Every year each and every one of us waits for January 1st to change our lifestyles, reinvent ourselves or simply make a difference. However, most of these New Years resolutions seem to always have one thing in common, no one actually completes them. It’s easy to make fun of one’s resolution because of how far fetched it may be. So this year come up with something that no one can make fun of and you can easily accomplish, you can go for the more difficult resolution next year!
1. Go to the gym every day for an hour VS. start by going to the gym twice a week for 30 minutes and by the end of the year work your way up to 6 days a week for an hour.
For a newbie it’s nearly impossible to start working out at 7 days a week, nor is it healthy! It’s best to work out 6 days a week and give yourself one day of resting. If you can work your way up to 6 days a week by the end of the year that’s much more realistic than starting there!
2. Get straight A’s this semester VS. take one day a week and dedicate it strictly to studying and homework in order to aim for all A’s and B’s.
Everyone knows when you say you’re trying to get straight A’s you’re not going to get them. Start off small and be happy with a B!
3. Stop drinking VS. go out one night per weekend sober
It won’t be fun, especially when all your friends are wasted. What will be fun though is watching all the foolish things they do and telling them all about it the next morning when they can’t remember where the bruise on their knee came from.
4. Completely cut out junk food VS. cut down eating of junk food to once per week
If you can honestly cut out junk food completely, I envy you but I know that I would miss my white cheddar cheezits way too much to say goodbye forever. The easiest way to get the best of both worlds is to have a snack once per week and follow the serving size on the box.
5. Dress nicely every time you leave the house or apartment (ex: class) VS. give yourself one week a month that you can dress like a bum
It’s so easy to throw on a pair of sweatpants, slippers and a sweatshirt for your 8 am lecture but if you’re on the hunt for your future boyfriend, you won’t find him dressed like that. Do your best to at least put on a pair of leggings, a nice sweater and your hair somewhat done.
6. Complete your bucket list VS. be able to check 3 things off your bucket list by the end of the year
Some people have bucket lists a mile long and some of those things are better to not be rushed (ones that include a spouse that you just don’t have yet). Pick 3 realistic ones and get them done, you have 12 months to do it!
7. Travel to different places throughout the year VS. plan one trip with friends to a place you’ve never been to before
It’s just not possible, you have school and a life that you can’t just pick up and leave every time you think of an awesome place to travel to. However, you have winter break, spring break and summer break to plan a trip with your best friends to somewhere none of you have ever been to before.
8. Be less stressed this year VS. take a few relaxation days per month to keep yourself stress free
It’s important to keep yourself stress free and you will see how much happier you’ll be. Take a day for the beach, take a day off from work, or take a day just to catch up on sleep. Whatever it is that relaxes you, DO IT!
9.Save (a certain amount of) money by the end of the year VS. create a grown up piggy bank and whenever you have left over change or a little extra cash, throw it in
If you tell yourself to save $1,000 by the end of the year, you won’t. Don’t set a limit on what you should save. Just tell yourself to save and at the end of the year be happy with whatever you find in that little piggy bank of yours.