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New years resolutions remain unresolved

New years resolutions remain unresolved

 

“I have had the same three or four New Year’s resolutions every year,” Christine Kaszanek, a science teacher, said. Through the years, her resolutions have remained staying organized, spending more time outside, exercising, and taking part in a creative leisure.

This year, Kaszanek said, she specifically targeted this last goal by, as she put it, “documenting [her] life” by taking more photos.

Kaszanek alleged that she usually keeps up with her resolutions for January and February but is “not quite at the endgame” by the next New Year. She expounded with a smile that even though she repeats the same resolutions every year, it is “good to set goals [because] knowing what you need to work on is half the battle.”

Kaszanek isn’t the only one who has struggled to keep up with a resolution.

Nick Greene ’16 shared that last year his New Year’s resolution was to go to the gym every day. He succeeded with his aspiration all through January, but as February rolled around, he found himself going only four times a week and then less and less as the months flew by. “New Year’s resolutions are really inflated,” Greene thoughtfully reflected.

Chris Engongoro ’14 concurred that the dilemma with these types of resolutions is that they can be set too high.

It can be hard to determine the right goal because many struggle with overcoming the obstacles that coexist with the hope of accomplishment.

In this mindset, Sammie Kurtz ’15 provided the advice of “making [the resolution] reasonable and achievable with mini goals.”

While many students and faculty members have been haunted by their repeatedly failed New Year’s resolutions, librarian Robin Stiles has already turned over a new leaf.

Stiles ambitiously exclaimed that she has begun the “challenge [of a] fresh start” with the goal of sticking to a healthy diet. She planned to “center [herself] around good habits” by taking care with the foods that she buys at the market. Stiles proudly added that she has lost nine pounds over the first two weeks of her diet.

Engongoro thinks that there’s one way to achieve a New Year’s resolution. As he puts it, “make it possible and easy.”

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Alexa Di Luca, Staff Writer
Although an only child, Alexa Di Luca ’15 has a love for kids. When not writing an article for Inklings, Di Luca can be found with a tennis racket in one hand and children in the other. During Fall, Spring and Summer, Di Luca spends her extra time teaching kids how to play tennis. Even though she is not on the Staples Wreckers tennis team, she shows her dedication to the sport by working for the Fairfield County Tennis Program. Di Luca aspires to be an Elementary School teacher. She describes children’s energy as a “blissful happiness,” which is why she loves working with them. Inspired by her Horticulture class, Di Luca decided to go vegan last summer. Previously being a vegetarian for four years, she was ready to take the challenge. Di Luca is still trying to keep up with her vegan menu. Currently, Di Luca is an active member of both Kool to Be Kind and the Key Club. She feels it is an important way to stay connected with the Staples community, as well as educating others Aside from tennis and schoolwork, she also has multiple babysitting jobs. Di Luca feels it’s an exciting way to make money because, as she always says, “Kids are just so fun to be around." “Love life, and life will love you back,” is the motto Di Luca lives by. Not only is it an easy quote to remember, but it also pushes her to have a positive outlook on life.  

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