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My 2024 New Year’s Resolutions

Amanda Ippolito Student Contributor, St. Bonaventure University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SBU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Cheers to a new year! With a new year comes along new memories, new friends, and new resolutions. To be honest with you I usually don’t end up sticking to any of my New Year’s resolutions. In honor of that, my ultimate goal is to stick to my New Year’s Resolutions. 

A New Year’s resolution is a desired goal that people set for themselves and try to stick to throughout the year, usually to help improve themselves. Some common resolutions might be to travel more, go to bed earlier, become more organized, or focus on eating healthier foods. This year I have set 3 big resolutions for myself and I’m here to tell you why.

My first resolution is to drink more water. In the past I have not been the best about drinking water. I know that you need water and it is very beneficial to you, but for some reason it is hard for me to drink enough of it. My daily water intake goal is to drink at least 2 or hopefully 3 Stanley cups filled with water.

My second New Year’s resolution is to focus on making myself happy. I have noticed that last year was not the best year for my mental health. Many different things happened that unfortunately did not affect my mental health in a good way. That okay though because I fully believe that everything happens for a reason, so you just have to find ways to either cope with it or move on. To help achieve this goal I will start putting myself first and doing things that I enjoy more often.

Lastly, my third New Year’s resolution is to travel to 3 places I’ve never been before. I have always loved traveling because I enjoy seeing new places and finding where I want to go next. 

Throughout the year I plan to keep these goals somewhere visible and where I will be able to see them often. I find it easier that if you write out your goals and remind yourself of them it is actually a little easier to stick to those goals. 

Amanda is a senior at St. Bonaventure University majoring in early & childhood education. After graduation she plans to pursue a masters degree and then eventually secure a job as an elementary school teacher.

Amanda is a current member and brand deal coordinator of the SBU Her Campus chapter. She is responsible for writing 1 article per week and communicating with professionals to help secure brand deals. Amanda tends to enjoy writing about topics such as lifestyles, personal experiences, and popular culture. Along with Her Campus Amanda is also the Co-Captain of the SBU Dance team, and member of the Bonaventure Education association.

Outside of school Amanda enjoys spending time with her friends and family. Some hobbies she likes to take on include dancing, thrifting, creating playlists, hiking, and cooking. One of her goals after school is to start traveling more including throughout and outside of the United States. A fun fact about Amanda is that she used to be ambidextrous.