Do you struggle to stick with your New Year's resolutions? Do you have big plans to make the next year a healthier one but you struggle to actually make changes, or you fizzle out on your new habits after only a few months or weeks?
Have you ever tried making your New Year's health resolution a monthly or progressive goal instead? Try one of these methods and see if that helps!
Do you want to improve your overall health in the new year but aren't sure how to go about it?
So many people set healthy New Year's resolutions like "eat healthier" or "exercise more." However, those aren't very effective goals because they're not measurable. Eat healthier than what? How much do you need to exercise to be "more"?
Let's look at some good goals that will actually inspire you toward better health.
If you're thinking that $15 for vanilla beans plus the vodka isn't exactly cheap, you are correct. You're looking at more than the $1.50-2.00 an ounce of buying vanilla. However, your homemade vanilla is nearly endlessly replenishable.
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Have you been feeling sluggish, more tired than usual, less ambitious, and maybe even sad or depressed?
There's actually a physiological reason.
Fall – at least the pleasant part of it – is coming to an end. Depending on where you live, you may have warm days left, but here in the upper Midwest, last week was probably the last of the temperatures above 60 degrees. We're already into freezing temperatures and snow.
If you're experiencing the same end-of-fall funk as I am, it can be helpful to know why it happens and what you can do to deal with it.
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Somewhere along the line, we started putting a high value on nice-smelling homes.
I get it. I like my house to smell nice as much as the next person does, and I'll freely admit that I'm a recovering scentaholic.
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