You may have heard it once, twice, or perhaps multiple times: New year, new me. With 2016 finally over and 2017 just underway, change may be in order. Millions across the world rang in the new year saying goodbye to the past 366 days and welcoming the next 365 to come.

Celebrations surely differ in style, but they all do achieve the same thing: highlighting the changing of yet another calendar year. Whether you decide to stay in or go out, you will experience the moment of 11:59p.m. ticking down to 12:00, regardless if you vocalize the countdown or not.

In true New Year's fashion, you may also decide to take that time to create what we call a New Year's resolution. On occasion, you may have heard it accompanied by the words "new year, new me" or, "a fresh start,"-something signifying a positive change. This tradition, although highly popularized, unfortunately does not see the end with most. So, what is there to do?

New Year's resolutions vary across the board, typically being a change we want to see, whether that is in ourselves or surroundings. Then again, nowadays that is not necessarily always.

It is not always a year long commitment, but it is a commitment that takes time. Whether it is self-improvement and becoming a better person, or binge watching the 7-seasons TV show you have been dying to watch, they both fit the bill.

If binge watching is not your cup of tea, there are plenty of alternatives. You can go the more traditional route of eating better or making the decision to sign up for a gym membership that you are planning to put into use. Going to bed earlier, saving money, studying more, traveling, calling and visiting home more often- there is practically an endless list of what to do.

For one reason or another, whatever is picked from the list is not always achieved, for the motivation and dedication of completion dwindles, and its importance lessens as months pass. Now it is not the end of the world, and it is not something that cannot be returned to. Compromise becomes a big thing. Putting it off until the next day becomes a thing. Again, not the end of the world.

Despite that the finish line is not near, it does not mean that in some way achievement was not, well, achieved. The change may not be as prominent as one would like, but it is there. Each year is another year of growth. You learn, you apply and you do.

Whether you see resolutions as a goal, a promise, a commitment, or even as that thing people create to say that they are going to do, but do not necessarily complete, there are dozens of ideas, or change, that one can make. Your resolution may not remain your focus throughout the entirety of 2017, but it is something that you can return back to from time to time. You still have quite some time to make 2017 yours.