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New Year’s resolutions have become tradition at this point. Even if you don’t partake in it, there will certainly be a contingent of people who crave change and the new year is a great symbolic moment for a fresh start.
It’s also a great time for the other contingent of folks to start taking jabs at it in the form of posts, memes, and reactions because we all know the gym is going to be empty roughly a month or two later.
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TheMagicOfBeingMia (She/Her) 1 year ago
Well we've had four disaster years, I do not need to be 'better' the new year does.
Lady Gypsy Rain 1 year ago
Raising a glass, hear hear!! Here is to hoping this year is the best year of our lives to date and that every year from this point forward is the best year yet.
Isaac Harvey 1 year ago
I’m not enthusiastic about changing my goals until I see the world change for the better.
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Lady Gypsy Rain 1 year ago
We have laundry facilities that have bars attached. Why not gyms? 😆
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LizzieBoredom 1 year ago (edited)
I joined WeightWatchers and found out 3 ounces of Havarti has more calories and fat than my entire dinner, so I had to quit WW.
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
I can't get rid of old socks. Audi adopts them. He is a very kind cat, and will even adopt brand new socks. Unfortunately for the socks, love hurts.
Lady Gypsy Rain 1 year ago
The socks. I can’t get behind this. I know I’d never actually keep that one. 😂
So, why are New Year’s resolutions so prevalent and observed in many parts of the world? The short answer is that they’re important and healthy.
One of the reasons has already been hinted at in the introduction and that is that resolutions can provide a fresh start. “New Year, new me”, after all.
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d 1 year ago
Maya Angelou said "they might not remember what you said, or did, but they will remember how you made them feel" (or to that effect). Changed my life. I am my authentic self, for that. I do laugh, love, live...but I'm also me...if you want to be your authentic self, please be honest. Be you, so I know you. I might love you/ I might laugh with you / I might live with you...just be your authentic self, so I can remember you, correct.
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Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
i would say "1st january : 1am -1st january : 2am - 1st january : 3am - 2024"
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Jane Hower 1 year ago
F....g 'gov' says these funny signs have to stop. Typical leftest no humor idiots.
The new year is like hitting kind of a reset button, which allows you to set new goals (or pretend they’re new, but they’re actually old, just needed a revisit). Whatever the case, it’s a nice symbolic time to reflect and refocus your priorities in life. And with that, you gain more clarity, you finally have a direction to work towards, which in turn allows you to plan and be prepared for the challenges ahead.
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Jeff White 1 year ago
I can't decide if this funny, or really ... really ... not. Leaning towards not the farther away it becomes.
Ga Di 1 year ago
nah, i don´t find this funny at all - it needs at least a 4K resolution
Load More Replies...If anything, resolutions can make us feel good. Well, all right, completing resolutions can make us feel good. It’s the same as accomplishing anything important, except this time around you’re doing this for you.
And besides feeling like a million bucks (inflation not adjusted), you will actually get something done which in turn should improve your life. And who knows, you might end up doing more.
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Cydney Golden 1 year ago
Don't eat, do something else. If you're hungry you'll still be hungry when you're finished.
Louisa Spoke 1 year ago
Have a drink of water first as you are probably thirsty first before being hungry. Reading is a good way to cure being bored.
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Jeff White 1 year ago
Does that include less sound you make through your mouth? Of just less sound your body makes all by itself?
Jane Hower 1 year ago
My GF and I say that people don't know how old we are until they hear us standup!! hehe
Isaac Harvey 1 year ago
As long as I get to pet my cat. That’s all that matters. My cat is more important than my knees.
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Crybabyartist 1 year ago
You can't both "drink more water" and "sleep at night", you have to choose one or the other.
Would you be surprised to learn that New Year’s resolutions have been around for roughly 4,000 years? Though, it wasn’t in January, but rather in March because crops.
The celebration would last 12 days, they’d crown a new king or reaffirm their loyalty to the old one, they’d promise the gods they’d pay their debts, return anything borrowed and whatnot, not unlike how folks do resolutions today.
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Gert Domber 1 year ago
I JUST HAD MY 89 TH. BIRTHDAY ON THE 3RD. GAVE UP ON RESOLUTIONS YEARS AGO, I JUST WANT TO BE HAPPY AND DO WHAT I WANT TO DO NOT WHAT OTHERS WANT ME TO DO. I AM VERY HAPPY .
Steve Hall 1 year ago
Whoa, slow down there Scooter, take your time, don't rush, what's the hurry.
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Diana Wilcox 1 year ago
This gal is hilarious! She has a YouTube channel called Not Even Emily; highly recommend.
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Spooky Demon Bat (they/them) 1 year ago
I don't really like cheese so... I guess I'll just sin then?
