COLD TURKEY.. what are your new years resolutions?
JUST AS you were getting used to writing 2015, the year just has to go and change on us creating confusion in the post-Christmas wake.
And yes it is that time again for ‘New Year, new me’ status’ on Facebook, which can only mean one thing – New Year resolutions.
Like them or loathe them it can be a good way to start the year off – with a positive, hopeful attitude for 2016.
It is the time to finally stop that habit like smoking or taking up something like actually going to the gym.
But why do we often fail to keep our New Year resolutions?
Well apparently we don’t give ourselves enough time. According to psychologists if we want to succeed with New Year’s resolutions we have to start way before the clock strikes midnight on New Year year’s eve. When it comes to cutting something out or taking up something new ‘baby steps’ is apparently the way to go about it, as we can often tend to set unrealistic goals with our new found enthusiasm.
Among the top New Year resolutions are giving up smoking or drinking, get more organised, take up going to the gym or take up a new hobby.
Is a New Year resolution just a myth? Does anyone ever complete one? Well I suppose we won’t know until this time next year.
All that’s left to say is Happy New Year and I wish you well in what your New Year’s resolution is.
Here’s some resolutions from people in Fermanagh:
Gail Taylor, “My New Year’s resolution is to eat healthier.”
Shauna Hamrogue, “This year I am going to eat healthier, do a bit more exercise and make more of an effort in general.”
Claire Maguire, “To get fit and to save money to travel to America. I am hoping to go to the deep south, starting in Chicago and finishing in New York on the 13th May.”
Sabrina McConnell, “No I don’t have any New Year resolutions. I will continue to appreciate how lucky I am to have my precious family.”
Andrew Bready, “Most people don’t stick to them, so there is no point in making them.”
Noelle Weir, “They are a good idea if you stick to them, but the problem is actually sticking to them. People want to save money and lose weight but happens for January and that’s the end of it. Mine at the minute is to save money and be more organised, but that could change.”
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