The new year is in full swing and no matter what your resolutions were or where you are at with them, there's something inside all of us that relishes the fresh start that January 1st brings. So as the bliss of the holidays finally fades and the craziness of life starts up again, here are some ways to live life just a little better this year.
1. Read a book.
2. Write in a journal.
3. Join a new club or organization.
4. Write snail mail to a friend.
5. Buy coffee for the person behind you.
6. Go to a restaurant/city/place you’ve never been to before.
7. Go thrift shopping.
8. Sit on a bench in the mall and people watch.
9. Or at the park.
10. Or at your favorite coffee shop.
11. Go for a drive and listen to your favorite music REALLY loud.
12. Sit on your floor and listen to music you’ve never heard before.
13. Take up a new hobby.
14. Ask someone you barely know to have lunch.
15. Go to a cheap concert for a band you’ve never heard of.
16. Draw or doodle or color.
17. Exercise.
18. I’m going to say that one again so maybe I will do it too. Exercise.
19. Even if it’s just going to one yoga class a week.
20. Clean your room.
21. Go to an art museum.
22. Go to the public library.
23. Support your local businesses.
24. Turn off your phone.
25. Call your mom.
26. Go to Bath and Body Works and smell all of the candles.
27. Organize something in your life, whether it be your planner or your closet or your sock drawer.
28. Spend time with yourself.
29. Drink hot tea.
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