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  1. I make vision cards at the beginning of the year, focusing on the areas where I want to see some changing happen. That way I don’t make any actual resolutions that I won’t be able to keep but instead make goals to achieve. That’s worked for me for the past 3 or 4 years.

  2. Very interesting. I have never set so-called resolutions but I try to look at areas that I need improvement in and work on those. I tend to throw the whole ugly bag of snakes on the table and go through it, it is there and I can re-visit it if I need to.

  3. I find they typically don’t because you make them during the magical time that you’re off work and enjoying family. I think setting short term goals throughout the year are a bit easier to manage. #AnythingGoes

  4. mummy here and here

    Personally I don’t do new years resolutions, I just do small and realistic changes when I need to. I think it is improtant to check how you feel and what is working and not now.and again to make sure that changes can be made to make you feel better X #anythinggoes

  5. I make New Years Resolutions, but they tend to be a commitment to a daily action rather than a ‘goal’. So for 2018 I resolved to eat a salad a day. It’s easy to measure, not that hard, and I don’t expect perfection!

  6. Sophie

    I donā€™t make New Years resolutions for the very reason you state here; Iā€™m too lazy to change my ways! I would love to be half a stone slimmer but I am very content with eating out and drinking the odd glass of wine. I know that I would loook better with that half a stone gone but I also know that once I get out into the garden again in the Spring, that weight should come off! Fun post. #anythinggoes

  7. I agree that motivation makes all the difference. I don’t typically set resolutions in January, it seems so arbitrary to me, but one year I decided to do a 5km charity run and I hate running so I did the couch o 5km programme and it was brilliant. I wouldn’t have run the 5km if I wasn’t determined to to the run for charity though! #anythinggoes

  8. My folks donā€™t tend to make New Years Resolutions but they make bucket lists of places they want to visit and things they want to do…itā€™s much more enjoyable! Itā€™s hard to keep on top of lifestyle changes unless you have the motivation to press you through. Thankfully they both quit smoking 10 years ago and donā€™t really drink much so vices wise arenā€™t that unhealthy. Maybe could do with getting more exercise and recycling more…but thatā€™s always been ongoing. We like reading about other peopleā€™s resolutions though x #AnythingGoes

  9. My trick is not to resolve anything past January. That way it can’t be left and isn’t daunting. For example if I say I will read 2 books in January, then decide to try another 2 in Feb. .. way easier in my head than reading 24 books in a year! #anythinggoes

  10. Tash

    I haven’t made any New Years resolutions for this year… I am in the process of setting some goals, but when I do it I make mini goals to help me get to my main goal. I find it makes it so much more achievable. #anythinggoes

  11. Chloe

    H i, I made a resolution to go to more food and tea festivals to meet fellow bloggers this year. Simple fun but hopefully achievable otherwise I donā€™t think I would achieve them #BloggerClubUK

  12. Becky @ Educating Roversi

    I havenā€™t made any this year but I think that comes down to having a baby on the 21st December and being in a bubble of feeding, nappies and napping. Last year I vowed to learn a new skill and I did – Face Painting! I think it depends on how much you care about the resolution. For example, I set the same one, year after year, but actually only because I thought I should rather than wanting to. Thinking about it now, this year Iā€™m aiming to lose my baby weight and maintain a health weight – no yo yo-Ing! #BloggersClubUK

  13. Helen aka Welsh Mum Writing

    I don’t think I’ve ever set a new year’s resolution per se, but I would say that at the end of last year I decided to start prioritising self care. It’s a hard as a working mum to find time for yourself, so as a minimum I’ve committed to booking my next hair appointment at the end of the current one. If nothing else, every 6 weeks I’ll get an hour in the salon, on my own, being pampered with some tangible benefit. It’s a small thing but I think with a lot of yearly goals it’s easy to “go big” and then give up. They’re either unachievable or you don’t see a short term benefit so there’s less incentive to keep going #BloggerClubUK

  14. I try to make one positive change each year. Last year was to add steps. With my fitbit I was able to keep track and add steps. This year is to drink more water….yes…I have an app to help track that as well! #bloggerclubUK

  15. Sarah - Mud, Cakes and Wine

    I tend not to make new year resolutions but I do think about the coming year and small things I would like to achieve #bloggerclubuk

  16. I used to make resolutions in my head but this year I have written them down and that makes them more tangible and real. I am not sure it matters whether they are called resolutions, goals, plans etc – I think you need an action plan and a way to check progress regularly šŸ™‚ #blogerclubuk

  17. I havenā€™t set a new year resolution for a few years. I think itā€™s purely because Iā€™m not taking much notice of the ā€œnew yearā€ – Iā€™m usually asleep when the clock chimes midnight! Maybe Iā€™ll revert in a few years time..! #bloggerclubuk

  18. only in the last two years – more of things to focus on and positive improvement plans! i never use negative phrasing and words like stop, lose, give up…working so far … #threeweeksinandstillgoingstrong #BloggersClubUK

  19. The Rhyming Mum

    I haven’t made a New Year resolution in ages because there hasn’t been anything I want to change enough to put that extra effort in. There have been things I’ve worked on throughout the years though. But it’s a more of a natural process than I’m starting to do this on this day. That way I don’t feel as bad when I have setbacks. #bloggerclubuk

  20. Moonsomnia

    This may sound totally cliche but I prefer to call them goals rather than resolutions, I set myself some realistic numbers and work towards those. You are right in saying that if you don’t work toward it, you will not achieve it… šŸ˜€ Thanks for sharing.

    Thank you so much for sharing these with us… The Ritual looks like something I may actually give a try šŸ˜€

    #BloggerClubUK
    Shevy

  21. A resolution any time of year will only work if you want it too and I think a lot of people just do things in the new year because they feel they have too #bloggerclubuk

  22. This year I will make mine work or my goals anyway by actively revisiting and reviewing them every month. I think possibly it is best to take resolutions lightly! #BloggerClubUK

  23. Making reasonable and attainable goals is definitely something that will work as long as you want it bad enough. I personally, don’t make New Year’s resolutions because my goals are constantly evolving. I am on a journey of constant discovery of what I want in life and I try to be mindful of the reality of what will actually get done in the year. With that said though, I do set myself a guideline. I find that much more helpful than setting a resolution that may or may not happen within the allotted timeline. #bloggerclubuk

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