New Year, New Me

2017 is over and it’s time to welcome 2018! We all know what that means; The “New Year, New Me” phase. Lord knows that I hate this phase. To be honest, I feel like it’s all pointless and a bunch of bull. Everyone will be sitting down, stuffed from the food they have eaten while celebrating the last three holidays, making goals that nine times out of ten they will break by February, and pretending like they are going to make a change.

You’re probably sitting here reading this like, “Dang, that’s harsh,” and the truth is, it kind of is, but it is also true. Typically, New Year’s Resolutions are these:

1. To lose weight and stay healthy;

2. To save money or change spending habits;

3. To spend more time with family.

Now, before you say, “Jasmine, those are great resolutions!” I want you to sit back and think. How do these resolutions normally go? If you don’t know, then I am more than happy to explain.

Resolution 1: Weight Loss. This by far is one of my favorites. Mainly because for years, I have had this resolution. I am not skinny in any shape or form, so I can’t judge anyone who is or isn’t. However, this resolution typically doesn’t last very long unless you put your mind to it. But, let’s say you make this resolution, determined that this year you will actually do it. So you spend time and you start going to the gym five times a week for a month. You're getting healthy and you lose your first bit of weight. You feel great and like you’ve accomplished so much. You deserve to treat yourself. So you take a break, have a few cheat days and then slowly, those five days go down to four, then three, then you rarely go. By April your goal is completely out the window and you realize that your resolution has been nothing more than a way for the gym to gain some extra money from you once a month. Great, right?

Resolution 2: Saving Money. This is a another one of my favorites. New Year is here and you realize that because of your habits last year, you are starting the New Year broke. You racked up debt and have bills you can barely afford to pay because you love shopping or you just couldn’t say no to the new pair of Jordans that came out. But, in 2018, you won’t do it again. You’ll make a budget and work on monitoring your habits. You’ll only buy the things you need versus the things you want. These will be the promises that you make yourself on January 1st and these will also be the promises that you will break. Not to be rude, but seriously a new year won’t change you from being you. You’re still going to go shopping a lot and spend the money that you don’t have. So, don’t make promises to yourself that you can’t keep.

Resolution 3: More Family Time. This is a resolution that is for those who enjoy family time, but are a bit of a workaholic, or are always busy. But let’s be honest with each other. This is one that most people have reasons to break. Not saying that it should be broken, but seriously, in the economy we live in, most people work their butts off just to make enough to make ends meet. This mostly means: working on weekends, working overnight, working more than one or two jobs, and barely seeing the family that you are working so hard to support. While this resolution is a good one and many people try their hardest to keep it, it’s also one that gets broken as quickly as it is made.

There are so many more resolutions, but these are the ones I think are most popular. Unfortunately, these resolutions will be made only to be broken each and every year, not just this year. Get it together people!

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