
It's here! My annual list of things to do, try, create, and experience in the new year! This list replaces resolutions - which often end faster than they began. A New Year offers a fresh slate. A wise friend once told me, "You're under no obligation to be the same person you were a second ago." For the last nine years, I've been crafting this list to inspire others to continually learn, try, create, and experience in their life. We shouldn't be trying to get a new habit to stick in 10 days or instantly being a better person. We should just be trying - new things, new experiences. We should be learning and creating constantly so that we get to a place where we don't have to "make" a resolution.
This list contains 2024 trends and things to do in 2024. I strive to make this list accessible to all - regardless of income, age, relationship status, preferences, lifestyle, whatever! With the help of the internet & social media, this list is more achievable than ever. I pride myself on never repeating an item (with a few exceptions) from previous years to keep the list fresh and build off of the trends/situation of that year. If you're looking for 2024 New Year's resolutions, this list can inspire you to go deeper! If you find yourself bored or need excitement at any point, this list will be waiting for you!
It's that time of the year to start your 2024 journey with my comprehensive list of New Year's resolutions and goals. Discover tips, inspiring ideas, and experiences to make this year successful. Put your best foot forward, boost your well-being, and embrace a new chapter in your life. Let's make 2024 a year we will always look back on fondly. Cheers!
To Learn...
1. To increase attention span
2. Compromising
3. How to reach out to someone you've been missing or thinking about (Just have a glass of wine & pick up the dang phone!)
4. All about micro plastics & how to reduce their use in your daily life
5. British Slang
6. Everything about the Mid-Century modern trend as it makes a comeback
7. How to draw what you see
8. About Ukraine & Russia (Each one's history, political ideologies, etc from multiple & diverse sources)
9. About Israel & Gaza (Each one's history, political ideologies, etc from multiple & diverse sources)
10. Ways to accelerate learn various subjects
11. How to win at Chess
12. Logic mastery
13. Pyrography
14. How to quilt with panels
15. Euchre
16. The Kaizen Mentality
17. To roll your "R"s
18. Sustainable Fashion
19. Low-water landscaping
20. More about electric cars
21. Chinese character writing
22. Food styling when it comes to serving a nice meal
23. All about Formula One Racing
24. Cast iron cooking
25. Epidemiology
26. Ways to beat burnout
27. Digital etiquette
28. Your Enneagram personality
29. Various medical terminology
30. About elder care as you age to prepare for taking care of family members, loved ones, those in your community, etc
31. Ways that YOU can save money (Based on your own needs, desires, etc)
32. The basics of fundraising
33. Basics of a topic that you've never understood
34. About penny stocks
35. To stop trying to be understood
36. To play glass armonica
37. A traditional craft
38. How to escape from a straight jacket
39. Hand show puppetry
40. Cutting a watermelon perfectly
41. Card flourishing
42. Sleight of hand
43. Astrophotography
44. Double exposure photography
45. Music theory
46. How to respect nature
47. Your own cultural heritage
48. To have better balance
49. Reading the room in every situation
50. To solve a Rubik's cube blindfolded
51. How one reverse brainwashes
52. To build model ships
53. How to remember to correctly spell that one word you always misspell
54. The Procreate software
55. Dance choreography to a favorite song
To Try....
56. Escaping the minimalist home trends & making your home fit your unique style
57. Growing a Bearded Iris in the Spring
58. Wearing a power suit & rocking it!
59. Getting into electronic jazz
60. Waiting a few days before leaving that review, posting that rant, etc
61. Vermouth in a new cocktail
62. The App "Beer With Me" to catch up with friends more often
63. Succotash
64. Meal prepping by making seasonal weekly oven bakes using seasonal veggies, spices, etc
65. Reading a book from a different decade each month (1900s-to now!)
66. Getting an internship or part time job in a career/industry/hobby that you've always been interested in
67. Completing a grammar workbook to keep your language skills UTD
68. Whittling
69. Wine Tannin remover drops to rid the wine hangover
70. Wassail
71. Cuticle Oil
72. Building an herb garden
73. Hand dyeing yarn
74. Minecraft
75. Coin collecting
76. Fly fishing
77. Sports betting
78. Fortnite
79. Making homemade sausage
80. Dialectical behavior therapy
81. Spending the night somewhere "Haunted!"
82. Taoism
83. Ayurveda
84. Getting lifeguard certified
85. Using under eye patches
86. Frequently using Telehealth services to keep your health in check
87. Constructing your own language (Think J.R.R. Tolkien!)
88. Mastering a circus skill
89. Making homemade mulled wine or cider
90. Catching fish by "Noodling"
91. Yarn bombing a public spot
92. Trampoline aerobics
93. Making your own trends instead of following others
94. Educating yourself on a trending social issue
95. Resolving an ongoing conflict in your life
96. Setting a goal for each week instead of the entire year
97. The elephant toothpaste experience
98. Laughter yoga
99. Clean tagging (Where you clean a dirty public space/surface)
100. Starting your day listening to an upbeat, motivating song
101. Lavender Honey Ice Cream
102. Adding culinary foam to your sauces & desserts
103. Squid ink pasta
104. Making vegetable-centric meals for an entire week
105. An Earl Grey Martini
106. Asking ChatGPT what you should do/cook/read/watch the next time you're bored & don't want to make a decision
107. Learning something through a "Failure Celebration" (Where you celebrate your failure with a party or fun activity and then try again!)
108. A 2024 trend that keeps popping up
109. Waving and saying hello to your neighbors more often
110. Bubble soccer
111. Making jelly cake
To Create....
