[2016년]New Year's Resolutions

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New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It's a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes. Did your New Year's resolutions make what I chose from the top 100 list?

그믐날은 늘 뒤 돌아 보고, 더 중요하게로는 다가오는 새해를 꿈꾼다는 것이지요. 자기가 바라는 변화에 대해 곰곰히 살펴보고 그것들을 실행에 옮기려고 작심하는 때이지요. 여러분의 새해 결심이 제가 최상위 100개 목록에서 고른 것들과 일치하셨나요? 

새해 결심이 뭐냐고 질문을 받았을 때는 My New Year's resolution is  다음에 아래 빨간 제목 중에서 하나를 골라 그 앞에 to를 붙여서 말하면 됩니다. 

My New Year's resolution is  to -------------------

여러 개를 말하고자 할 때는 My New Year's resolutions are 다음에 아래 빨간 제목 중에서 둘 이상을 골라 그 앞에 to를 붙여서 말하면 됩니다. 

My New Year's resolutions are to ------------------- and to ------------------- 

그럼, 각자 자기 결심을 댓글로 써 보세요.^^ 

1. Lose Weight

This is a perennial favorite for many resolution makers, and it doesn’t take much to figure out why.The holiday season is a time to overeat and indulge and things might come to a head, with many people reaching their fat-gain breaking point after a New Year’s Eve buffet dinner.

2. Travel More

It’s tempting to want to get out and see more of the world, especially if you feel stuck in your rut or you haven’t been anywhere lately. This is one of the most common resolutions, just be sure to be a bit more specific on where you want to go because vague ideas rarely get done, but attainable goals are something you can work with.

4. Get a Health Check Up

If you’ve been putting off the annual check-up and it’s been awhile since you’ve been given a clean bill of health, you may want to resolve to going in for a doctor’s visit. Starting the year off without having to worry about a serious medical condition looming in the background is one way to make it great.

5. Listen to My Favorite Music More

They say music is the soundtrack of life, but it’s also a great way to put you in a better mood, no matter what the circumstances are. The year ahead is going to have its challenging moments, so reach for your favorite tunes more often and get taken to your happy place instantly.

10. Be Healthier

This is one New Year’s goal that doesn’t produce many success stories. Why? It’s too vague. You can’t quickly quantify “being healthier” so there’s no way to hold yourself accountable later. Choose something you can measure more easily that falls under the healthy umbrella.

13. Get Famous

It’s easier now than ever before to become an overnight sensation. Whether you just want your 15 minutes of fame, or you want to be a bona fide celebrity, start brainstorming how you can make it happen. It could take just one viral video, or you might need to go get head shots and an agent, but you can do it!

23. Reconnect with an Old Friend

Nowadays it’s easier than ever to find old friends and strike up a new conversation with them. It often happens that two people can drift apart for no good reason, and it just takes one of them to rekindle things.

26. Learn a Language

This is one of the best ways to access a new culture, and also a way to keep your brain sharp as it ages. It gives you another set of paintbrushes with which to paint out the thoughts in your head, and if you end up traveling to a new destination it helps immensely if you can speak some of the language.1

31. Be More Adventurous (Take More Chances)

It’s easy to get lulled into a life of routine and ritual, but most of us want to make sure that we’re leading a full and satisfying life. This doesn’t necessarily mean flying by the seat of your pants and making foolish decisions, but taking calculated risks and adding some excitement to your life could be just what the doctor ordered.

33. Complete a 90 Day Challenge

If you’ve ever seen the extreme workouts on TV like P90X or Insanity and wondered to yourself if you could actually see one of them through, this could be the year to make it happen. They say all you need is a DVD player and enough room to complete the exercises, so what’s stopping you?

34. Learn to Paint

Painting can be a very soothing and relaxing experience, whether you’re emulating Bob Ross or are going more avant-garde with whatever’s in your mind.

35. Start a YouTube Channel

If you’ve got a lot of opinions, or are always “on”, you might want to channel that into your own YouTube channel. For performers that always want an audience, it can be therapeutic, and now that YouTube shares revenues with popular channel owners, it can also put money in your pocket.

37. Have More Family Fun Nights

With so many board games to choose from, how can you go wrong? Try Phase 10, Sequence, or the old standby of Monopoly for some serious family bonding.

38. Find Nirvana/Enlightenment

This resolution is a bit lofty, as most people ditch their New Year’s promises a few weeks into the new year. It might take a lot longer than that to find the ultimate bliss.

39. Go to the Dentist

If a calendar year has passed since your last visit, it’s time to make an appointment. Sure, it’s no fun, but it will be less fun if you keep putting it off.

40. Go to More Sporting Events

Watching sports live is way better than watching them on TV, so whenever you get the opportunity to see a live game, jump on it! You’ll remember it long after, which can’t be said for games you see at home.

42. Backup My Computer

There are so many inexpensive backup services out there that will put your entire hard drive into The Cloud that there’s no reason to leave your irreplaceable photos and files at risk.

43. Meet Someone New Every Day

It’s easy to be closed off and think that your circle of friends is complete, but there are many opportunities each day to strike up a conversation with someone you don’t know. And you never know what it might lead to

46. Drink More Water

It’s very easy to get dehydrated, or even to spend entire days, weeks, or months in a dehydrated state. Just be sure to introduce higher water intake gradually so your body can get used to it.

45. Get More Cultured

Doing things like going to a museum, going to the opera, or going to a symphony might not be your usual fare, but it’s nice to get out of your comfort zone and do something a little more Lisa and less Homer.

48. Go to the Movies More or Less

If you can’t remember the last time you saw a movie in the theater, why not pick one that interests you and go? On the contrary, if you’re more likely to have seen every lousy release that Hollywood churns out, perhaps its best to stay home with a good book.

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복지관 나가지 않으니까 혼자서도 영어와 멀어지지 않기 위해 매일 자료를 찾고, 일기를 쓰자고 마음먹었기 때문에 이맘 때 잘 나오는'새해 결심'에 대한 자료를 올립니다.

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제가 골라서 혹 여러분에게는 맞지 않는 것도 있을 수 있겠는데, 한 가지라도 정해서 읽고 해석해 보시고...외우면 더 좋겠지요. .