New Year, New You?

By: Aiden Nelson, Ariana Rojak, and Laila Schwin

January 5, 2021

Happy New Year, and welcome to 2021!

It is safe to say that 2020 was a rough year for a lot of people, so hopefully, this year can be better in comparison. This year, as we continue to have restrictions because of the coronavirus, is a good year to take some of your free time at home and devote it to really keeping to some new year’s resolutions. The possibilities for resolutions are endless and can be anything from personal to basic to even more impersonal. No matter which category your resolutions may fall into or if you have not quite made any yet, resolutions are a good goal for self-improvement. 

Historically and up to the present day, resolutions have been a large, noted part of ringing in the new year.  Surprisingly over time, they have not really changed that much. 

According to Go Skills, the top five resolutions of all time are as follows: 

1. Exercise more 
2. Lose weight 
3. Get organized
4. Learn a new skill or hobby
5. Live life to the fullest

How do these top five compare to those of last year? The top five resolutions of 2020, according to YouGov, were as follows:

1. Exercise more
2. Save money 
3. Eat healthier (lose weight) 
4. Reduce stress 
5. Get more sleep

Certainly, these are some important and common goals, but 2020 was a fairly tough year, and it definitely made it harder to keep up with those for many people. So, the question remains, what are your top resolutions for 2021?

If you have yet to make a new year’s resolution, the following quotes may inspire you to do so. We thought it was important to include these quotes because we believe that a little wisdom from some of the people who we look up to for encouragement will give us some hope for 2021.

First, from Dr. Seuss: “You’ll never get bored when you try something new. There’s really no limit to what you can do.”

Secondly, from Musician Beyonce: “In our perfect ways. In the ways, we are beautiful. In the ways, we are human. We are here. Happy New Year’s. Let’s make it ours.”

Finally, from Author Helen Rowland: “You will never win if you never begin.” 

Lastly, we each came up with one new year’s resolution that we want to accomplish this year. 

*Aiden: Exercise more and eat healthier. 

*Ariana: Do good in medical school.

*Laila: Save money.

Please comment below on what your new year’s resolutions are as we would love to hear from you.

Again, Happy New Year’s!