Celebrate the new year with one-day projects

Maybe instead of making a long-term new year’s resolution (“I will save money all year!”), you could try doing one satisfying thing.
Here are some choices:

Clean up your computer
Start with photos. You probably have a lot of them from the last year and this is a great way to reminisce while usefully deleting the junk. You can rename photos to make them searchable. If you are feeling organized, make some coherent groups for them.

Programs and downloads are next. Chances are last year you added a dozen or so junk apps and downloaded the same pdf three times. Clean out those downloads and programs. Uninstall properly.

Email. You have a ton of stuff you will never look at.

Old computers. Shouldn’t you do something with them besides just storing them? Remove the hard drive first and then recycle.

Get organized
On a lot of people’s resolution list, getting organized can streamline your life. Maybe instead of saying you’ll organize everything, you could pick a project you can do in one day.

The closet, and all those clothes that don’t fit. If you do lose weight, you won’t want to wear them anyway.

File cabinets and all those files you can’t find. Buy a labeler and simplify.

Kitchen, seriously how many crockpots and coffee cups do you need? Garage, can you ever find a tool?

Ruthlessly winnow down possessions: Throw away, recycle, donate.

Need something simpler?
Donate blood. There is a month for that and it’s January. Go to redcross.org/blood for information.

Moderate your tone on Twitter
Just for one day in honor of the United Nations International Year of Moderation. On social media, spend one day promoting dialogue by extending mutual respect and understanding. Absolutely no sarcasm.