Setting goals and intentions can make a huge difference in creating a healthier, happier, more productive lifestyle! Therefore, it is with great joy and excitement that I bring you this practical, fun list of resources for New Year’s resolutions ideas — which you’re welcome to use any time at all… even if it’s not January.
Each and every goal-achieving article and guide here is written from personal, first-hand experience in order to be as constructive and useful as possible. As background about this person behind this piece, I’m a 43-year old teacher, artist, meditation practitioner, and mother who is passionate about helping people find health and happiness.
Now let’s dive into the resources so that you can manifest more and more of what you want and need, the entire year through! Enjoy…
New Year's Resolutions Ideas
Looking for ideas and resources for New Year's resolutions -- or any time of year that you want to live better? Here's a useful and practical list of guides!
Cut Down on Drinking Alcohol
Whether it's for Dry January or a longer period of time, here is a detailed map, based on personal experience, about how and why to cut down on drinking alcohol.
Embrace Art and Creativity!
Want to add fabulous drawing, creativity, and art into your life? Here are 40 ideas from around the world for how to achieve this, even if you just know how to scribble simple lines!
Exercise More
This article holds the a mantra that will make exercise happen -- plus practical ways to weave fitness into everyday life in a fun and delightful way.
Understand Divorce
Whether you're connected to the world of separation yourself, or through others, these positive, constructive resources help understand productive and healthy ways forward, and make sure people are supported.
Do Daily Meditation
People think meditation has to look a certain way, but this article explains much more accessible methods to get into a daily mindfulness habit.
Take a "Momcation"
Being a parent doesn't mean you need to stop solo or friends travel! This practical guide explains how to do it in a way that works for money, time, and balance.
Stop Forgetting Stuff Behind
Are you always losing things or leaving them behind? These four straightforward tricks will help put an end to that...
Enjoy Musical Theatre
Broadway musicals can bring so much joy -- and help us think and feel deeply, too. Here's a ranking of the best cast recordings to listen to for launching that journey.
Do Therapy... and Walk More, Too!
This article on how to combine remote therapy with walking can help you conquer two goals in one.
Save Money on Gift Shopping
This framework is highly useful for realizing how to drastically cut down spending on gifts for others.
Try Home Workouts
There are so many wonderful and affordable home workouts to stream from online! I've completed over two dozen, and here's my extremely detailed and geeky ranking of the best ones to try.
Consider a Creative Personal Retreat
Did you know there are places out there that provide food, lodging, and a beautiful place to write or do art? Here's one that's great.
Pursue Work-Life Balance
Want an example of ways that prioritizing work-life balance can make all the difference to health and happiness? Here you go.
Go for Natural Beauty
This details the process and money saved by stopping dyeing my hair and going silver.
Save Money on Clothes
Learn how to create a clothing swap to get a whole closet of new clothes (and unload old ones) for free.
11 More Ideas for Resolutions...
Want more ideas and resources for resolutions that really change things for the better? Check these out!
New Year’s Resolutions Ideas, in Sum
So, which of these New Year’s resolutions ideas do you find most useful? I’m particularly partial to the list of art prompts, myself, though each and every item on the list has changed my life in a positive way.
Now, some people think it’s a waste of time (or overly cheesy) to do resolutions, but again and again, I find tremendous value in being intentional about assessing what has come before, and what we want to create next — from cutting down on or stopping drinking alcohol, to saving money by swapping clothes. What would you add to this list? Do share!
Want more? See this hand-illustrated article about how to properly spell and punctuate the phrase “New Year’s resolutions,” and why.
The author, Lillie Marshall, is a 6-foot-tall National Board Certified Teacher of English, fitness fan, and mother of two who has been a public school educator since 2003. She launched Around the World “L” Travel and Life Blog in 2009, and over 4.2 million readers have now visited this site. Lillie also runs TeachingTraveling.com and DrawingsOf.com. Subscribe to her monthly newsletter, and follow @WorldLillie on social media!