SparkDragon 1 year ago
Is that: "eat cheese, and sin" or: "eat cheese and sin"? Because I don't think sin is going to be as tasty as cheese...
Kerry G 1 year ago
Nope I found a Kinda poorly made 1 on google and it was 19.99 and Temu has stickers so 2 popular for me To wear
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Now, you can joke about how even after 4,000 years humanity is still making promises of change. But it’s not uncommon for us to break promises made to ourselves.
You see, many of us lose our resolve when we’re stressed or tired. It’s just how our brain is wired. These promises to ourselves are about self-discipline, and it’s easy to shut that part of the brain down with worry and exhaustion.
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Ga Di 1 year ago
no, just you two. ordinary ppl will only make resolutions anytime (and forget about them soon as well)
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Natty Tempest 1 year ago
I rearranged my living room every day for a month, then didn't touch it for six years...
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PlatinumThe8-BitCat 1 year ago
I don’t remember her name but she is the nice old woman from the movie the Aristocats that is the owner of all the cats
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Natty Tempest 1 year ago
Rich, oblivious and living in another country she doesn't speak the language to... I'd settle for the first part.
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Andrew Arons 1 year ago
The problem is I only notice it's off its track while it's rotating, and I can't do anything about it.
There’s this thing called executive function—a set of mental skills like working memory, flexible thinking and self control. Stress and tiredness shuts those down after a hard day’s work and so it becomes very naturally tempting to just skip a beat. Or two. Or all of them—who needs to go to the gym? I’m not in that bad of a shape, right? Right!?
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CryingChildKinnie 1 year ago
I've learned more japanese from vocaloid songs than from that stupid owl Alyssa tell me what the answer is.
frederick clause 1 year ago
Thanks to Duo I can talk about quantum mechanics and the solar system. I can't order a hamburger or comment on the design of a park.
#1 Candevil Fan 1 year ago
I learned more Japanese from listening to maboroshi than the owl. We all want to know.
Pizza_God 1 year ago
and he starts making you do Spanish in the middle of it: "How do you say apples in Spanish?" "Mhhp...Man...Mphsh...Zanas!" i hope you mean what i think you mean.
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Brian Droste 1 year ago
Which creates less time from school. So a win for him.
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Jack Smith 1 year ago (edited)
ha! i was like that my whole life. i hated (and still hate) school with a burning passion, but I had crippling anxiety, so I never actually said so (edit to add: just realised the way I phrased this sounds like I am no longer alive, and I'm a ghost complaining about school years after I died. I'm not. I'm alive and well (maybe not *well*. I'm alive, though))
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Jeff White 1 year ago
A mighty task worthy of a hero like yourself. I'm hoping for less than 40 ..
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
I keep my phone styluses very, very clean. Guess how. Just guess.
Liz Downing 1 year ago
I remember the very first time I actually finished a chapstick without washing it or losing it. It was last year. I am 62 years old.
FaceTime Audio 1 year ago
2023 I hit my goal of fewer Albuterol inhalers sent through the spin cycle. This year my goal is to remember that I have Albuterol and should take if when needed instead of never having it on me so I can’t wash it.
Luckily, it’s possible to keep it up by creating what Shooksvensen called a stress budget. It works just like a financial budget, except you’re not spending money—rather, you’re giving time and attention to things that stress you out. And if you don’t give any, then it won’t stress you out. Pure and simple.
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Jeff White 1 year ago
Didn't notice this was Cookie Monster's resolution the first time through. It make a LOT more sense now that I understand.
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Jill Bussey 1 year ago
Are you thinking of orcas, rather than the whale pictured in their profile?
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An example of conserving a stress budget would be to skip reading or watching the news for a day, don’t reach out to people who stress you out, don’t pile commitments or events into one day, don’t tempt yourself with things that support bad habits or whatever else that might deplete your stress budget. In other words, identify what stresses you and don’t invest yourself in it.
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MP 1 year ago
She didn’t say anything about other girls. This is more Karen energy than NLOG
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tw 72 1 year ago
Unless you are being a b!tch to someone who does not deserve to be dealing with a b!tch...
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Shiny Pants 1 year ago
"Rule of thumb: Use ‘fewer’ with objects that can be counted. Like days and people, and items in your basket (looking at you Tesco). ‘Fewer people might get this wrong’. Use ‘less’ when referring to things that can’t be individually counted. Such as, ‘feeling less confused about this grammar issue’. "
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So, once that is out of the way, you can really focus on keeping your New Year’s resolutions: make them realistic and attainable by taking baby steps rather than leaps; try to internalize resolutions to a degree where it becomes a routine as it becomes easier to keep up; don’t be afraid to experiment and change things if it isn’t working—so long as you keep it up; celebrate small victories as it goes a long way and keeps you focused. There are more, but you get the idea, but pace yourself first.
