Feel Better
Seeing as those same 10lbs we’ve been promising to loose for several years have cropped up again, we are trying a new tack here. A new raft of cookbooks are being published that focus on healthy recipes that are as delicious as they are nutritious, abandoning a strict and (in our case) almost impossible approach to dieting for an all together more nurturing and doable one. Three we can’t wait to use are the Hemsley sisters’ The Art of Eating Well, Amelia Freer’s Eat Nourish Glow, out on 1^st January and the cult blogger Deliciously Ella’s long awaited and about to be published cookbook.  If they deliver on what they promise – who knows, perhaps next year this resolution can finally be crossed off the list.

Get Fitter
Similarly, with exercise, anything that makes getting fit more appealing, appeals to us. And what is more convenient than squeezing in some yoga with UK’s most popular and best loved teachers, Nadia Narain. What more, you can do it in the comfort of your own home with her new DVD to kickstart our new regimen. Kamalaya, a highly recommended retreat in Koh Samui is launching new fitness retreats this year. Resolution two is to give one a try.

Learn a Little More
Tired of citing lack of time as a reason not to have read that biography or visited that exhibition, in 2015 we intend to focus on learning a little again. Lectures are a wonderful way of discovering something new –and they don’t require hours of downtime dedicated to them that we don’t have. Intelligence Squared holds a global series that cover politics, culture and pretty much everything topical in between. We will be going to them regularly.

Be Better
As longtime supporters of FilmAid, we are pretty passionate about the amazing work they do. Harnessing the power of film and the glamorous world it represents, they educate, inspire and provide emotional relief to people around the world who really, really need it. Being involved with the charity has also always been immense fun – it is an endeavor that is as fun as it is important to support. This is one resolution we are delighted to include as a recurring one.

What are your 2015 resolutions?

Cometh the New Year, cometh the same old New Year’s resolutions. But this year, we’re really going to try and crack them. Honest. To help us on our way, we’ve tried to find less painful ways of becoming better / smarter / fitter / more rounded and well dressed women by making the process a little less painful. Call it incentivisation, call it dulling the pain a little, here’s how we’re revamping last year’s resolutions in the hope that, for once, we might actually see them through January. Well, mid January, maybe…

1. Lose 10 Lbs

In at number one (as always) on our Resolutions list, this year we shall approach the skinny task less with dragging feet than with skipping toes by downloading this high/ low intensity playlist to take us through the motions fitnessmagazine.com/beatit. We will also be doing so in a pair of Nike’s new bright sneakers. Who knows? Perhaps music and fancy shoes will work wear scales and self flagellation haven’t.

2. Get smarter

In 2013 we shall take note of the adage that information is everything, by acquiring a little bit more. We may, however, take a short cut or two.  Here’s how we’ll be learning our new languages - Memrise . Apparently it works. And here’s how we’ll be broadening our hinterland: Intelligence Squared Asia debates. What better way to acquire wisdom than to just let it wash over you. We will gen up on everything from arithmetic to Microeconomics with the help of the Khan Academy videos. Oh, and we will also read Nora Ephron’s last book, because she is our kind of wise.

3. Give back

At Kotur, we’ve launched two different clutches to make this job just that little bit easier – check out our brand new Filmaid clutch and our Operation Smile number for quality. Definitely carrot worthy for even the longest stick.