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100+ New Year’s Resolutions for 2020

Committing to New Year’s Resolutions can be stressful. For me, just the thought of being able to take on any new habit for the next 365 days makes my head spin. This year I started by thinking about some cool stuff that I would be proud to say at the end of 2020, “Yeah. I did that!” Instead of having a high-pressure “resolutions” mindset, I came up with a list of new things to try in 2020.

One of my goals for 2020 is to get better at thinking long. I sure do love to celebrate, so this year I’m going to take on a challenge or two that I can give a real big hooray about in 12 months once they’re completed. 

A friend of mine completed a 52-hike challenge in 2019, going on one hike a week. A cool aspect of this challenge is that you can “bank” hikes if you do more than one in a week. That way if there’s a busy week at work or a week of bad weather you don’t have to give up the challenge over a missed week.

This got me thinking that, if I could use the same tactic and credit myself a few extras for a later date, what personal challenges could I complete in 2020? So I started coming up with ideas and compiled a list of 100+ New Year’s Resolutions, that are more like new things to try in 2020. Obviously I’m not going to do them all. I have a few that I’m particularly leaning towards, but I thought I’d share the whole list to maybe inspire you as well.

100+ New Year’s Resolutions for 2020

Health and Wellness New Year’s Resolutions

Take a yoga class every week in 2020

Cut sugar from your diet

Go for a 20-minute walk every day

Grow your own herbs

Take the 52-hike challenge

Go organic

Drink enough water each day

Make a weekly meal plan

Spend time outside every day

Go to the gym once a week

Make a sleep goal

Get weekly massages

Take a daily vitamin

Go gluten-free

Run in a race a month

Eat an apple a day

Train for and complete a Mud Run 

Personal Growth New Year’s Resolution Ideas

Write in a journal every day for a year

Don’t complain

Use kind words

Repeat daily positive affirmations

Read for 20 minutes a day

Hug and kiss your kids every day (this is harder as they get older!)

Make a personal connection with a different Facebook or Instagram friend each week.

Take the 365-Day Happiness Challenge

Meditate every day for a year

Write down your weekly goals

Stop comparing

Read the morning paper

Begin each day with a to-do list

Finish each day by writing something kind, positive, or cheerful about each of your kids

Send a kind text to someone every day

Donate monthly to an organization that you feel strongly about

Don’t gossip

Write in a gratitude journal every day for a year

Stop trying to be perfect

Be more environmentally conscious

Write a letter to someone every week

Create a box of memories for the year. Kind of like a time capsule!

Write thank-you notes for all gifts 

Resolutions to Improve your Finances in 2020

Take the 52-week money saving challenge

Do a 12-month budget challenge

Eat out no more than once a week

Start a side hustle

Join a couponing Facebook group and start clipping!

Save your coins all year and cash them in in December (hello, Christmas money!)

Check out The Budget Mom’s 12 months of savings. There is a different thing you do each month to save money. Each month is a different challenge!

Save for a trip and pay for it in cash

Bring your lunch to work every day

Use the envelope system

Things to Learn in 2020

Learn a new language

Learn a new word every day

Learn to quilt

Read a book a week in 2020

Take a class

Learn to sew

Learn to code

Learn to play an instrument 

Learn to do hand lettering

Digital things to try in 2020

Take a Photo every day

Start a Facebook group

Use an app like 1SE to document 1 second of every day in video

Make a video or vlog every day

Write a blog post every day for a year – like a digital diary!

Turn off technology (phone, computer, TV) for an hour a day

New Things to Try in 2020 Around the House

Organize your home in 52 weeks

Cook with a new food each week 

Keep your room clean

Alternatively, if you have kids, be ok with the mess

Schedule weekly “me time” 

Hold a weekly family meeting

Try a new Pinterest project each week

Take a decluttering challenge

Cook as a family one night a week

Keep a plant alive for a year (you laugh, but this is impossible for some of us! *cough* *me*) 

Fun Things to Try in 2020

Volunteer an hour a week

Take your dog for a walk in a new place every week

Date your spouse every week in 2020. Check out Friday We’re in Love and Intentional by Grace for inspiration

Watch one award-winning movie a week

Go to a concert a month

Choose a word to live by this year

Each month, have a “Mommy and Me” date with each of your kids

Write weekly notes of encouragement and appreciation to friends and family

Complete 365 random acts of kindness

Take yourself on a date once a week

Make every birthday present you give

Visit a different museum each month

Write a bucket list of weekend adventures, then go do them!

Visit one new place in town each week

Use a different scent in your diffuser each month

Do something creative every day

Read with your kids every night

Host a monthly dinner party or gathering

Set aside one night a week for family fun

Jump in every puddle you see, all year

Make a playlist of songs for each month 

Faith-Based Resolutions for 2020

Pray for 15 minutes a day

Tithe monthly

Read your Bible every day in 2020 (I was *so close* to finishing this! I missed just a few days)

Volunteer in your church

Learn a new Bible verse every day in 2020

Go to church every week

Learn a new worship song every week – bonus if you can play it on an instrument!

Read the whole Bible in one year

Attend a Bible study or home group

Take the 2020 Christian Challenge and get daily scripture, reflection questions, and monthly prayer prompts 

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