It's been several years since I was actually awake at midnight on December 31st. And this year won't be any different. Call it maturity, call it being a wuss, call it getting old. At any rate, I have no plans to "ring in the new year". 2008 will roll over to 2009 without any fanfare at my house.
Resolutions? I can make a list but make no bones about keeping any of them for more than a couple of days into the new year. There are things I need to do. Like lose 20 or 30 pounds. I also need to clean out closets and donate unused items to local charities. I need to work on my disposition but I'm afraid middle age rules over a change in my disposition.
And have you noticed all the commercials and advertisements promoting weight-loss programs during this time of year?? I find it an oxymoron to watch Paula Deen mix a stick of butter with bacon grease for one her delicious recipes and then BAM -- Marie Osmond is talking about how she became a new woman on the Nutri-System program. Go figure.
So here's to my friends, family and loved ones -- drink one for me if you're up at midnight. And good luck with those resolutions.
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I've gotten hooked on this show "Ruby," about the Savannah woman who started out at 400+ and has now lost 100 lbs. She's a great gal, funny and sassy, and makes no bones about the fact that being a Southerner is one of the greatest challenges to weight loss. We think a stick of butter and bacon grease is, well, a food group. ;)
No resolutions here. Just getting up and trying to keep doing what I'm doing a day at a time.
Happy New Year! (So glad you started blogging.)
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