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It's a new year — time to change your life. This CultureMap editorial special series focuses on the main resolution everyone makes every year — losing weight, exercising more — with everything you need to know to make a healthy start that will really stick this time around.

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My New Year's resolution is to be fearless with my creativity

By Lauren Modery - January 1st, 2013

Resolutions have never been a priority of mine. In fact, neither have definitive life goals. To quote my favorite Talking Heads song, I've mostly meandered through life with my "feet on the ground, head in the sky." I was told to ...

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Resolution revolution: 5 New Year's resolutions you shouldn't make in 2013

By Layne Lynch - January 1st, 2013

On December 31, people around the world ring in the new year with midnight kisses, colorful fireworks and New Year's resolutions. Not surprisingly, there are a number of universal resolutions that millions of people commit to year after year.  The most ...

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SMART HOME, HAPPY HOME

6 easy steps to optimize your home's energy efficiency

By Brad Seal

Jan 30th, 2013 at 10:35 AM

Not to depress anyone, but do you remember the cost of gasoline just 15 years ago? In 1998, drivers spent about a dollar for a gallon of gas. Prices have ...


BORED WITH YOUR STUFF?

Tricks of the trade: Refresh your space — on any budget — and fall in love with your home again

By Karon Karter

Jan 27th, 2013 at 9:30 AM

This time of year, we always become antsy to start anew — and that includes refreshing our abodes. For these sorts of problems, we turn to a pro, like Bill Lawrence ...


PASS THE PECANS

4 easy and healthy tips to lunch lighter and snack smarter

By Kristy Alpert

Jan 21st, 2013 at 9:25 AM

A paper sack doesn't exactly inspire healthy food choices. After all, you can fit a slice of leftover pizza, a sleeve of Girl Scout cookies and a Coca-Cola in ...


CLEAN SLATE

Clean out your clutter and cash in at various Austin and online establishments

By Roby Brown

Jan 19th, 2013 at 10:45 AM

There’s a difference between nostalgia and crap. Nostalgia brings back good memories. Crap sells on eBay.  Take it from someone with two boxes of vintage Star Wars toys sitting ...


NEW YEAR, NEW YOU

Reduce your salty habits for good in just 21 days with the Sodium Swamp Challenge

By Whitney Radley

Jan 12th, 2013 at 4:00 PM

Exercise for an hour each day, limit reality TV time and cut alcohol intake in half? Let's not kid ourselves — it's less than two weeks into the new ...


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