When you really think about it, almost everyone starts the New Year the exact same way – hung over! For as long as you can pop prosecco, the epic New Year’s Day hangover is inevitable. However, once you’ve gotten over the hangover and made those New Year’s resolutions you never really intend to keep, there are a few ways that I recommend you start the New Year.

1. Spa Treatments: Whether you get a full body massage combined with a mani/pedi or just a simple trim, you should never start the year off without some kind of spa or salon treatment to have you feeling pretty.

2. Psychic Readings: Though you can never truly know what the future will bring, I always like to start the year off with a little clairvoyance in the form of a full deck tarot card reading. If you’re also down to start 2014 with a reading, here’s some advice on choosing the right psychic.

3. Post Holiday Sales: Black Friday deals are nothing compared to the deals you’ll find after Christmas. Shop the sale sections at all of your favorite stores after the holiday rush when the deals are more like steals.

4. Yoga and/or Meditation: It’s always good to begin the year with a clear and open mind. Even if you don’t take up yoga on a normal basis, just taking one class at the beginning of the year is enough to get your mind centered.

5. Late January Travel: When the holidays are over, we all tend to get a little depressed as there’s really nothing to look forward to until summer. This year, I’m still in the holiday spirit because I’m going to wedding in Cancun at the end of the month. Judging from my unseasonably good mood, I think I’m going to make a late January getaway a yearly tradition.

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