7 Simple & Effective New Year's Resolutions • love beauty thrive

The start of a new year is the perfect time to reflect and make resolutions.

But if you find it hard to stay on track long enough to reach your goals (like many of us), you might want to consider simpler and more effective resolutions (that really make a difference).

Set yourself up for success by keeping it simple, allowing yourself to manifest the real change you’ve been dreaming of.

We’ve put together a list of 7 simple and effective resolutions to make this your best year ever and finally transform your life.

Make this YOUR year.

HEALTH

HYDRATION. Drink more water (and less sugar), it’s that simple. Don’t worry about tracking consumption (unless it works for you). Buy yourself a pretty water bottle and drink every hour or two.

NUTRITION. Cook at home. The most important thing you can do for your health is simply to cook your own meals (no need for restrictive or complicated diets unless advised by your doctor). Check out these fantastic, ‘easy recipe’ cookbooks and get cookin’!

FITNESS

YOGA. Restorative yoga has endless physical, mental, and spiritual health benefits. Start your own home practice with guidance and free classes from one of our favourite yoga teachers, Yoga Girl’s Rachel Brathen. Namaste!

MINDFULNESS

MEDITATION. Meditation can change your life. Reduce stress, anxiety, depression and pain, slow the effects of aging, and improve happiness, concentration, awareness, and overall physical health with these simple steps of meditation.

SELF LOVE

SLEEP. Create a bedtime ritual. No screens for one hour prior to sleep, wash your face, brush/floss your teeth, stretch, journal, and read. Go to sleep and wake up at the same time (no more sleeping in), getting at least 8 hours a night.

READ. Read more books (fiction and nonfiction). POPSUGAR’s annual reading challenge and Reese Witherspoon’s book club have all the reading inspiration you need. Catch up on 5 of Reese’s latest, spring book club reads, 5 of her outstanding picks from last fall and 13 of her other incredible past selections.

WRITE

JOURNAL & PLAN. Change your mindset, achieve your goals (you’ll be more successful if you write them down). Buy beautiful notebooks, colourful pens, a calendar, and an agenda (start a bullet journal if you like to track progress). Free write thoughts and feelings, keep a gratitude journal, and schedule your time to prioritize your most important goals.