What’s so special about January 1st? Why is this single day the start of a new you? I don’t get it — someone please explain it to me. It’s like everyone goes nuts for a month or two and then they get the antidote and suddenly they’re themselves again. I’d love if we could just skip the “New Year, New You” completely and just be ourselves.
- What’s wrong with me now? All this trend does is make you stop and wonder what’s wrong with you now. That’s the whole idea. Look at everything that’s wrong with you so you can fix it. What really happens is we freak out over every imaginary flaw and then we just get depressed.
- I’m not going to stick with it. By the time I get done making a list of everything I need to change, I’m exhausted. There’s no way in hell I’m going to be able to stick with it and make all these changes.
- I’ll make changes whenever I want. January 1st isn’t the only time you can make major changes in your life. I could pick tomorrow or next week. Maybe I could even break changes up and do something this month and something different a few months later.
- It’s way too much pressure. Don’t we have enough pressure in our daily lives? Now I’m supposed to remake myself every year? Not happening. The “new me” ain’t got time for that crap.
- Everyone’s suddenly fake. I guess it’s the whole fake it until you make it or something. For the first few months of the year (OK, for some, a few weeks), everyone’s so fake. They’re uncomfortable in their own skin and you don’t even recognize them. One by one, they come back to reality and life resumes until right after Christmas.
- Don’t fix what ain’t broke. I’ve tried being a “new me” and discovered I was just trying to fix things that weren’t broken. Why go through all the trouble to change when nothing’s wrong? I dropped a tiny bad habit, but I didn’t need to start a new diet, exercise myself to tears, buy a new wardrobe, dye my hair and change my personality. One simple change was all I needed, not all the stress and drama.
- It’s depressing when I fail. It’s not the weather that’s got everyone down in late January through March or April. It’s failing little by little as they realize they can’t change their entire lives so quickly. All that failure comes crashing down and you feel like crap. It’s not worth it. Make realistic changes and you’ll be much happier.
- I’d rather just change a few things. Happy, successful women set small goals and make changes a little at a time. It cuts down on stress and lets them focus on achieving their goal. Then, they can change something else and so on and so on. Easier right?
- What if no one likes the new me? Am I the only one who thinks about this? My friends and family like the current me. What if I make all these changes and no one likes the new me? Wouldn’t that be a major kick in the ass?
- I need some downtime after the holidays. I really don’t have time for so many changes right now. I just got done with Halloween (big deal for me), Thanksgiving, Christmas and finally New Year’s. I’m tired. I just want to go back to work and relax. Yes, working is relaxing after that much friend and family time.
- Why do I need a new me every year? OK, so I fixed myself last year. Why do I need to do it again? Does this mean I screwed up and the new me sucks? Seriously, I don’t need this type of identity crisis every year.
- I really don’t care about your goals. I know it sounds bitchy, but I hate seeing nothing but giant goal lists on social media. I’m glad you’re setting goals, but I really don’t want to see all the in progress photos and then the depressing memes as you give up. Let’s start this year right and just continue being you. We’ll all be happier.
