12th grader, Taya Melendez, was going through a rough time at home and decided to take on something new to help her process her emotions and adopt as a resolution to do more of.

“7th grade the year my parents were getting divorced, so I turned to journaling to express how I felt because at the moment I didn't want to tell anyone, yet.” Taya said.

But what did journaling do to benefit her?

Taya said, “It helped me relax because I would write down little thing and it would make me feel better at the end of they day even if it as just one sentence or a whole paragraph.”

Journaling can be hard to keep up with, so don’t always expect yourself to write full pages every time.

"It does not have to be long when you think it doesn't have to be a full paragraph. One sentence is enough. It's just meant to write down your thoughts. It doesn't have to be everyday either - it should be up to you. When I first started it was hard to be consistent. When I started I would write about all my feelings in one week but I realized it wasn’t working, I built a schedule to make time for journaling every day or everything other day,” Taya said.

If you don’t enjoy just writing, there are different types of journaling.

1.Writing journaling

2. Scrapbook journaling

3. Dotted journaling where you can draw your own format on the page.

So there isn't just one type of journaling to try. If you like to write, then you might enjoy the first type of journaling. If you are crafty, scrapbook journaling may help you. And, if you like to draw, then you could try dotted journaling. There are many types of journaling, so you shouldn’t limit yourself to one type of journaling.

Taya had a phase of doing the dotted journal, she would try to do this everyday, but it got tiring so she took a break from journaling. Her preference is writing.

“I broke because I got tired of trying to find something to draw. I just gravitate towards writing,” said Taya.

Staff member Brigette Peterson, does not believe in resolutions.

“Although they can be something people can strive for, I find them to be pointless because - including me I never follow through with my resolutions.” said Brigette.

In past years she has made resolutions that she never followed through with.

Brigette said, “I once said I was going to stop drinking pop, but then a couple months in I just needed caffeine, so I broke that resolution. So as time went on I just stopped making New Year’s resolutions because I just see no point in them anymore.”

So New Years resolutions are different for everyone, do you create or follow through with resolutions?