Happy New Year, There’s Always Hope

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The End of 2014

Happy new year to all. I suppose there is always the hope that it will be “happy”. The 31st of December is the birthday of an old friend of mine. I always thought it was the best day of the year to celebrate a birthday. Everyone all over the world is partying so it’s a festive atmosphere everywhere. I’ll have to remember to give her a call later.

As far as hopes for a happy year to come, what does that mean? I’d rather be content, healthy, and settled, which I suppose would convert to being happy. In the new year I hope for an increase in business income. I’ll continue to work on becoming healthier and get off my medicine.

Don’t make resolutions you can’t keep, but maybe making one little resolution would be a good idea. I’ll have to decide what that will be. It will not have anything to do with losing weight! I should blog more, and procrastinate less. I’ve already begun painting pictures, which was a lifelong goal of mine. That could be an easy resolution to keep. Paint more! Working more on my art and get it posted for sale in my store.

Tonight I will watch the Stooges or the Simpsons until I fall asleep relatively early. No champagne, but I will have a glass of Irish Whiskey (or 2). I wish you a fun and safe new year’s eve, and success and health for 2015.

A New Year, So Who Cares?

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2013…Who cares?

Isn’t it just another day? January first with a new number after that. I’ve been around for 56 of them. When I was young I got very excited about New Year’s Eve. It meant a lot more to me than it does now. I used to call my parents (wow, long time ago – I haven’t had any parents in 15 years) and wake them up and couldn’t understand their lack of enthusiasm. I wanted to have fun, I wanted to go out and party with everyone else, but my kids were asleep and my husband was at work. I missed lots of chances to have a good time and before you know it there are no more chances.
So, it’s a reminder that my first best friend and my old boyfriend who died too young both had and have birthdays today – December 3st. The new year will bring new challenges and life goes on.
So Happy New Year. I say it because it is the thing to do today.