Meghan Markle's past New Year's resolutions prove she's just like us
Every year, Meghan Markle made the same exact New Year's resolutions -- until one year, when she decided to call it quits.
The newly engaged royal used to run quite the popular lifestyle blog called The Tig. The online platform delved into everything from style to food, while occasionally touching upon more personal subjects such as racism and feminism in Hollywood.
Markle's blog was popular, and fans across the globe were disappointed when she shut it down in spring 2017. Speculators cited her evolving relationship with Prince Harry as one of the main reasons.
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However, we occasionally reminisce about Markle's past posts, reminding ourselves that the soon-to-be royal was once just like us. And yes, that included attempted, and failed, New Year's resolutions!
According to People, Markle set the same exact resolutions for herself every single year. No, "marry into the British monarchy" wasn't listed. Instead, her resolutions were filled with goals similar to ours.
Her goals included "Run a marathon. Stop biting my nails. Stop swearing. Re-learn French. These make my New Year’s resolution list nearly (AKA actually every) single year." Though attainable, these goals never happened for the now 36-year-old.
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"Then there’s the French – a language I studied through high school and then lost as I immersed myself in speaking Spanish with the Argentinians during my stint in Buenos Aires. I have put my little Rosetta Stone headset in my eager ears every year, resolving to do interviews en français, but much to my chagrin, it hasn’t stuck.”
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But last year, her New Years post ended on quite a different note, with her words perhaps foreshadowing the closure of The Tig and an imminent relationship.
“For this new year, the only thing I aim to do is to approach life playfully. To laugh and enjoy, to keep my standards high but my level of self-acceptance higher," she maintained.
“My New Year’s resolution is to leave room for magic. To make my plans, and be okay if they sometimes break. To set my goals, but to be open to change."
Was that *magic* Prince Harry? If there is any lesson we can heed from the actress' message, it's to not take ourselves too seriously. It seems we'll have to make room for spontaneity if we want a prince in our future.
h/t People
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