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Continue shopping7 New Year Gift Ideas to Treat Yourself and Your Loved Ones as the Year Begins
By the second week of January, most resolutions have started negotiating. The gym bag is still in the car. The "no sugar" plan has made an exception for leftover Christmas cake. The 10,000 steps have become 10,000 steps "on average, across the week".
Resolutions are easier to keep when something in your home is quietly cheering you on. So this year, don't just make a resolution. Set yourself up for it.
Here are seven New Year gift ideas, one for each of the most common resolutions. Each comes with one pick to treat yourself, and one to treat someone you love.
1. Move a little more, every day
Not a marathon. Not a six pack by March. Just a bit more movement than last year, every day.
Treat yourself: A foldable walking pad you can use while watching a show or taking calls.
Treat someone you love: A skipping rope with a counter, an aerobic stepper or a yoga combo set to get them started.
Treat yourself: A foldable walking pad you can use while watching a show or taking calls.
Treat someone you love: A skipping rope with a counter, an aerobic stepper or a yoga combo set to get them started.
2. Cook at home more often
This is the year the delivery apps see a little less of you, at least on weekdays.
Treat yourself: An air fryer or a rechargeable food chopper with three bowls, so cooking takes less time than ordering.
Treat someone you love: A tri-ply kadhai and fry pan set, a pressure cooker or a cast iron cookware set for the one who's just moved into their own place. A vacuum sealer makes weekend meal prep last the week.
Treat yourself: An air fryer or a rechargeable food chopper with three bowls, so cooking takes less time than ordering.
Treat someone you love: A tri-ply kadhai and fry pan set, a pressure cooker or a cast iron cookware set for the one who's just moved into their own place. A vacuum sealer makes weekend meal prep last the week.
3. Drink more water
Probably the easiest resolution on the list, and somehow still the hardest to keep.
Treat yourself: A big insulated tumbler that sits on your desk and nags you, politely, all day.
Treat someone you love: A copper bottle, a family pack of steel bottles, a large water jug for the kitchen, or a kids insulated bottle for the school bag.
Treat yourself: A big insulated tumbler that sits on your desk and nags you, politely, all day.
Treat someone you love: A copper bottle, a family pack of steel bottles, a large water jug for the kitchen, or a kids insulated bottle for the school bag.
4. Look after the back that carries your workday
Eight hours at a desk, two on the commute and one more on the sofa scrolling. Your back has been working harder than you have.
Treat yourself: A backrest and seat cushion combo for the chair you spend most of your day in.
Treat someone you love: A memory foam cervical pillow, a foam roller, a massage stick or a vibrating foam roller for the end of a long day.
Treat yourself: A backrest and seat cushion combo for the chair you spend most of your day in.
Treat someone you love: A memory foam cervical pillow, a foam roller, a massage stick or a vibrating foam roller for the end of a long day.
5. Spend less time on screens
Not a full digital detox. Just a few more evenings that end with a game, a song or a match on the terrace instead of another hour of reels.
Treat yourself: An 18 inch dartboard or a foosball table for the living room.
Treat someone you love: A gully cricket set, a kids' keyboard piano or a pair of roller skating shoes.
Treat yourself: An 18 inch dartboard or a foosball table for the living room.
Treat someone you love: A gully cricket set, a kids' keyboard piano or a pair of roller skating shoes.
6. Say yes to more weekend trips
The trips that always get planned on the group chat and never actually happen. This year, they do.
Treat yourself: A pop-up camping tent and a sleeping bag, ready to go at a day's notice.
Treat someone you love: An insulated ice box, an inflatable car bed for long road trips, a travel neck pillow or a big power bank.
Treat yourself: A pop-up camping tent and a sleeping bag, ready to go at a day's notice.
Treat someone you love: An insulated ice box, an inflatable car bed for long road trips, a travel neck pillow or a big power bank.
7. Rest properly
The resolution nobody makes, and the one most of us need. Sundays that actually feel like Sundays.
Treat yourself: A foot spa massager for Sunday evenings, or a foldable bath tub for a proper soak at home.
Treat someone you love: A head massager, a flathead body massager, a hot compress bag or a memory foam wedge pillow for reading in bed.
Treat yourself: A foot spa massager for Sunday evenings, or a foldable bath tub for a proper soak at home.
Treat someone you love: A head massager, a flathead body massager, a hot compress bag or a memory foam wedge pillow for reading in bed.
Here's to small, kept promises
The best resolutions aren't the biggest ones. They're the ones that are still going in March. Set yourself up well, help someone you love do the same, and let the year take care of the rest.
Happy New Year from all of us at Lifelong.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Secret Santa work?
Everyone draws a name and buys a gift for that person without telling them. Agree on a budget first, like ₹500 or ₹1,000, so everything feels fair.
Do people exchange gifts on New Year?
More and more people do. A New Year gift is a nice way to wish someone a good year ahead, especially if it helps a new habit.
What are good New Year gifts for a fresh start?
Gifts that help with a resolution. A walking pad or yoga mat for moving more, an air fryer for cooking at home or a steel bottle for drinking more water.
What should I take to a New Year's Eve party?
Something the party can enjoy. A popcorn maker, a set of insulated tumblers or a hand blender for mocktails all fit right in.
What are good gifts for a winter holiday trip?
Travel friendly picks for the Christmas and New Year break. A travel adapter, a power bank, a neck pillow or an insulated flask for hot drinks on the road.