How to start the New Year right

For a long time I was thinking to make a special section on my blog with more personal subjects that are not fashion or beauty related. What's a better way to start this column this New Year and with some tips to make sure we enjoy it out the most?

1. Make a year review

Sometimes it's okay to look back if it's for the sake of your own good. So, have a moment with yourself and see what worked and what didn't the last year. Some of the questions you may want to ask yourself can be:

• How did I improve my life this year?
• Which things were wrong and how did they affect me?
• Which relationships worked and which not?
• Have I figured out how I want my life to be?
• What did I remove from my life that made me happier?

Ask these questions by adapting them to the different stages of your life. And don't be afraid or ashamed, we all make mistakes. The important part is to see and understand them in order to avoid redoing them in the future.

2. Try new things

Remember that dance class you wanted to take or that trip to Paris you were always dreaming about? This year it's the time for you to make it happen. It's the anticipation that keeps our hopes for a good life quality going on, and by setting rewarding milestones will significantly help you go through your everyday routine. I shouldn't necessarily be something big. Just think of any simple things that give you moments of happiness. You deserve it!

3. Don't relay your happiness on other people

People come and go in our life, even those special ones sadly, so in no means they should affect your future decisions or life. Put yourself first, not in a selfish way, but in a self-loving way. Accept their decisions, and let them go if they want to. They may be the door you wanted to close in order to open a new and a better one.

4. Say YES more often

Hard for me to say it as I'm a NO-person in everything by attitude but open up yourself to new chalenges, people and places. You may be surprised by what you will discover in the end. Don't go to the extremes though. Know what can potentially benefit you and what can objectively harm you. We don't want you to have any unpleasant experiences for the sake of YOLO.

5. Make someone happy 

There are many ways to make people happy and the best of them are completely for free. You can compliment the red skirt a girl is wearing in the subway or you can just smile at the lady in the flower shop. People are drowning in negativity so make sure you are the ray of light for someone, even a stranger. It will make you feel better yourself too, I promise.

Let me know what are your resolutions for this New Year and if you thought on something different form what I mentioned. Also I'm curious to know if you want me to continue writing in this "personal" section of my blog.

XOXO