It’s that time of year again when
many of us resolve to change and make those small differences to in our lives
that will – allegedly – make us better people.
Many of us vow to give up drinking too often, smoking, spending too much
on what my grandmother would have called “fripperies”, eating cake and/or chocolate. Even spending less time at work is something
of us many of us vow to achieve.
And then there are the things
that we say we will do more often – go to the gym, spend time with the family, eat more fresh fruit and
veg, drink more water ……….
Most of us want to “undo” some things
from the previous year and make a fresh start when the clock starts midnight on
December 31st Although the giving up of
ciggies, wine or beer tends to start somewhere around 3am or 4am on January 1st,
depending on how good a night you’ve had!
For the start of 2013, a survey
by MyVouchers.co.uk, indicated that the bite of the recession was affecting
many people’s desire for change and the vow to save more money and get out of
debt was driving many promises.
However, as many of us feel more
optimistic for 2014, things have changed and once again achieving a better
sense of health and well-being tops the lists according to a study carried out
by eCigarette.co.uk. Even self-improvement
in the form of learning a new language or how to play a musical instrument are
above vowing to spend less money, which came in as the number 8 most popular
resolution this year.
Speaking of self-improvement, I
was interested to see that breaking a world record made the Top 50 too – aim high
guys!
Some of us want to make big
changes in our lives such as find new partners, get married have babies and get
that dream job. Generally speaking, New
Year is a time for reflection on the previous year and many of us take a good
look at our bad habits and promises to make changes.
See the Top 50 in
full:
- Exercise more
- Eat better
- Cut down on alcohol
- Stop smoking
- Spend less time on
Facebook / Twitter
- Learn a new language
- Learn a musical instrument
- Spend less money
- Secure dream job
- Average eight hours of
sleep a night
- Improve qualifications
- Spend more time with kids
- Get a toned body
- Have cosmetic surgery
- Get a pet
- More bike rides
- Watch more news &
documentaries
- Dump partner (and find
better one)
- Improve cooking skills
- Do more for charity
- Get a promotion at work
- Stop watching trashy
reality TV
- Have more sex
- See more of friends
- Sponsor a child in Africa
- Eat less chocolate
- Drink less coffee
- Improve personal hygiene
- Drink more water
- More live music /
entertainment
- Learn to bake a cake
- More outdoor activities
- Take up a new sport
- Learn to knit
- Swear less
- Introduce a regular date
night
- Have a baby
- Take up a new sport
- Go to church more often
- Take the stairs rather
than a lift
- Read more books
- Try to not get a parking
fine/speeding ticket
- Pass driving test
- Eat less biscuits
- Get married
- Break a world record
- Travel more
- Learn how to use the
technology properly (iPad, social media etc)
- Eat less red meat
- Spend less time at work
Personally, my top three
resolutions have come in at 29 (drink more water), 1 (exercise more) and 24
(see more of friends) but feeling a little left out, perhaps I will go for
number 46 too and see if I can break a world record! Perhaps for biscuit eating?! It certainly won’t be for ironing as I don’t
think I could beat the current record, an ironing marathon lasing 80 hours in
which Janette Hastings of New South Wales, Australia who ironed a massive 1157 items
including jeans, shirts and shorts during this time.
And remember, if one of your
resolutions is to have more me time, spend more time with your family or generally
just do less of the things you don’t enjoy, then give us a call. We will happily help with your ironing and
let you concentrate more on keeping your resolutions.
Happy New Year everyone!
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