I am all about setting goals and reaching them, but I never understood why we as individuals have to wait tell the first of the year to make a goal, and how long does this goal go on for?  Until we forget about it, until we see results, a few weeks after, who knows.  In my opinion to many New Year resolutions end in failure, and I hate failure.

Make it a full out successful year by tackling one new habit a month for an entire year.  By the end of the year you’ll have twelve new habits that will benefit your years to come.

Don’t worry, I won’t leave you hanging trying to come up with new ideas each month trying to make habits out of.  Below is a list of new habits I came up with to use in my own personal 2017.

January: Lets save some money.

• Cancel all subscriptions you aren’t using regularly. (Soptify, Nextflix, etc.)
• Call your cable company and ask for a lower price or if they have a college discount.
• Pack a healthy lunch instead of buying one.
• Make your coffee at home.

February: Practice mindfulness.

• Disconnect from technology for the day.
• Smile more.
• Be positive.  Tell yourself something you love about you every day.

March: Organize your life.

• Upgrade from paper. Digitalize your paper so less clutter is around you.
• Dispose expired items. This goes further than just food.

April: Anti-stress pickup.

• Try out mediation. Check out Warhawk fitness yoga classes!
• Adult coloring books.
• Anything to set your mind free (working-out, writing, reading, cooking, etc.)

May: Indulge in fruit and veggies.

• Drink your veggies. Increase your intake by adding veggies to a smoothie or creating your own juice.
• Keep healthy snacks on hand.
• Try “meatless Monday”

June: Experience over things.

• Get involved in groups. On campus there are mor4e then 100 to join.
• Enjoy more live music.
• Plan a vacation. Even if it’s just for the weekend or a couple miles away.

August: Switch up your workout.

• Try out new fitness classes on campus.
• Hit up the machines you’ve always been too nervous to uses.
• Ask a friend to join your workout.

September: Learn a new skill.

• Look up cooking tutorials, or any tutorial in that matter.
• Learn a new language.
• Join one of those 100 clubs on campus.

October: Protect yourself.

• Strengthen online passwords. Use a tool like LastPass to protect and keep all your passwords.
• Keep vacations off social media until you return. The world doesn’t need to know that no one will be in your house for a week, it’s just screaming: “please come rob me.”
• Take up a self-defense class.

November: Decrease portion size.

• Use smaller plates. Don’t let your eyes control how much food is going on your plate.
• Divide your plate up so you’re consuming the right amount of each food.
• Don’t starve yourself or skip meals.

December: Practice generosity.

• Make a commitment to volunteering.
• Join an organization that focus on giving back.
• Work on being generous to yourself.

I hope you learn. I hope you laugh. I hope you never stop. And remember being fit is always in style.

-Karlee Fowler