Gurl.com » new year http://www.gurl.com A teen site and community for teenage girls Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:04:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Comments Of The Week: Why You Think 2013 Will Be The Best Year Ever!http://www.gurl.com/2013/01/04/new-year-best-year-ever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-year-best-year-ever http://www.gurl.com/2013/01/04/new-year-best-year-ever/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:00:59 +0000 Meg Malone http://www.gurl.com/?p=92911 Read More]]> Happy New Year! Has your January gotten off to a solid start? I know sometimes for me, with the excitement of the holidays behind me and the sometimes questionable weather (read: freezing/sleeting/raining/hailing), this month can lag a little bit and the new year excitement starts to drift off.

But please stay positive! Actually, you may even get a little inspiration from some of the comments of your fellow readers to help you get through these tricky January weeks and ready to take on all twelve months of 2013.

You might remember that in our New Year’s Resolutions Survey, the final question was simply, “Tell us why 2013 is going to be your best year ever!” Let’s take a look now at what some readers shared in the comments in response to that particular survey question and see why they think this year will be the most awesome!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are you most excited about in 2013? Do you think it might be the best year ever? If so, why? Tell us in the comments. 

The January Struggle To Stick With New Year’s Resolutions (In GIFs!)

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]]> http://www.gurl.com/2013/01/04/new-year-best-year-ever/feed/ 0 The January Struggle To Stick With New Year’s Resolutionshttp://www.gurl.com/2013/01/03/funny-new-years-resolutions-january/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=funny-new-years-resolutions-january http://www.gurl.com/2013/01/03/funny-new-years-resolutions-january/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:00:11 +0000 Meg Malone http://www.gurl.com/?p=92759 Read More]]> When January 1 rolls around, I get a little excited because I’m always thinking, “This could be the year!” I don’t even exactly know what it would be “the year” for, but hey, it could be it! What I mean is that at the start of a new year, I’m super optimistic and often set out with the best of intentions to stick with my New Year’s resolutions so that I feel happier and healthier.

However, as the days keep going by, that optimism often tends to experience a gradual decline. Actually, maybe I should call it a sharp decline, because by the end of January, my motivation for sticking with those New Year’s resolutions is more or less zapped. Here is how January tends to go down.

January 1: This is going to be the best year ever!!!! I am going to exercise every day! And eat more vegetables! And keep a day planner! And write that novel! Hey, there’s no such thing as too many resolutions! Look out, 2013!

January 3: Look at this shiny planner that I bought! I’m going to be so organized compared to everyone else.

January 6: Wow, this kale tastes so good! I could literally eat it for every meal. Keeping my New Year’s resolution to eat healthy is going to be a breeze. Go, me!

January 8: I’m doing so well with my resolutions, that I decide that my friends probably want my advice, so I start offering it before they even ask.

Fine, don’t take my advice, friends. I’ll just start sharing the news of my success on Facebook so more grateful Internet followers can share in my wisdom.

January 12: I sit down to start writing my great novel, but I have a little writer’s block. I’ve been so good though with all of my other resolutions, I decide that I should just have a teeny tiny reward.

2 hours later… The whole box of cookies is gone. Whoops. It’s okay, just a slip-up. Not gonna sweat it.

January 15: Went on a run today to stick with my commitment to more regular exercise. Okay, so it was supposed to be a 5 mile run, but I cut it down to one so I could get home to watch TV. But hey, I still exercised! It counts for something.

January 18: Ughhhh, there isn’t enough space in this planner to write down all of my homework. How am I supposed to stick with my resolutions when the whole world is against me?!

January 22: Ugh, kale for dinner AGAIN?!

January 25: Wow, I just realize I haven’t exercised in a week. Uh oh — seem to have forgot that resolution along the way.

January 27: Wait, what were my resolutions again… I know I wrote them down somewhere. Oh, in that planner! Which I can’t seem to find… This is not good.

January 29: I HATE VEGETABLES!!! I NEVER WANT TO SEE ANOTHER PLANT IN MY LIFE!!

January 31: I think I’ve been defeated by my resolutions.

February 4: So I’ve taken a few days to think about how January went. You know, I may not have a planner or always eat the required servings of vegetables each day or run for fun or be a published author, but I got through 2012 just fine, and I like this version of me. 2013 is going to be fine, whether I’m a resolutions all-star or not. And you know what? If I REALLY want to try again, there’s always 2014.

Are you good about sticking to your New Year’s resolutions? Do you have any advice for what to do if you start getting off-track from your new year goals? Tell us in the comments. 

 

The Funny Truth About Your New Year’s Resolutions

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Yo, girl! It’s 2013. Let’s get this year started off right by getting organized. Jamie has the absolute cutest way to keep your days straight with this magnetic calendar. It’s totally customized and totally cute!

What on your calendar are you most looking forward to in 2013? Tell us in the comments!

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So, the truth is that just because it’s a new year doesn’t really mean you need to be a whole new you. The you that you are is just fine! But if you want to be a more amped up, awesome version of you in the new year, it’s really not that hard to do. (Oh, and it’s fun!). So with these little tips, we wish you a very happy new year, and wish you an epic and awesome 2013!

Read on for tips on having your best year ever!

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Hello, lovely Gurl readers and happy almost New Year’s to you.

Over at the Gurl offices, we’re thinking about 2013 and how we’re going to make it the best year ever.

Step one: Start with the right resolution. We each picked a resolution to share with you, our favorite people on the internet…aside from Ryan Gosling.

Melanie, Senior Editor
I have so many resolutions (probably because there are so many things I could be better at!) but my biggest one is to maybe be a little less hard on myself. I’m sure you can relate when I say that I often feel like I’m letting someone down if I didn’t do something super perfectly—but the truth is that nobody is perfect, and we all make mistakes here and there. So, here’s to making mistakes, hopefully learning from them, and worrying way less about living up to someone else’s standards!

Meg, Intern
Every year, I make a New Year’s resolution to floss more. Maybe that sounds boring, but I stick with it a little bit longer each year, so I figure it’s only a matter of time before I am a flossing pro. I do like to set a more specific resolution for each year, as well. For 2013, I would really like to do more creative writing. I read a lot of great books and saw a lot of movies with awesome screenplays this past year, so I finally need to stop daydreaming and actually start writing some things down!

Jessica, Editorial Assistant
I’m actually really, really terrible at keeping up with New Year’s resolutions so I almost never make them because it’s sort of pointless. But this year I’m going to try something a little bit different. My resolution is to find something to be happy about every day no matter what else is going on. That probably makes me sound like a miserable person, but I swear I’m not. It’s just easy to get bummed out or stressed out over little things and I’m sick of doing that. So from now on I’m going to stop sweating the small stuff and just be happy about what I have. I feel like I might actually be able to keep up with this resolution!

Julie, Editorial Director
I’m not the biggest resolution maker. I’m just not that into forcing myself to look at my life and find something wrong to fix. Not that my life is perfect–it’s not, like AT ALL–but, I really try to focus on how wonderful the great parts of my life are and not dwell on the rest. But, I think this year I have a resolution that is really positive and will make 2013 even better for me. My resolution is to listen to my gut more. I have great intuition, but sometimes I just ignore it and go with advice other people give me. Why do I do that? I have no idea! But, it’s going to stop. Next year is all about listening to myself and believing in what I have to say!

Do you have any resolutions for 2013? We’d understand if you didn’t, because we think you’re perfectly perfect! If you do, let us know in the comments. And happy, happy New Year to you!

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