Happy New Year's Eve. Here is a picture of the Space Needle in Seattle, WA. I tried to find a "free to use and share" picture of the Tower of the America's in San Antonio on NYE, but none were available. This is the next best thing, I think. Thank you to flickr user Michael Holden. |
The holidays are always extra exhausting for me because we
travel just about every Christmas. We spent a wonderful week in Lubbock, TX
surrounded by family and friends, returning yesterday. I knew I wouldn’t feel
like venturing out to the grocery store to buy a single thing. Instead, I
placed an online order for groceries to
be delivered to my house today. Lazy? Maybe. But not having to fight crowds is
a plus in my book.
However… the only thing I frickin’ forgot were black-eyed
peas. How can you ring in a new year without these crazy little beans? (Do you
really think they bring you good luck?) All I know is that I don’t want to jinx
it, so I better get some. Oh, and we don’t have champagne to toast with at
midnight. So, I guess a trip to the store is in order, but at least I won’t be
there but for very long.
Part of tonight's "big" festivities. |
We also don't have party plans for the evening. I'd throw a party to see friends, but let's face it… that kind of stress coming home from a trip would likely kill me. I think we're probably going to have an intimate evening, filled with watching the TV countdowns and making homemade peanut butter cookies. Yes, we're officially old and have a kid. Yay, mid-30s.
As for “Resolutions” for 2014 – I haven’t thought too much
about this. Every year I resolve to do seemingly reasonable things. And every
year, I don’t hold myself accountable to follow through. Nevertheless, I do
think 2014 will be a defining year for both my husband and me based on events
that happened in 2013. For us, 2013 had many twists and turns and I don’t
foresee 2014 being much easier.
At the beginning of 2013, I didn’t resolve to do much aside
from getting rid of pregnancy weight and organizing my house. Both were huge failures for me. I’m still the same
weight as last year, I had to give up my gym membership because my husband lost
his job (not that I used it consistently), and our poor, white-walled house
chronically looks like Toy’s R Us took a giant dump on the floor.
Conclusion? While I do think the New Year is a fantastic
time to renew or pursue personal goals, it’s important to make sure there is
accountability for it. Perhaps this blog will be a nice platform for that. But
either way, the goal setting process shouldn’t be saved for January – it should
be ongoing. And that’s my point. I should be setting goals throughout the year
to follow up on, and perhaps that’s my 2014 resolution. Though I must say that
I like the idea of “starting clean” with month #1.
A toast for you! |
Since we just got home yesterday, I can’t tell you what will
be on our menu this week… because frankly, I haven’t thought about it yet. What
I will tell you is that this week will be a “wing it” week, meaning I’ll figure
out what I want to make about an hour before I make it.
Happy New Year to you all. Farewell 2013, bring on 2014!