At the end of the first week of the year, half of the enthusiastic resolution makers have already given up, about a quarter of them are suffering the gravity of their ambitious goals, and another quarter is triumphantly making the resolution thing work… those overachievers.
Meanwhile, the rest of us have been getting caught up with work left over from the end of last year, thinking about tax season, and otherwise feverishly active. Because it’s the beginning of the year and the beginning of the year means there is stuff to do. Where's the time to stop and think of goals that are actually significant? Probably out there somewhere, but we figured you're too busy to find it, so we did it for you.
That's right, ladies, the Tinsel Team put together 50 fun and unique goals that even the busiest of us can fit into her schedule. Try one, pick a few, or do them all; just stop side-eyeing every friend who asks about it (and maybe send her here instead!)
Listen to a full album you’ve never heard once a week
Write 100 words on paper every day
Have 52 hours of meaningful conversation
Take 12 new people out to Coffee
Introduce two of your close friends who have never met each other
Go two whole weeks without eating out
Complete just one Pinterest project you’ve always wanted to do
Take a weekend trip all by yourself
Grow something edible… and eat it!
Do something none of your friends will do with you
Start an herb garden
Go on 5 fully-planned dates
Splurge on 2 items that will make your life easier (Tip: Make one of them The Dipper)
Finally go all-out with your halloween costume
Read at least one page out of a book every day
Learn to draw great stick figures
Take a 6+ hour road trip
Find a place in nature that feels like home
Spend a day with children or animals that aren’t your own
Donate $500 of time to charity
Learn to play one song on one instrument
Go to a concert of a band you’ve never heard of
Visit a friend you didn’t see last year
Do ten pushups in the morning 100 days out of the year
Train to lift twice your weight with your legs
Complete a Duolingo Course
Make yourself an item of clothing - wear it out
Write down one word to describe your day for every day of the year
Create a piece of art that represents you
Build something out of wood
Enjoy a group meet up or party where you know no one
Go for an intentional walk out in the rain
Watch an entire season of a show in one day
Spend a week without taking your cell phone out of the house
Walk somewhere you’ve only ever travelled by car
Buy a stranger’s whole purchase at a store
Take a beginners class in something you know nothing about
Teach yourself to write your name in calligraphy
Spend 1 week eating only locally sourced food
Go somewhere you’re not supposed to be, and take a picture
Perform in front of an audience
Buy a plant, and keep it alive at least until the end of the year
Do something strikingly different to your hair
Go in-person to a game of a sport you don’t like
Write down a compliment to yourself for every day of the year
Pick a card or board game, and play it once a week without fail
Get rid of everything in your closet that doesn’t fit
Finally donate your wedding/prom/pageant dress to charity
Buy a full outfit inspired by your favorite decade
Create and share a list of your achievements for the year.
The resolutions are ready, so go forth and achieve! Let us know how you’re progressing on Twitter by tweeting at @Tinselwear, or using hashtag #Tinsel, and get the pep you need to get started this month with our playlist “Best.Year.Ever. The 2016 Pump Up” on Spotify.