New Year ,Same You——But Better!

New Year ,Same You——But Better!

 

Well,there is no doubt about it ,time seems to be flying! It feels like you just get the holidays trappings and trimmings put away and it’s time to get them out again. When we interviewed women for our book Love for Grown-ups , we discovered that as the holidays came to an end , women ticipation and a bit of drad . How can you look at the Ne Year as a fresh start ? Here are some ideas:

嗯，不用说，时间似乎一眨眼就过云了，感觉仿佛刚收好各种节日饰品就又到了把它们拿出来的时候。我们为《成人爱情指南》这本书采访女性的时候发现，随着节日快要过去，女性对新一年既期待又有点儿恐惧。怎样才能把新年当作崭新的开始呢？以下是一些建议。

Keep your resolutions rasonable. Sure , we all might want to put “lose ten pounds by Valentine’s Day” on our rseolutions list , but let’s be practical here —— the odds of that happening are probably pretty slim , but if you do achieve that goal , good for you ! Try thinking of more “ life changing “ resolutions lide “try  something new this year , “ or “get in touch with friends from college , “ that kind of thing . The pounds will take care of themselves.

让你的新年决心合情合理。不错，我们可能都希望在决心列表里加上“情人节之前减掉10磅”这条，但实事求是地说：发生这种情况的可能性恐怕微乎其微。不过假如真能实现这个目标责标，你是好样的！试着考虑一下更偏向于“改变人生”的决心比如“今年尝试什么新东西”或者“联络大学的朋友”等等。那些体重会自行消失的。

Use deadlines to help you do things you’ve putting off . One woman we interviewed for our book told us that she rewrite their wills for over three years and still hadn’t gotten around to it . One of her friends finaaly said , “Use your wedding anniversary as the deadline for writing your wills . Tell yourselves you’ll have it done before you celebrate “ ——and they did .

用最后期限帮你完成一直拖延的事情。我们为做这本书采访的一位女性说，三年多来，她和丈夫一直想改写遗嘱，但始终没有腾出时间。最后她的一个朋友说：“把你们的结婚纪念日作为写遗嘱的最后期限吧。告诉自己必须在庆祝这个日子之前写完”——他们果真做到了。

Make a list and get help checking it twice . There is no doubt that we are all realy ,really busy ! Work , family , doctors’ visits , the list goes on , and sometimes just thinking about all you have to do  , well , stops you from doing it . Sme of the brides we interviese told us that they organize your life , like sending you and email when someone’s birthday is coming up . These can really help you keep control of heads which can become overwhelming.

列个表，并且找人帮忙再检查一次。毫无疑问，我们都江堰市特别特别忙！工作，家庭，上医院，事情没完没了，有时候只是想想有那么多事情要做，你就懒得做了。我们采访的一位新娘说，他们用过一些网站，这种网站帮你安排生活，比如发邮件提醒你有人快过生日了。这的确有助于管理我们脑子里都存在着的“待办事项”，这些东西有时候会让我们疲于应付。

Control the clutter a little at a time. If you’re like a lot of us ,you are stopped in your tracks by all that needs to be done around your house . Your underwear drawer explodes every time you open it ,the closets are packed with clothes you haven’t worn in years , etc. etc. One bride suggested this helpful tip : Get a kitchen timer and set it for twenty minutes . Go through clutter until the bell rings and stop  If you know you have only twenty minutes ,you don’t get bogged down, and a number of 20 minute clean-out sessions are much easier to handle than trying to go at it for an hour.

每次整理一点点。如果你跟大家一样，你就会被家里那么多要干的活儿阻在半路。每次拉开内衣抽屉，里面的东西就会冒出来；橱柜里塞满你多少年都没有穿过的衣服等等。一位新娘提出这个有用的建议：弄个厨房定时器，把时间敲定为20分钟。收拾整理，铃声一响就停。如果你知道只有20分钟，你就不会半途而废。几次20分钟的扫除远比试图连续收拾一个小时容易得多。

Look at the calendar and think ahead . When you get your calendar for 2013 , think if there is something you’d like to do in say , the summer or fall , and  the kids camping for two years but somehow it never happens , this is the year to look ahead and say “let’s go the second week in August . “ If it turns out you have to move your trip ,fine ,but at least you’ve go it on ghe calendar!看看日历，先做打算。拿到2013年日历后，想想比如说你在夏天或秋天有什么想做的，然后提前计划。如果你两年来一直想带孩子们去野营但不知怎么从未实现，今年就是时候了，你要做好计划说“我们8月份的第二周去吧”。如果你不得不改变行程，没问题，但至少你划在日历上了。

Remember that the beginnning of every year is a new , fresh start . You may not achieve all of your goals , but every little bit will help make this year even better than the last .记住，每一个年初都是崭新的开始。你可能实现不了所有目标，但每一点小小的努力都会帮你把这一年变得比去年更好。

What do you plan to do differently this year from last year ?你今年打算做点什么跟去年不同的事情？