Start 2010 off right
Students share their New Year's goals (and how they are keeping them)
By Chelsea Puntillo
Last Updated:1:26 PM EST 1/28/10 Section: Lifestyles
At the beginning of every year, 40-45 percent of U.S. adults make promises to themselves to change or improve something.
We call these promises "New Year's resolutions." And why not? It makes sense to kick off the New Year with a fresh start. Yet, as many people come to find out, it is a lot harder to keep those resolutions than it is to make them.
A lot of people around the Fisher campus have pretty interesting resolutions. Some Fisher students strove to make multiple resolutions for 2010.
Stephanie Woodward had an entire list of things she wanted to accomplish for the New Year, "[I want to] be nicer to my boyfriend, start and keep up with a blog to track what I do with my life, clean more frequently [and] donate more money and time."
Others are trying to improve on last semester. Caitlin Balkin wants to "improve my time management, get more sleep and reduce my stress."
Like Caitlin, Kari Johnson and others are also trying to reduce the worry and stress in their lives this year. Kaitlin Tanner wants to raise her standards by striving to achieve a 4.0 this semester.
According to USA.gov, the most popular resolutions for the New Year include drinking less alcohol, getting fit/losing weight, reducing stress, saving money, volunteering more and quitting smoking. Many of these are similar to ones that Fisher students have made this year.
But not all resolutions have to be so proactive and geared toward a specific outcome.
Lauren Post said that she and some of her friends are trying to "find the things that make us happy and surround ourselves with people who are good for us." Lauren and her friends are making a resolution that they can follow not to reach a specific end, but just to be happier overall.
However, even early in the year people are having difficulties keeping their resolutions.
Meghan Merriam found that her goal to stop swearing was harder than it seemed, and after only a few hours, it was broken.
We call these promises "New Year's resolutions." And why not? It makes sense to kick off the New Year with a fresh start. Yet, as many people come to find out, it is a lot harder to keep those resolutions than it is to make them.
A lot of people around the Fisher campus have pretty interesting resolutions. Some Fisher students strove to make multiple resolutions for 2010.
Stephanie Woodward had an entire list of things she wanted to accomplish for the New Year, "[I want to] be nicer to my boyfriend, start and keep up with a blog to track what I do with my life, clean more frequently [and] donate more money and time."
Others are trying to improve on last semester. Caitlin Balkin wants to "improve my time management, get more sleep and reduce my stress."
Like Caitlin, Kari Johnson and others are also trying to reduce the worry and stress in their lives this year. Kaitlin Tanner wants to raise her standards by striving to achieve a 4.0 this semester.
According to USA.gov, the most popular resolutions for the New Year include drinking less alcohol, getting fit/losing weight, reducing stress, saving money, volunteering more and quitting smoking. Many of these are similar to ones that Fisher students have made this year.
But not all resolutions have to be so proactive and geared toward a specific outcome.
Lauren Post said that she and some of her friends are trying to "find the things that make us happy and surround ourselves with people who are good for us." Lauren and her friends are making a resolution that they can follow not to reach a specific end, but just to be happier overall.
However, even early in the year people are having difficulties keeping their resolutions.
Meghan Merriam found that her goal to stop swearing was harder than it seemed, and after only a few hours, it was broken.
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