HELLO 2024, LET’S DO THIS!

What’s up with new year resolutions? Are they supposed to be aspirational or commitments we secretly know will be broken? I avoid them like the plague. Although I avoid the plague with a great deal more oomph. And I am certainly not commitment phobic, give me a break, I’ve been married for 45 years.

Despite my avoidance of the New Year’s resolution situation, I am hoping 2024 has the opposite viewpoint and is planning to up the ante on its resolution situation. Like BIG TIME.

Are you listening 2024? HELLOOOOOO???

Concentrate 2024. I need you to be mindful of what I am about to ask of you. Last year and the year before AND the year before that did not pay close enough attention. Deep breath.

You, 2024 – our darling, unblemished 2024. YOU have the opportunity to turn this nonsense around. Come on. You can shake things up in a good way!

2023 – thanks a lot. Do you understand sarcasm? I have been forced to go down a rabbit hole of way too much information. That cannot be healthy. Taking on the ills of the world and making oneself ill in the process cannot be beneficial. But I am trying to make a distinction between what’s fact, dis or mis. And you have not helped one iota. So I am happy to let you go. Get going.

I have to, MUST, NEED TO believe that love, kindness and thoughtful care of those who need it most will eventually win out. And it’s imperative that must-have laughter be spread about. We can persevere, right? Sure we can. Big applause…

Yes, it’s been a year.

I tried to produce a play. I tried to lessen my consumption of the sweet stuff. I tried to organize my vast collection of photos. I tried to vary my weekly dinner menu by saving, printing or perusing my shelves of cookbooks. I tried to avoid that rabbit hole. I tried to listen without judgment. That has been really hard.

I tried to avoid the fact that 70 is looking me right in my eyeballs.

I am not a new year’s resolution kinda gal, but as my daughter meaningfully suggested, perhaps the word intention might sound better. So, here’s my approach: I will cherish love, seek out laughter and welcome happiness.

As for my “reluctant ager” status quo that I so vehemently wave? I am going to turn that shit around and greet 70 with the calm, cool, confidence it deserves. Who am I f-ing kidding? That is hilarious… hahahahahahahhaha. I am so funny.

HAPPY NEW YEAR… much love and abundant thanks for visiting, reading and taking the time to comment throughout the year. It means a whole lot to me. Here’s to healthy, loving, determination and hope. To a world that embraces peace and understanding…

Xoxo, Karen