New Year’s resolutions are funny things.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that – despite their name implying that they will last the whole year – New Year’s resolutions always self-destruct by the 27th of January, with the resolution often being made with that juxtapositional temporariness in mind.
And yet, wherever you are tonight, someone will ask you if you’ve made one. And want to know what it is. And how you plan on going about it.
As I see it, there are two types of people who don’t have an answer to this question by now.
The first are those who are yet to discover the perfect resolution to dutifully follow through until late January when they forget about it/the gym’s free trial period runs out/that book club they wanted to join moves to Thursday nights, meaning that it conflicts with work.
The second? Those who are never going to make a stupid, bloody resolution and just want all of this chit-chat to be over so that they can get to the night’s true business of drinking, and kissing people. (Best case for the Oxford comma in that last sentence, am I right?)
Regardless, both groups need an answer to give,and that is exactly what this post provides.
Adjust the content and modality of the statement as you see fit:
“In 2014 I will…”
1. Read 5/10/20/50 books
2. Get up earlier
3. Give up coffee
4. Volunteer
5. Take more public transport
6. Bring lunch to work every day
7. Spend more time with my family/spouse/kids/friends
8. Join the gym
9. See every film nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Oscars
10. Clean the house EVERY week
11. Make a new friend/group of friends
12. Quit my job
13. …Get a new job
14. Keep a journal
15. Start a TAFE/uni course
16. Stop buying things on display at checkouts
17. Learn all of the words to a CD
18. Start a sport
19. Drink 2L of water every day
20. Start giving a regular contribution to a charity
21. Spend less time watching TV/online
22. Look in the mirror each morning and pay myself one compliment
23. Give up smoking
24. Take up running/walking
25. Learn a language
26. Drink less
27. Have more down time
28. Stretch each morning
29. Take one photo each day
30. Buy fewer clothes/shoes/takeaway dinners
31. Get a P/C/D/HD average at uni
32. Give up swearing
33. Stand up for myself more
34. Start a weekly life drawing/pottery/mosaic class
35. Catch up with one old school/uni friend each month
36. Travel by myself
37. Finish a video/mobile phone game
38. Start a blog and post each day
39. Discover a new suburb/neighbourhood in my city/town
40. Learn how to sew and make an item of clothing to prove it
41. Do one nice thing for a stranger each day
42. Remember to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’
43. Teach someone a skill
44. Read the newspaper for an hour each Sunday
45. Learn to play an instrument
46. Have one makeup free day each week
47. Start my own business
48. Call my mum and/or dad twice as often as I do now
49. Buy a new CD by an Australian artist each month
50. Walk all journeys that would take less than five minutes by car
51. Complete a DIY project for the house
52. Save more of my salary each month
53. Be on time for work/uni
54. Be happy
Are you making a New Year’s Resolution? What are some New Year’s Resolutions you’ve made in the past.
Top Comments
Buy our family dream home!!
Last year, I resolved to drink MORE alcohol... But wasn't entirely successful,