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Stop Making Resolutions that Sound Like Torture—Try These Instead!!!

January 3, 2025 · In: Interior Design, Weekend Guide

I never make resolutions that sound like torture.  I used to do that and then a few years ago I decided to resolve to have FUN, LIVE WITH JOY, and only make goals that sounded like something I’d actually enjoy doing.  An example?  Instead of resolving to go on a diet, I planned to make more delicious salads and eat more fruit.  Rather than resolving to work out more, I planned to go for more evening walks (something I LOVE to do!). Rather than dreading life, this little mind set shift had me sitting with a pad of paper and pen writing things like:

  1. I want to try oysters this year! (They were so slimy!  Haha!  But I’m so glad I did it!)
  2. I want to kiss my loved ones more often. (My husband, Louis, and kids only seemed to want to give them back!)
  3. I want to go on a trip to a place I had never been before!  (Anguilla was AMAZING!!  Wow!!  Total Life changer!)
  4. I want to celebrate more! (We threw a party for just about any and every reason!  What a blast!)
  5. I want to go for more Sunday Drives!  (We discovered Mercier Farms on one of those and had THE BEST TIME & built so many happy memories with the kids!) 
  6. I want to go for more walks (I bought cute outfits that I couldn’t wait to wear and that helped make this one even more fun!)
  7. Add more flowers to the house, inside and out!

Well, those are just a few from last year and now I can’t wait to do it again!  What can we resolve to do in 2025 that sounds like a blast?!  I’ve got some like… dance in the rain and stomp in muddy puddles, try a new food, try a new restaurant, try a new recipe!, hug my friends and family even more!

I just want to come into a NEW YEAR filled with gratitude and excitement.  A whole year awaits!  Let’s make it amaaaaaazing!!!  Happy New Year!! xxV

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By: Valentina Fussell · In: Interior Design, Weekend Guide

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