Senior staff writer Sierra O’Neil starts off the New Year warning of all the trends and buying habits that creep back in when the ball drops.

Constantly tearing ourselves down over one mistake is detrimental to our resolutions as well as our mental health. Berating ourselves consistently is no way to live, nor is it a way to achieve the things we want. When we see how successful we can be when completing these smaller, much more manageable goals, it becomes significantly easier to complete all the rest.

I know that things look bleak, but I come bearing solutions, i.e. 10 small and easy resolutions that are exactly what you need to have the best year ever.

Every year, college-themed New Year’s resolutions take the same predictable form — get in shape, find a job, join a club — but these easy goals leave us distressed when they don’t easily materialize...