{"id":2782,"date":"2013-01-10T15:25:53","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T15:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alchemy1977.wordpress.com\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2015-10-16T11:03:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T10:03:02","slug":"start-the-new-year-with-new-alchemy-treasures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/2013\/01\/start-the-new-year-with-new-alchemy-treasures\/","title":{"rendered":"Start The New Year With New Alchemy Treasures&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/new-years-resolutions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1580\" alt=\"new-years-resolutions\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/new-years-resolutions.jpg?w=300\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>New year, new you or so the mantra goes. It\u2019s all connected to the custom of making a new year\u2019s resolution, which dates back to ancient times when both the Babylonians and the Romans made promises to their respective gods. These days, our commitments are more about self-improvement than appeasing deities.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Many of us will have already resolved to be healthier maybe by going on a diet or giving up smoking but research has shown that despite best intentions, most won\u2019t keep their promises.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/lg62.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1578\" alt=\"LG62\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/lg62.jpg?w=300\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>So if you need a little incentive to boost your will-power, why not pick a \u2018reward\u2019 from Alchemy\u2019s extensive collection. If you\u2019re giving up smoking, perhaps use the money you would have spent on cigarettes to buy the <strong><em>Empire \u2018Intrepid\u2019 Valise [LG62]<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 a unisex heavy-duty shoulder bag made from vintage-look cotton canvas and leather with plenty of compartments for all your worldly belongings.<\/p>\n<p>Or if you\u2019re dieting, you might like to put your chips or pastry fund towards a new piece of jewellery like the stunning <strong><em>Eve\u00a0Pendant [P615],<\/em> <\/strong>which features a pewter serpent coiled evocatively around a sparkling Swarovski crystal. Whatever you\u2019ve resolved to do this year, Alchemy wishes you the very best of luck!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1579\" alt=\"P615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/p615.jpg?w=300\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To treat yourself to any of the above, and many other Alchemy Treasures, search the list of Alchemy Dealers here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/buy\">www.alchemyengland.com\/buy<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New year, new you or so the mantra goes. It\u2019s all connected to the custom of making a new year\u2019s resolution, which dates back to ancient times when both the Babylonians and the Romans made promises to their respective gods. These days, our commitments are more about self-improvement than appeasing deities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[112,332,333,334],"class_list":["post-2782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alchemy","tag-january","tag-new-year","tag-treat-yourself"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2782"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6263,"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2782\/revisions\/6263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}