Christmas is over, we have celebrated the new year and today I gathered the energy to take down the decorations and the tree. There is a certain sadness that hangs in the air like early morning fog across the cranberry bogs when I take down the decorations. I always feel a little depressed when the holidays are over. I’ve planned and celebrate two parties for Charlotte, one for my mom, participated in cookie exchanges, hosted Christmas eve , enjoyed Christmas with all the trimmings, traveled to Ohio to see John’s family and celebrated New Years and now it is over. I arrived home from Ohio yesterday and with the house still glowing with Christmas decor, I made the push today to take it all down, pack the boxes full and store them up in my attic for another 11 months. This new year brings with it a wonder and excitement. My parents’ health is good, John is commuting to Cambridge and not Calgary, my sister is buying her first home, we have expanded our family this past summer and are so thrilled to be a family of four. As always, I’ve decided to start my year with a few new year resolutions scribed into my little pink notebook. Here are a few notable ones:
1) Cooking at least two recipes from Julia Child’s cookbook (a christmas gift)
2) Cooking cheddar scallions scones from the Flour bakery cookbook (christmas gift from John)
3) Become a La Leche League leader for the south shore
4) Start steps to becoming a birth doula (taking a fall class in MA and reading doula starter books)
5) Continue to find new ways to increase my local food consumption
6) Take pottery lessons at the local pottery shop
7) Continue to learn to be more patient ; )
8) Take a Hot Yoga class
9) Learn the art of simplifing my life
10) Run the Brooklyn NY half marathon again
What are your new year resolutions?