“I want to lose weight.” ”I want to be more organized.” “I want to quit that bad habit.” “I want to spend more time with family.” “I want to spend less/save more.”

Sound familiar? Maybe like me you’ve set up goals or resolutions (as they’re more commonly called) for this New Year. Goals to better your personal lives, to impress others or maybe simply to motivate yourself. One of the best things about starting a New Year is the opportunity to start out fresh.

One thing I enjoy doing towards the end of each year is to purchase a new planner. Yeah! I know I’m pretty old school when it comes to that department. My husband is always telling me to input dates & schedules into my iPhone or iPad. But I guess I’m just one of those people who enjoy writing things down & turning “real” paper pages. I find that having a planner helps me set & meet goals effectively as opposed to not owning or using a planner.

Before we had our daughter, my husband & I have had regular workout routines (there’s a hint as to what one of our new year’s resolution may be). We were each other’s accountability partners. Wherever you are in your physical fitness journey it helps to have a work out partner or someone to help motivate you. It’s less lonely & more fun. We found that working out together helped time pass faster & we also found ourselves laughing which ultimately helped burn more calories.

We all have our resolutions in mind for this year. I’m sure we’ve written them down or at least given them some thought. I definitely have my own set of resolutions or goals that I’d like to see met this year (some are fails that I wasn’t able to meet in 2016).  The important way to see any goal met is to simply: start. Start today, continue tomorrow & finish strong!