Happy Friday, the first Friday of 2018! I hope this first week of the New Year has been a great one for you all. We have been experiencing subzero temps this past week so I am looking forward to a cozy weekend at home! Normally I keep these Friday posts short and sweet and use them as a quick review/update of the week and the blog but there was so much I wanted to share this week as we kick off 2018.

SO many people begin every year with resolutions, goals, dreams, and intentions. I do it myself and yet I still have this internal eye roll reaction whenever I read the word “resolutions”. I know that is beyond hypocritical of me, but I think it comes from my own self-disappointment in not always sticking to my “resolutions”.

I know it isn’t realistic to wake up on Jan. 1st of the new year and suddenly be a super healthy person or devote all your free time to reading, volunteering, or meal prepping, etc. Resolutions are a gradual process. They take time, hard work, and patience. Because of this, we shouldn’t limit ourselves to only making resolutions once a year. It is something that in order to see a change or improvement we need to constantly be working on and committed to.

So in hopes of providing some resolution inspiration I am sharing a few posts and articles that I read this past week that I hope will serve as inspiration for you to stay on track with your resolutions and goals this year. And like I mentioned in Monday’s post about my own 2018 Intentions I will again be doing monthly reviews/updates to help track my progress and stay motivated.

Inspiration

20 Resolution Ideas: These ideas have nothing to do with loosing weight which is often a common theme for resolutions. Take a list at these ideas and see what you could work on this year!

7 Things You Can Do Now to Start the New Year Less Stressed: Such a great list of things to tackle first to help the new year start off on the right foot!

4 Ways to Make 2018 a Success: I loved Bryn’s ideas for sticking to your goals throughout the year.

Health

If your goal is getting healthy this year, here are a few articles for inspiration:

20 Whole 30 Recipes to Prep

What Does Clean Eating Really Mean

5 Pieces of Gear You Need to Get in Gym Quality Shape

Reading

Reading more is always a goal and priority of mine. My friend Caitlin, along with her friend Katie, is hosting a 2018 Blogger Book Club. It will feature a new book each month varying in genre. If you are interested in joining read more about it here.

Reese’s Book Club: Reese Witherspoon has a book club and it is fantastic. You can follow along here to keep track of her book picks and occasional talks with the authors!

Positivity

Positive Affirmation Passwords: If there is one thing I am truly bad at it is thinking positively towards myself. It is always something I am trying to work on and I love hearing about new ways to improve positivity and affirmations. As soon as I read this post I new I needed to try it.

Budgeting

5 Steps to Creating a Budget: This is probably my biggest and most challenging goal of 2018. I did SO good in 2016 and then 2017 kind of just fell apparat budget wise. But now I am planning to get back on track a stick to a budget. If you have the same goal this post is super helpful! I will be sharing more about my budget plan and progress along the way!

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What are some of your goals for this year or month? What do you do to stay motivated and encouraged?