112. A diamond painting coaster set
113. Eclectic bookshelf decor by building a DIY Book Nook Kit
114. Hand holding casting sculpture of you and your partner/BFF/family member/etc
115. Friendship bracelets (Shout out to all my Swifties) for all your BFFs
116. Art from a "Paint By Sticker" book
117. Your own custom print outfits & fabrics using the site CowCow
118. An outdoor garden/yard/patio area that encourages insect life
119. A space in your home decorated with a tapestry
120. Communal art
121. Your own sketch comedy
122. Voice memo or tape recordings of stories from your family, loved ones, friends, etc
123. A home & life filled with good bargains & quality items using the estate sell website hibid.com
124. A memory stone of a loved one
125. An In/Out list of 2024
126. A shared poem with a friend
127. A grievance journal (Opposite of a gratitude journal)
128. Butter Candles for a fancy dinner
129. Knolling art pieces
130. A playlist of all your favorite 2023 songs
131. An expansive cookbook with recipes from your friends/family, your favorite shows/celebs, etc
132. A photo album of 2023
133. A dvd/cd collection of your favorite movies, tv shows, music so you don't have to keep purchasing them monthly from streaming services
134. Your own custom game using Flowlab
135. A plan for your "Later" years
136. A historical walking tour of some place you love in your town/hometown
137. Customized throw pillows
138. Altered books (Where you add artwork or cut/fold pages in a book)
139. Charcoal drawings
140. A still life painting
141. Spray painting art
142. Your own murder mystery story/dinner party & hosting with friends
143. DIY lava lamp
144. A one-sentence journal (Write one sentence to describe each day)
145. A "Commonplace" box where you keep quotes, tidbits, etc that you find on a daily basis
146. Edible water bubbles
147. A list of your 2024 favorite memories as they happen
148. A comedy roast night for you and your friends
149. Unique custom perfume by perfume blending
150. Personalized bookmarks for every book your read
151. Fabric scrap canvas art
152. Custom rubber stamps to put on letters & notes
153. Digital glitch art
154. Crazy poems that have no meaning/depth
155. An alien themed plant terrarium
156. Random object assemblage art
157. Sculptures out of recycled materials
158. Fun/unique storylines for the Sims game (& play them out!)
159. Solar-powered light art
160. Scented art installations
161. Living moss picture
162. 3D artwork by gluing an object onto a painting or canvas
163. A "Get Your Sh*T Together" Binder
164. Homemade laundry detergent
165. A Life360 account with you & your close friends + family
166. Your own bread making recipe
167. A community newsletter
To Experience...
168. A return to nature
169. Seeing or doing something that you had to postpone during the pandemic
170. Developing a love for Independent Cinema
171. Deleting apps like Shein & Temu that further the fast fashion & cheap labor/quality agenda
172. The "Buy Nothing Project" - where you swap, trade, etc in your community without spending money
173. Taking a food handling class
174. Hatching chickens
175. Playing all 48 races in one sitting of Mario Kart
176. A spaghetti bridge building competition
177. Jumping in a bouncy castle as an adult
178. Celebrating World Goth Day
179. Donating to Operation Smile
180. Donating to a free organization/cause you often use (Like Wikipedia!)
181. Mastering zero waste cooking
182. Watching & rooting for your country in the 2024 Paris Olympics
183. Participating in green cleaning all year (Reducing exposure to toxic chemicals)
184. Developing self-compassion
185. Understanding a subject so well that you could teach it to a five year old - sometimes being able to explain something in the simplest terms means you understand the most!
186. Getting professional photos done of you & your friends!
187. Driving a slingshot
188. Joining a local social club
189. Remembering a random memory that makes you genuinely LOL
190. Urban Exploration
191. Finding an awesome new street truck/vendor
192. Finding a hidden gym in your town or state
193. Nighttime kayaking
194. Throwing a fake party (Divorce, wedding, retirement, whatever!) just for fun!
195. Altruism
196. A local boat or walking architecture tour
197. Visiting a very odd/unique museum
198. Reading "If On A Winter's Night A Traveler" by Italo Calvino
199. Going on a book store crawl
200. Throw a Parallel Universe party where you and your friends
201. Have a cult classic movie marathon weekend
202. Perfecting your hand stand
203. Making your home & office accessibility friendly
204. A jousting tournament
205. Participating (or throwing!) in a pillow fight flash mob
206. Going on a flashlight tour of your town or another town at night
207. A costume running race
208. Constructing/Memorizing a perfect anecdote to always have on hand to share
209. An affordable electricity bill by letting your laundry dry outside/on a rack
210. A silent retreat weekend
211. Having a solo picnic
212. Acroyoga
213. Surprising a friend with dinner
214. Providing a free workshop teaching something new to seniors in your area
215. A community art project
216. Losing your voice at a concert
217. A clothing swap event
218. Laughing on a daily basis like we did as kids
219. Listening to live stories shared on themoth.org
220. Making better purchasing decisions using the Buycott website/App
221. Celebrating & decorating for a holiday that you've never celebrated before
222. Participating in the 100 Day Art Project
223. Spending one weekend every month sans phone
224. The peace with knowing 2024 is only one year & you have many years to come- this is just one chapter in your book and if you haven't done something yet, it doesn't mean you won't
Thanks for reading this year's list! May some (or all!) of these 224 suggestions inspire you to pick up a new hobby, learn new skills, create unique pieces, and experience different things.
Want to see the lists of previous years?! Here ya go:
Please note that discretion is advised for all items listed, some items might not be possible/safe/healthy for everyone to participate in.
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