New Year’s Resolutions. Do you make one every year? Do you keep it? The concept is a good one. A new year – a fresh start – a time to right some of your more habitual wrongs. But why mess with perfection, right? Well, should you need a little gentle reminder of ways to improve yourself and your life, let us make a few small suggestions. Here are some ideas for New Year’s resolutions and ways to get cracking on them right away.

A new year is just in front of us and the inevitable New Year’s Resolution is soon to be made. Perhaps you are one of the few who doesn’t make the same resolution year after year to get in better shape. But even if you are already a fitness savvy individual, chances are your usual routine has been de-railed a bit by the holidays, not to mention all the tempting goodies that come with them. It’s time to get serious again and sometimes a change in venue is just what you need to get a fresh start on a healthier you. Thankfully, we have hunted down the top 5 fitness clubs in Boston to help you narrow down your choices…

There can be a lot of pressure to figure out the perfect spot to spend New Year’s Eve. After all, it is the culmination of a year of revelry and the launch to a new year ahead. It has to be perfect, doesn’t it? Truth be told, it matters more who you are with more than where you are. So be sure to grab your best friends, closest family members or that certain special someone and head to one of these top 5 New Year’s Eve parties in Boston. And who knows, maybe you’ll meet some new special someones before the clock strikes midnight…

It’s an annual tradition and the perfect way to end one year and begin a new one: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Hometown Throwdown. The ska-core band known for hits like “The Impression That I Get,” “Where’d You Go?,” and “Someday I Suppose” has always called Boston home. And for the 14th year in a row, the three night throwdown is now a concert series of epic proportions.

Yahoo recently ran a feature on the best hot chocolates in the nation, taken from the longer listing by Travel + Leisure. And while they were wise enough to mention L.A. Burdick Chocolate, they opted for the location in Walpole, New Hampshire and neglected the charming location in Cambridge’s Harvard Square. Well, we want to right that wrong, as we would agree, it is perhaps one of the best hot chocolates we have ever consumed, and that’s just the beginning.

Boston is full of traditions. One of the craziest, by far, is the New Year’s Day dip by the L Street Brownies alongside other hearty and perhaps fool-hearty Bostonians into the frigid temperatures of Dorchester Bay adorned in nothing more than their bathing suits and chattering smiles.

Although the winter chill has certainly set in, that’s no reason to hibernate all winter. Dating must go on. And there is certainly no shortage of romantic spots to frequent that are made even more cozy and charming on a snowy winter’s night. For one such evening, we head to Boston’s coziest corner: Beacon Hill. The brick paved sidewalks, and lantern lit streets make for a perfect spot for walking hand in hand… that is, of course, if sparks fly between you and your mate!

With a blizzard, or at least a ton of snow, scheduled to hit the Boston area later on today, you may finally be starting to think about winter games – skiing and boarding. But your last year gear is so, well…. last year. Not to worry – Haute Living has the best spots to gear up before heading for the hills and mountains of New England for some mogul jumping fun.

With the holidays just in front of us, you may be partially dreading turning down tasty treat after tasty treat for fear you will put on an extra pound or two. We say – INDULGE. Worry about it after the jingle bells have stopped ringing. And when you are ready to hit the gym again to work off that fudge and figgy pudding, here are the top 5 stores for athletic apparel in Boston.