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Rockin' New Year's Eve
December 31, 2007
New Year's Eve. Time to reflect on the past year and look ahead to the new one. New beginnings, a fresh start.
As a kid, we looked forward to New Year's Eve because our folks would go out, we'd get a baby sitter for all nine of us and it was party time. We'd make peanut butter sandwiches and cut them into little pieces, stick toothpicks in them and call them appetizers. We'd wear funny hats, plastic leis and blow curled up horns that unrolled into each others faces. Then we'd pour sparkling grape juice into plastic 
champagne glasses and toast in the New Year. Of course, we ended up doing this several times as the tv celebrated midnight all over the world. The coolest thing, of course, was watching the big ball fall in Tme Square. We scream "Happy New Year" in each others ears, throw confetti and sing our version of Auld Lang Syne (Old Hang Sign).
Another New Year's tradition is the dreaded New Year's Resolution. You all know, that thing that you promise to change about yourself (for the better) to get 2008 off to a great start.
I'm kind of in a quandry this year. I've always taken the "I want to lose weight," but I've done that. I don't smoke, so can't use that one. Be a nicer person? Well, I really try to do that all the time anyway. Be more organized? That's never going to happen, so no use wasting a resolution on that. Does that mean I don't have to have a resolution? Am I the best I'm going to be already? Or is it that I can't think of anything that I'll stick to for more than 24 hours. Hmm, maybe that's the answer.
My resolution is to get up every morning with one thing I can change for 24 hours. Let's see, I can not drink soda for 24 hours (difficult, but not impossible). I can not complain for 24 hours (again, difficult, but doable if I don't go out much that day). Perhaps I'll sit down and actually write real note cards to send people, instead of email for one day. No tv for a day (just not on Tuesday). I may have to repeat some things because coming up with 365 resolutions could be daunting. Wonder if I'll be able to keep my resolution past January 2nd?
Happy New Year Everyone!! And good luck with those resolutions...
Bottom Line: My best bet is possibly to stop making resolutions...or at least telling anyone what they are.
Posted by Barbara Vey on December 31, 2007 | Comments (12)
