"My New Year Resolutions Essay"

As each year comes to an end, I think of something I should improve on and make a New Year’s resolution, most of which I do not fulfill, but this year will be different. Most years I have forgotten about my resolution after about the first week. Usually they are too difficult to reach. This year I made a few achievable, foolproof resolutions.

My first resolution is one to improve my physique and heath. I want to simply get into shape and stay in shape. I began going to the gym over the summer after my dad bought me a membership to Bally Total Fitness. We tried to work out there at least twice a week, but our number of visits slowly declined when school started and over the holidays we haven’t gone at all. I will make a promise to myself to work out at least three times a week, whether it is at the gym, in the weight room after school, or at home; doing exercises or running. Softball season is quickly approaching and this year we will be preparing by working out in the weight room after school together. If I do not stick to my word, it will be a struggle for me to keep up at practice. I also want to eat healthier. In my elective, Nutrition and Wellness, I have learned what to look out for on nutrition labels. I will limit the food I eat that contains high calories, sugar, sodium and carbohydrates.

My second resolution is to benefit my mother. I often feel guilty when I see her come home from work exhausted, then have to make dinner, do laundry, clean up around the house and do the dishes. I do load and empty the dish washer sometimes, but I know that isn’t enough. Instead of placing my soiled dishes in the sink, from now on I will put everything I use or see sitting in the sink, in the dish washer. I will fold any laundry that needs folding and offer to help with anything else that she needs. When I come home from school, I relax for a while and watch TV, then start my homework. Instead of being lazy I will first see what I can do to help out. My mom does everything for me, so the next time I think I am so tired from school I think of how hard she works and know that I need to do something for her.

My final resolution is what I consider the most important. I resolve to be more focused on schoolwork and graduate satisfied with my grades. Soon my high school career will be over and I will move on to college, which will put more responsibility on me and load me with more work. I often lack the ability to prioritize and this second semester is going to be a very busy one. With Senior Project, I need to stay motivated in order to keep up with my journal and research. Most of the time I work hard to complete assignments, but once in a while I get frustrated with all the work and slack off and especially being a senior, towards the end of the year I will be so eager to finish school. I need to just keep thinking with the end in mind.

New Year’s resolutions should be meaningful promises to make improvement and this year, thanks to this essay, mine will be taken seriously and accomplished. I will get in shape, help clean up around my house and focus on school.