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CurlyCucumber 1 year ago
Well,then the dentist is not your friend. Or depilation. Or cleaning. Or kids. As a matter of fact,half of ones life.
Chonky_not_stonky 1 year ago
She's rich. She can afford maids, nannies, and doctors that give you the good laughing gas.
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ConstantlyJon 1 year ago
My 13yo son, in a nutshell. "Dad, I'm bored" 2 hours after opening Christmas presents.
Natty Tempest 1 year ago
So, working for a meagre wage so you don't starve, or lose your home. This is a catch 22 situation here.
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Lemme get the lemons 1 year ago (edited)
Well you are Monika, you probably can, just delete your problems
Isaac Harvey 1 year ago
*types out siblings’ names* *deletes siblings’ names*
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Y'all is this a Monika roleplay account this is perfectly in character.
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Isaac Harvey 1 year ago
My parents went to a New Year’s party, and one of my siblings picked them up. I had work the next day, but I was told that they puked not long after they got home. I had to leave the car windows slightly open while I was at work.
So, what are some of your New Year’s resolutions for this year? How will you approach them? Or why don’t you have resolutions? Share your takes and stories in the comment section below!
And if your resolution is to scroll through more Bored Panda content—very commendable—then there’s definitely more memes and posts about New Year’s resolutions.
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Bored something 1 year ago
Why stop at vegetarian? Go for vegan, then as the years pass you can go up levels.
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Natty Tempest 1 year ago
I'm an over-achiever... I started at 7, but just with the knees...
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Ross “Sarcastic Dad” 1 year ago
I mean, there's no "in bed" police that are going to stop you. You can add it to whatever you want......in bed.
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Helena 1 year ago
Solved it. I got 5 of those 3 drawer steralite drawer things on wheels, they fit in the closet, I use them as mobile dressers. So when the dryer is done, I wheel one out, put the clothes in the drawer (don't bother folding most of it, most of it doesn't need it) and wheel it back. Anything that needs hung just goes ina basket on top of it and gets hung up as the drawer thing goes into the closet.
Ian Webling 1 year ago
My New Year's resolution is not to wash any dishes. If I succeed, it will be for the thirty-fourth consecutive year.
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Hello_my_name_is_Genevieve 1 year ago
Breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner and supper.
Trillian 1 year ago
Breakfast, midmorning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner. Doesn't everyone?
MP 1 year ago
I try but sometimes I forget and end up eating too big of a dinner
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CryingChildKinnie 1 year ago
Me when someone has a slightly different tone of voice when talking to me.
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not your average weirdo 1 year ago
I am personally making plans to get the most ridiculous tattoos once I’m old enough. My dad, who has a tater tot tattoo, approves
Bored something 1 year ago
I like this one. I am part way through a sleeve and want to finish it.
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CryingChildKinnie 1 year ago
I have to so my parents don't find out that I like a physolgical horror game about mental illness.
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Jeff White 1 year ago
Good luck. Maybe it's just me, but I have found crazy ALWAYS finds a way to shine through. Untreated, it's persistent like that.
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Alex Boyd 1 year ago
Mine is to try at least one new ice cream flavor every month. (There's no law that New Years resolutions have to be about self-improvement! Go ahead and pick a fun one; the police can't stop you.)
Rider 1 year ago
Last year was to end my bad relationship, move out, and work less. Accomplished all three. This year, figure out what to do with myself for myself now that I have the time and safe space.
María Hermida 1 year ago
Those were wonderful resolutions. I'm happy you managed to accomplish them! Everybody deserves happiness!
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LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
The last (and only) resolution I actually kept was about a decade ago...when I resolved to never make new year's resolutions again.
Elio 1 year ago
Mood. The last time I made a New Year's resolution was in high school because they made us. That said, I might do the trying ice cream flavors one because it sounds delicious.
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Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
I made the same resolution I make every year: to not make New Year's resolutions 😁
Alex Boyd 1 year ago
Mine is to try at least one new ice cream flavor every month. (There's no law that New Years resolutions have to be about self-improvement! Go ahead and pick a fun one; the police can't stop you.)
Rider 1 year ago
Last year was to end my bad relationship, move out, and work less. Accomplished all three. This year, figure out what to do with myself for myself now that I have the time and safe space.
María Hermida 1 year ago
Those were wonderful resolutions. I'm happy you managed to accomplish them! Everybody deserves happiness!
Load More Replies... LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
The last (and only) resolution I actually kept was about a decade ago...when I resolved to never make new year's resolutions again.
Elio 1 year ago
Mood. The last time I made a New Year's resolution was in high school because they made us. That said, I might do the trying ice cream flavors one because it sounds delicious.
Load More Replies... Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
I made the same resolution I make every year: to not make New Year's resolutions 😁
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