7 Gifts to Treat Yourself to a Fresh Start This Year

Sometimes “becoming a better you” can feel like a task with a capital T. That’s why, on your path to improvement this year, you should keep tabs on your soul. This guided journal is designed to be a daily check-in with questions that encourage you to dig deep down and explore your inner self. Answer soul-searching questions day after day and watch how your answers change over the course of five years. It’s the most soothing way to practice introspection and avoid all the tiresome New Year fads.

If it’s taken you a minute to set your goals for the year, this interactive workbook is your key to grabbing life by the horns. This guided companion to the New York Times bestselling book, Designing Your Life, will help you build your career and your life into something productive, creative, fulfilling, joyful, and full of great surprises. Reflect on where you are, set clear goals for where you want to go, and step outside your comfort zone with this motivational activity book.

Still full from all of those holiday cookies? Having trouble getting your healthy eating habits back on track? No worries! The Skinnytaste Meal Planner can help! All-star food blogger and bestselling author Gina Homolka tackles the practical side of achieving the healthy lifestyle you want, whether for weight loss or just better health, that will help you take a thoughtful, powerful approach to changing for the better. With The Skinnytaste Meal Planner, you’ll be able to track calories and Weight Watchers or other diet plan points; write down your weekly exercise; and plan your meals for the week. The Skinnytaste Meal Planner will be the ultimate tool to take meaningful steps toward your feeling (and looking!) your best.

If you’re seeking otherworldly support in your everyday life, turn to an ancient form of divination and use The Illuminated Tarot. Pull a card from the deck at the beginning of each day to find something particular to focus on. The five of hearts tells you to learn from your mistakes. Pulling the ace of diamonds might nudge you to think about travel and being more open-minded. Some folks ask their tarot decks specific questions or use more complicated spreads to tell a complex spiritual story. When you need a little light in your life, rely on the mystic influence of The Illuminated Tarot.

Get a little nudge of inspiration for starting out the new year as your most creative self! This guided journal from the bestselling Do One Thing Every Day series, offers an inspiring quote, activity, or prompt for every day of the year, with space for readers to create, brainstorm, and have epiphanies. Daily doses of wisdom and inspiration from famous artists, writers, architects, musicians, chefs, crafters, actors, and more will excite, uplift, and pump creativity. Aspiring creatives are invited to accept challenges that push them out of their comfort zones: draw a round figure using only lines; coin a word; open a book at random, read a page and illustrate it; set a shopping list to a melody.

This sweet and informative book brings together fifty-nine universal life lessons taken from the infinite wisdom of trees. As you learn about dozens of trees, from the Acai palm to the Yoshino cherry, you’ll find that their means of survival are not so different from ours. How to Be More Tree is a beautifully illustrated celebration of the wisdom of trees and what they can teach us about everyday life, from basking in the sun to weathering the storm.

Kick your yearly reading challenge off in style with this beautifully designed cloth-covered journal. It’s perfect for keeping by the bedside or toting along to book club meetings. Dated and lined blank pages allow you to use the journal however you wish, and dozens of curated reading lists in the back offer esteemed award winners and notable novels to add to your queue.