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365 chances to start fresh
PHOTO A N D STORY BY ELIZABETH KESSEL
As tradition for m ost, at the end o f each
year people decide on w hat they would
like to change about their lives. From silly
to serious, there is a wide range o f NeW
Year’ s resolutions. ,
Som e ligh th earted and un com m on
resolution ideas are to get your picture
taken in five d ifferen t places, break a
record, make a new friend a m onth, try
new foods, learn something that you have
been wanting' to for a while, create ä chain
of random acts of kindness and take more
selfies or take fewer sèlfies.
Some of the m ost common resolutions
include to lose weight or work out in some
way, to quit smoking, start saving money,
travel more, volunteer, drink less alcohol
or become less stressed.
Staff member Ryan Sm ith, like many,
wants to exercise more during the flew
year. But he w ants to have fun w ith it
as well.
“ W hat I would actually like to do is just
get out and do sports in general,” Sm ith
said. “ Soccer, basketball...rather than an
actual gym m em bership.”
New Year’ s resolutions are m eant to
create a fresh start and to help people
achieve som ething that didn’ t happen
the year before. First-year college student
at Clackam as Aubriênne Davis shared
her reso lu tio n , w h ich in vo lves tim e
management when it comes to studying.
“ Not procrastinating as m u ch ,” Davis
said.
In order to accom plish her goal, she
hop es to divide h er hom ew ork in to
manageable segments instead o f trying
to do it all at once.
“ A friend o f m ine says you have to
reward y o u rs e lf,” David said. “ So, if
you do w ork, th en for ten m inutes do
som ething else, and then you do thirty
minutes [more] o f w ork.”
A s s o c ia te d S tu d e n t G o v e r n m e n t
m em ber Karla Zarate w ants to expand
on what she’ s already been doing.
“ I do a lot of com munity service things
and I like helping o thers,” said Zarate.
“ To do m ore projects th at help other
com m unities would be m y resolution,
to try to invest more tim e irt th a t.”
Resolutions are infam ously difficult to
keep, and can be long, tedious, hard and
frustrating. But with these tips, they don’t
have to be. There are ways to make goals
become reality.
l.S ta te your reso lu tio n s out lou d.
Let p eo p le know your g o a ls, sin ce
accountability can be found in numbers.
2. Make short-term goals rather than
lon g-term . It will be easier to keep track
of, see the progress and may lessen the
burden of how much work goes into the
resolution by m aking it manageable.
3. Use the buddy system. To have people
in your corner th a t you tru st can be
invaluable while trying to stick to your
resolution.
4. D on’ t forget to m ake tim e in your
busy sch edu le. A ct as if i t ’ s another
appointm ent you can’ t m iss. You’ll be
thanking yourself at the end.
5. No matter how short or long the goal
is, don’ t give up and don’t forget to treat
yourself.
M ost importantly, remember it’ s about
the journey, not necessarily the end.
Have fun w ith your resolutions, enjoy
the process and have a great new year!
My list is full; now it- s time to get yours
on paper w ith the list provided. Fill in
your resolutions and cut out the box to
take it with you.
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Chris Consla and Devin Hall lift weights in the fitness center in Randall Hall on
Nov. 23.
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