New Year Resolution…a definition

Oscar Wilde wrote: “A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.”

Top 3 New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions ideas:

Top common new year’s resolutions

 

By far, the top 3 new year’s resolutions are:

- weight loss,

- exercise program,

- stop smoking

Statistics on New Year’s Resolutions

Research: Statistics on new year’s resolutions

 

40 to 45% of American adult make one or more resolutions each year.

Among the top new years resolutions are resolutions about weight loss, exercise, and stopping to smoke. Also popular are resolutions dealing with better money management / debt reduction.

The following shows how many of these resolutions are maintained as time goes on:

- past the first week: 75%

- past 2 weeks: 71%

- after one month: 64%

- after 6 months: 46%

While a lot of people who make new years resolutions do break them, research shows that making resolutions is useful. People who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don’t explicitly make resolutions:

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Unusual New Year’s Eve Date Ideas

Cruise the night away

Book a romantic cruise for New Year’s Eve and celebrate on deck with fellow travelers. This is a great way to meet new people or just spend time alone as a couple. Whether the cruise is for one night or a few, for Bermuda or your local waterway, a cruise is an unusual but very romantic way to spend New Year’s Eve.

Ski all night

Book a hotel room near a ski resort (unless you are lucky enough to live near one) and spend the night skiing. At midnight you can either gather with all the other night skiers in the club, or retire to your room for a private New Year’s celebration. (Try to get a room with a hot tub, so you can warm up and relax before pouring the champagne.) Celebrating New Year’s Eve on the slopes is certainly an unusual way to ring in the new year. If the two of you don’t ski, look for any other type of adventure that you do enjoy – ice skating, ball room dancing, even an indoor pool party. Odds are if you can imagine it, there is a New Year’s Eve event surrounding it.

Costume parties

Not just for Halloween anymore! Throw (or attend) a costume ball to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Go as a famous couple, or just in some fabulous costumes. The magic and mystery of a costume party will add to the fun of New Year’s Eve, and is certainly an unusual way to celebrate.

Balloon extravaganza

Purchase 200 balloons and place gift certificates for each other, as well as promises for the new year, small gifts, and just plain romantic love notes inside, then blow them up and fill your bedroom, dining room, wherever you feel like celebrating. (Purchase a small pump or rent a helium one – don’t try to manually inflate 200 balloons, unless your lung capacity is amazing.) At midnight, start popping! Unusual but lots of fun!

Leave town

Travel to a different city, one you have both always wanted to visit. Book a hotel room and spend the night on the town. The excitement of a new city will add to the overall excitement of your New Year’s celebration. You can go all out and jump on a flight to someplace exotic, or just drive a few hours to an exciting new city. No matter what you do, this unusual New Year’s Eve date is sure to be one to remember!

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6 Cheap Date Ideas for New Year’s Eve

1. Invite a few friends over for a potluck. Your delicious smorgasbord will be way more wallet-friendly than dinner at a fancy pants restaurant. Plus, you’ll have plenty to snack on while waiting for the ball to drop.

2. Order delivery and watch your favorite movies on DVD. If you and your beau are hoping for a more intimate way to ring in the New Year, call up your favorite delivery spot. Remember to place your order super early at least an hour before you’d like to eat, delivery times on big holidays can be pretty intense.

3. Have dinner at a diner or burger joint. If you’d really like to go out on Friday but don’t want to drop a ton of dough, head to a hole-in-the-wall spot you love. Your dinner bill will probably cost less than cover charge at a fancy club. And since most party-minded folks will go to dressy and expensive restaurants that require reservations, your no-frills dive shouldn’t be too crowded. If you’re feeling really festive you and your fellow could splurge and order a milkshake. With two straws.

4. Prepare a few fancy appetizers and drinks and have a romantic night in. Get in touch with your Iron Chef fantasies by whipping up your favorite culinary goodies.

5. Get your game on. Play one of your favorite board games together while sipping champagne. Slightly saucy Scrabble, anyone?6. Have sex. Ditch the party hats, streamers and noise makers and have a celebration for two in bed.