New Year’s Resolutions For The Single Life

By Jenny Ferguson
[Singled Out]
Start off the new year on the right foot as a single!  Jenny Ferguson has a plan for singles this year.
It’s tradition.  On New Year’s Eve or on the first day of the new year, we take a few minutes to sit down and think about our lives and what we want to improve on or change.  The new year is a chance for a fresh slate, a time to re-evaluate ourselves and an opportunity to help ourselves to be happy.

Even though we’re well into the new year already, that doesn’t mean you can’t make a few resolutions to carry you through the new year—after all this is a new decade too!  So for all you single men and women out there, here are two resolutions for you to consider taking on this year in order to bring a little more happiness into your love life.

Resolution # 1:  Take Better Care Of Yourself

This is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions, but it’s most often directed solely towards taking better care of our bodies.  It’s not enough just to eat right and exercise.  While that’s important and looking your best is really a big deal for single people who are on the hunt for someone to call their girlfriend, boyfriend or significant other, singles and (let’s face it) the rest of the world cannot ignore mental health as well.

So make a resolution to fit better eating into your life.  Start with the easy things:  cut down (or if you’re very brave… eliminate!) things like pop, sweets and processed foods.  Eat more veggies.  Think about what you’re putting into your body.

Make a resolution to find time to take care of your body.  You don’t have to go out and spend a huge chunk of money on a gym membership and a personal trainer.  Just make a commitment to yourself to walk more, take the stairs or join a bowling league, an indoor volleyball club or your local soccer team.

Be sure to take care of your mind.  Whether this means giving yourself a break from your hectic life by watching an hour of TV a night, learning a new language or writing in a journal every night before you go to bed, do something to give your brain and emotions a break from the stresses of your life.

Resolution # 2:  Put Yourself Out There

Your one true love or, you know, your next date, is not going to find you if you’re not available, so another amazing resolution for singles is to put yourself out there both mentally and physically.  This means you need to be ready emotionally for a new partner.  It’s time to let go of the negative energy and karma from your last relationship so that you can be open and emotionally available for a new boyfriend or girlfriend.  Other singles can sense if you’re closed off.  Make an effort to be emotionally available and you’ll reap the rewards.

It doesn’t help to be emotionally available if you’re living locked up in your house.  If all you do is go from work or school back to your house or apartment, you’re not meeting and interacting with very many people.  On a weekly basis you might only see the man or woman in the car next to you at a red light and the UPS guy or gal and these people probably won’t be the love of your life!  So get out into the world with a fresh attitude for 2010!
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