New Year, New You?

Here we are, on the eve of yet another new year. As tradition goes, we all make resolutions to better ourselves in the coming year. Some of us make the same resolution every single year!!  We have the usual; lose weight, quit smoking, exercise more, get organized, stop screwing our boss..... the list of empty resolutions is endless.  A lot of times, we break them before February, and that's stretching it!!!  It leaves us feeling low and a lot of times, completely throwing in the towel. The mentality is, hell, I already broke my resolutions, why stop now?  Better luck next year.

Here are a few tips that I have to help keep those resolutions. Face it, achieving a goal feels good and can lead you to set higher goals. First, be realistic. Its one thing to say 'I'm gonna lose weight this year' and expecting to go from a size 14 to a 6.  Keep your goals realistic. Results are never instantaneous.  Second, if you fall off the bandwagon, don't make that the end!!  So you cave and buy a pack of smokes.  Then you figure, well I just paid $7 for these, it would be silly to waste them. Before you know it you're smoking two packs a day again.  Another broken resolution.  Instead, if you do break down and buy that $7 pack of smokes, think of it this way. Once the guilt kicks in, instead of feeling like you've already failed, so why not go all the way, think of the HUNDREDS of dollars you'd save if you stuck to your resolution. Screw it, toss that $7 pack of smokes AWAY!!!  Third, don't compare yourselves to others. Everyone likes to make themselves look like they have it all under control, checking in at the gym daily and posting photos of beautiful, healthy meals they've made for their perfect families. Remember that when it comes to social media, even the hottest mess could look like they have it all under control. People put up only what they want you to see. And thankfully so.  Who wants to go onto Facebook to read about how miserable your life is??  I know everyone has that one person on their list that loves to throw pity parties. And isn't it the most annoying thing ever??  Luckily, most of us don't post all of our woe as me's for the world to know about. Don't compare yourself to everyone else's perfect life because guess what..... their lives are not perfect.

As for myself, I've made a list of goals that I hope to achieve.  Not necessarily all in the next year. But making them goals instead of resolutions seems easier to tackle. Wishing you all a happy, healthy new year filled with family, friends and love 🎆🎆🎆