Join 52 Small Things 2020, The Mighty's Weekly Self-Care Series

New Year’s resolutions often leave a lot to be desired. For starters, they often require you to be someone you’re not, almost overnight. If you’re not already cleaning your house, exercising every day and picking books over Netflix (or whatever your resolutions are), how are you going to execute such major changes the second the clock strikes midnight?

There’s a reason people overwhelmingly fail at their resolutions, and that is because they’re often unrealistic. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to prioritize your wellbeing or accomplish a goal in 2020. You absolutely should! But first, you need to understand this: You’re doing the best you can.

That’s right, you, the person reading this, are doing the best you can to live within your parameters — whether that be time, energy, resources or something else. And in case you haven’t heard it recently, you’re doing a great job.

But you want to improve, right? You want to find more time to take care of yourself and prioritize your needs. That’s the reason you have resolutions in the first place or clicked on this article. It’s OK to want to do better. That’s why we created 52 Small Things — to help you prioritize YOU.

Each week, we’ll give you a new self-care task. Some might be more luxurious — like pampering yourself — while others will be what’s referred to as “boring self-care,” tasks that don’t feel as fun as a bubble bath but prioritize your wellbeing by helping you check things off your to-do list. These might include tasks like staying hydrated, doing your laundry or even practicing dental hygiene — because, let’s face it, sometimes we all just need a hand adulting.

Every Sunday, we’ll send you the week ahead’s task as well as an explanation as to why we picked it, resources to help you on your journey and ways to “level-up” your self-care. To receive the email, click “Join Us” on the 52 Small Things page. (If you are no longer interested in receiving emails click the join button again to unsubscribe.)

We know how busy you are and how valuable your time is. That’s why we created the 52 Small Things Accountability Buddy for those in need of more guidance. Click “Follow” on the Accountability Buddy’s page to get check-ins and prompts directly in your Mighty feed.

Whether you’re joining us in January or in April — it’s never too late to start taking care of yourself. If you want to see challenges from weeks prior, scroll through the Accountability Buddy page, for previous self-care tasks.

If you need more support or distractions, check out some of our other Mighty programs like #CheckInWithMe and #DistractMe.

#CheckInWithMe is a safe space to talk about what you’re going through. You can send and receive daily support by using the hashtag #CheckInWithMe.

For those in need of some distraction, use the hashtag #DistractMe when you just need something or someone to take your mind off whatever you’re going through. You can also share your favorite tactics and forms of distraction with other Mighties who post.

Join us, and make 2020 your best year yet!

Find previous challenges here.