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
