Feel happy in the New Year!
A new year can often feel as though it is absorbed by everyone making new resolutions to visit the gym more often, lose weight, and eat healthier everyday, but these can be overshadowed by other great changes and new beginnings that can get you off to a great start in 2014! New beginnings and new changes don’t have to mean weight loss and diets, but can also mean being happier with yourself and your surroundings, so here are a few great tips I have gathered that make me feel happy, healthy, and keep the adventurous edge of life in me.
If you’re feeling the new year “blah” because the holidays are over and you don’t have the optimism and positive attitude to go along with the New Year, consider some simple changes that might help give you a new perspective or outlook. For example, consider painting a wall in your house or a specific room to have an accent wall or rearrange your furniture to give a room a new look.
Consider booking a spring or summer vacation in January so you have something to look forward to. Whether it be a small weekend getaway or a week at the beach or in the mountains, you will thank yourself for booking something. It will give you the motivation and energy to get through the rest of winter and build momentum as your getaway gets closer.
Allow yourself to be more open and honest with yourself and others. If you don’t want to attend the numerous baby showers, bridal parties, and weddings that you get invited to, quickly send back the RSVP card with a “no” response and cross that obligation off your calendar. If you don’t want to go, it will show, so there’s no reason to show up to someone’s party or celebration with a poor outlook or attitude.
Lastly, try to improve the characteristics and qualities about yourself that cause additional stress. For example, if you tend to run late for everything learn to get up earlier to pad yourself with additional time. While running late may seem somewhat harmless, it adds additional stress to your day and can cause you to be thrown out of your routine. It often makes you feel frazzled, which is typically carried throughout your entire day.
~jj