream job, then make a plan about how you're going to get there

Visit a city you've never been to before

Pray every night before you go to bed

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30 Life-Altering New Years Resolutions That Everyone In Their 20's Should Make For 2019

Time to buy some lettuce, hurray!

Eat at least one vegetable everyday

Eat at least one fruit everyday

Start your morning with a ten minute homework out

Go get a physical to make sure you're good

Spend at least one day a week off social media

Make plans with your friends at least once a week, even if it's just to get coffee

Enhance your education outside of the classroom or workplace by taking a class online, at a local community college or rec center

Try to learn a new sport

Try to learn a new language

Download a budget app and actually use it

Learn to cook a family recipe

Serve your family recipe to your friends

Handwrite a letter to your grandparents or a long distance family member, see how they're doing

Take a yoga class

Try meditating for 15 minutes everyday for two weeks and if you like it... keep it up

Buy a journal and write your feelings in it... because why not?

Read one book every month. A book without pictures.

Do one week without sugar

Show up to work on time for a whole month

Bake cookies for your neighbors

Learn to sew a button

Volunteer once a month

Complete one of your bucket list items

If you don't have a bucket list, make one

Try a new podcast that you usually wouldn't listen to

Clean your closet and donate clothes to charity

Create a vision board

Look up job postings and find your dream job, then make a plan about how you're going to get there

Visit a city you've never been to before

Pray every night before you go to bed

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

Obviously the best superpower.

There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

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