Each year we make our resolutions and then have to face the facts of whether we did or didn’t complete them.

Paul Barry has a list of some honest resolutions you can set for yourself this year. They focus less on the superficial and more on structural changes including showing gratitude and allowing time to take care of yourself. When you make resolutions like this it’s easier to keep in mind that you’re constantly improving and slip-ups shouldn’t be considered “failures” but just another chance to change old habits.

As pointed out in the article, you can make these resolutions at any point in the year–and it’s best to make them when they occur to you and you have the motivation rather than letting them fade into the background while you wait for January 1.