During the new year, many people make resolutions, myself included. Many of them are general ideas, like a desire to lose weight, eat healthier, or get into shape. But my friend had a good idea for her new year’s resolutions, that I will also try.  While she also had year-long resolutions, such as reading a specific number of books, or maintaining her 4.0 in graduate school, she also decided to take on a new challenge every month. Sometimes having a shorter goal is easier to obtain rather than committing for a whole year.

While I will still commit to year-long resolutions, there are a few things I would like to try short term as well to try to refresh myself, my desires, and my thoughts. To start things off, in January my resolution, or challenge will be in the idea of minimalism. In particular, I will not purchase any clothing items I do not need. This includes shoes and accessories. There will be some exceptions of course, like if something breaks, then I will replace it if I don’t have a backup.

But even though I went through my closet when I returned from Korea, and had a previous minimalist mission when I still lived in Korea, I still have a lot of clothing, shoes, and accessories I don’t need. This commitment will help me use and appreciate what I own instead of coveting more. And if I feel the desire, I can donate or sell items that I don’t need anymore.

In a way, this will kill two of my resolution birds with one stone. Another one of my more general resolutions for 2020 was to save more money, or to not spend it on trivial items and to instead spend it more on things I care about more, like traveling.

And who knows, depending on how this month goes, I might carry this resolution into the following months. Stay tuned to find out how resolute I end up being and what other challenge I will take on next month. Thanks for reading! Stay safe and stay happy. 읽어줘서 고마워요. 안전하고 행복하게 지내라요.