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New Years Resolutions for Kids and Teenagers
The older we get, the more concerned we become with self-improvement and New Year’s resolutions. Kids seem to remain blissfully free from the pressure to make major changes in a new year. We might have something to learn from them—less stress… more fun! There are some benefits to having kids make New Year’s resolutions, however.
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How to Track your New Year’s Resolution
We’re almost there. We’ve written about how to choose a New Year’s resolution and you’ve started progress on your new year’s resolution.
Like any other goal in your life, tracking your new year’s resolution is a surefire way to success. To help you on your way, we’ll go over creating a goal tracking chart and then link to some online tools that can also help you track your progress.
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How to jumpstart your New Year’s resolution
Now that we’ve helped you choose a New Year’s resolution, you’re ready to get started. Yes, it may be a few more days until the New Year but that doesn’t mean that you can’t start getting ready for the changes you’re about to make.
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Choosing a New Year’s Resolution
The New Year is coming soon, which means it is time to begin thinking about your New Year’s resolution. While some think choosing a resolution is much easier than attempting to keep it, the goal you set at the beginning of the year has as much to do with your success as anything else.
Posted in Advice & InspirationBy Delylah
Welcome back to the New Year’s Resolutions Blog!
Hello all!
I know it’s been quite a hiatus from our resolution blog here. Life got busy (as it often does), and this website was an unfortunate casualty. Not this year, however! We’re back with a better design, more contributors, and the determination to make this year a success for both the website and our online community.
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The Power of Numbers
I feel like singing… “I’ve got sunshiiiiiiiiiiine on a clooooouuuudy daaaaaaay!” Sorry, had to get that out. I have to start out saying welcome and thank you to all the users who have joined me in posting their resolutions and thoughts. Nicogel… I just don’t know about that “Umm… excuse me, I need a hand rubbing break, care to join me?” hahaha it’s just too good. More amusing than anything, but if it works, more power to you. Thank goodness I don’t smoke, I can only imagine how hard it would be to quit, so good luck to everyone looking for ways to make quitting easier, and those of you on the road to being smoke-free.
So… I was doing a little site admin and found a great post/comment by new user, NewYearsResolutions2, that I wanted to incorporate. She’s joining the resolution discussion as she does daily blogging about her New Years Resolutions (kudos to you, I can’t seem to write here as often as I’d like!). Here’s what she had to say:
Posted in Random FunBy Delylah
E for Effort
“The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.” -Thomas Jefferson
So I was looking at quotes and I got to thinking… how do I know these people really said these things? I’ve always loved inspirational quotes, but who decided to write down all these words? Which smart person had a fountain pen or whatever people used back then, and paper and knew to write it down every time someone like T.J. opened their mouth. Makes me want to carry a pen and pencil. Or learn how to write notes on my cell faster.
Posted in Exercising, QuotesBy Delylah
Keys to Successful Dieting
So with renewed enthusiasm I got back on track to my goal. I’ve only got so much time left. I even did a little bit of motivational research and found a great blog about how to achieve New Year’s Resolution success. It talks about seeing yourself accomplishing your goal as a motivation to get there. I’ll admit, I’ve never thought of trying that. Funny, when I think about my wedding and planning it and everything, it started with a vision, and I used that vision to help guide me in all my decisions. Applying that to my resolution makes perfect sense. If I can visualize myself wearing that dress and walking down the aisle feeling better than ever, then surely I can do it!
Posted in Dieting, MotivationalBy Delylah
Fighting with Father Time
No matter how many times it’s been said and tagged as cliché, there are still not enough hours in the day! And there certainly aren’t enough minutes to spare before it’s time to head off to work. At the beginning of this I thought I’d sort of pencil in “give up fast food during weekdays” to my new year’s resolution because the two kind of go hand in hand, but honestly, how am I supposed to say no to a super tasty Double Whopper with Cheese when it’s just a few blocks down the road, takes only moments to eat it’s deliciousness, and no time to prepare?
Posted in Dieting, FailingBy Delylah
Organ Donor Awareness!
The website BlogCatalog is encouraging people to create blog posts about organ donation today. Since I’m not busy running due to the injury, I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon and ask people to consider becoming organ donors. Organ donation is absolutely crucial to the health and survival of many people who have serious medical problems.
Just one organ donor–one individual person–can save the lives of up to 50 people. That’s something you’re not likely to do in your lifetime unless perhaps you’re a doctor! There are several organs that can be transplanted, as well as many types of tissue (from corneas to cartilage… even veins can be transplanted, which I didn’t know!). Stem cells, blood, and platelets are also important items that can be used to save lives.
By Tracy