Every year, I make these insane New Year's resolutions that literally never get done. Every year I spend a little more time contemplating getting a gym membership or working out more. Another year of eating better for two weeks and then seeing a donut and letting my inner junk-food-junkie out. But this new year, I'm challenging myself to focus on something a little less self-centered and I encourage you to do the same.

Volunteer.

Volunteer anywhere. Make 2017 the year you stopped worrying about what size jeans you can fit into and worry about the people who don't even know what clothes they'll be able to get their hands on that day. Instead of worrying about having the newest outfit or necklace, focus more on the people who have to worry about what kind of material will keep them the warmest on a winter night.

This past year, I started volunteering for the Crisis Text Line and nothing is more humbling than giving back. Nothing is more special than being the person that someone reaches out to when they are at their lowest and by the end of a long conversation, you're suddenly an amazing person just for having a pulse and having a conversation with someone.

This year, start a conversation with someone who looks a little down on their luck. Donate the old clothes that are taking up space in your closet to people who don't have the luxury of having too many clothes to choose from every day. Volunteer some of your spare time to help feed the homeless, because sometimes a hot meal makes a world of difference to someone who isn't used to it.

2016 has been rough on all of us. We fought for LGBTQ rights, we witnessed a nail-biting election, watched people literally stand up for what they believed in despite being thrown every kind of "legal" obstacle to get them to back down, we witnessed death, destruction, despair, grief, loss, and so many other emotions that make the world a little less welcoming of a home. So this year, let's do something about it.

I'm not saying that we all have to save the world, fly to every state imaginable just to participate in protests, or even give up all your free time. Let's just simply agree to change the way the world works, one monumental good deed at a time, no matter how big or how small it may seem.

Let's make 2017 great...I'd say again but we've never gotten this far!

Have a happy, safe, and healthy New Year!