Things You Got To Try In 2018!

Already given up on your New Year's resolution? Here are 5 things you got to try before the end of the year.

We are almost a quarter of the way through 2018 and I haven't even started on my New Year's resolutions! If you are like me and basically given up on having the dream body ready for summer or learning a new language by the end of the year then exploring what you can achieve with only a few hours input is a great idea. To help, I have put together a short list of things you just got to try during 2018:

Water Marathon

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Simple concept, with an awesome impact on your body: for 21 days replace every drink with water. While this means no tea and worst of all no coffee for three weeks, most individuals who finish the water marathon comment on how good they feel inside and how much better their skin is. So why not give it a go! The good news is you can still eat as normal, all you really need to do is swap each drink you have in the day for a glass of water - minimum effort but a huge achievement if you complete the full 21 days.

Start a blog/vlog

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You do so many things in your life, from watching films, listening to music, going to gigs, buying makeup, giving your friends relationship advice, that could be your inspiration to write a mini-blog. There are so many platforms out there that will enable you to create a free mini-blog, with Instagram being an ideal location to create mini-vlog posts and quickly get them out to an interested audience. There are some wonderful examples of interesting and quirky blogs that people just like you have started, my favourite being an Instagram vlog made by daniya_alt where she makes a different receipt every day. Simply but totally awesome!

Write random letters to your friends

There is nothing better than finding an old letter you received from a relative or a friend. Handwriting letters is a pretty radical idea, especially as most people probably don't know the postal addresses of their friends - but imagine how random and awesome it would be to get a handwritten letter from a close friend for no reason, other than they just fancied writing you a letter. It is retro but something that is easy to do and doesn't take too long - go on, write your a few letters and send them to your friends...who knows, they might even write back to you!

Learn to sing or play your favourite song

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Music is such an awesome part of all of our lives that being able to sing along or play the music to songs that provide the soundtracks to lives has to be on your list of things to do this year. Whether it is just sitting down to learn the words of your favourite song, or actually taking 10 mins a day for a few weeks to slowly nail the vocal melody, engaging with the music you love is an awesome experience.

Find something new to be passionate about

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It is easy to become lazy when it comes to discovering new things that spark your interest. Challenge yourself to find something during 2018 that is a new thing for you to be passionate about, whether it is a new sport, a quirk hobby or fashion styles in Britain during the late Renaissance period...well perhaps not the last one, but something finding something that is a new interest for you is a really healthy thing for the mind.