New Year New Something

I have never exactly been into the whole huge New Year celebration. As a kid getting to stay up that late was fun, especially when having a sleep-over. However I'm now at the stage where you're expected to dress up, go downtown and spend lots of money on senseless drinks just to stay up too late and in the end not really remember much of what happened during the night. I'm just not into that kind of culture. I would rather go out to eat, and out to a late movie, or have a game night to ring in the new year. Don't get me wrong, I love having the day off from work; but in general I could care less which would probably explain why I was in bed, asleep before the countdown began.

Having said all of that I do enjoy the opportunity to close one door and open another. The opportunity for a fresh start, a new beginning. That's silly to say that because there's an opportunity to change each day, but you know what I mean.

I don't really believe in the whole making New Year's Resolutions. I think it's just another money-making opportunity that was created and is especially good for all of the gyms around the country. Ninety percent of the time people don't keep their resolutions and know ahead of time they aren't going to keep them. So my question, why bother making them in the first place? Why not instead make resolutions that you can achieve, like promising to laugh more or making the resolution to have one "me" night a week where you do something you completely enjoy like reading. Aren't those more realistic and achievable resolutions?

Being the 4th day of January I still haven't figured out what my goals are for the year but when I figure them out I'll be sure to let you know.

In the meantime, Happy New Year!