New Year’s Day just passed us. Since a lot of people go all-out for Christmas, I thought I’d talk about a few more low-key ways to celebrate the new year. I did a whole series on new year’s reflections last year if you want to check that out here.

Two older people sit on either side of a young woman in a blue sweater and they are all looking at a tablet and smiling.

Vision Boards

I always love a good vision board activity. You can do it by yourself or in a group. All you need is a piece of paper or a posterboard, scissors, glue and tape, and some old newspapers, and magazines. You’ll cut out images and words that you want to bring with you into the new year. If you are doing this with a group of friends or family, you can have everyone do a little mini presentation of their boards.

Writing Your Resolutions

This one is pretty typical so I will keep this short. Keep your resolutions attainable, and track your progress. And display your resolutions somewhere that you can see it.

Self-Care

Take some time to do some post-holiday self-care. Drink some tea, enjoy your decorations. Clean part of your house, if that is self-care for you. Start the new year off recovering and taking care of yourself.

How did you celebrate the new year?

Written by Brigid Coffey