Happy ‘New’ New Year!

No, I haven’t cracked quite yet. 

I don’t like ‘celebrating’ in the freezing cold where the longest day of darkness just passed eleven days prior.  I don’t like celebrating by waking up the next day, wondering what I promised myself the night before. 

What I DO like is running at 7am when the sun is not high enough to be too hot.  I like passing the smiling faces of kids on their first day of school…and the bigger smiles of their parents.  I love the smell of the fall fresh cut grass and watching the geese start to fly V-formation.  I love that my CSA delivery is going to have kale and acorn squash in it today, a sure sign of fall.

I decided this morning from now on, the Tuesday after Labor Day is MY New Years Day.  It’s a day of celebrating the wonderful summer, the gorgeous fall weather to come and the coziness that winter will bring. 

This is probably the best idea I have had in a long time. I will be celebrating by making a fire in the outdoor fireplace this evening and enjoying a cool dinner outside, maybe even some cider. :)


Want to celebrate too? What will you do to celebrate this version of New Years?

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/14831271413506252133 Beth Dunn

    This is so my new year too, now to set goals
    xoxo
    SC

  • http://www.faithfitnessfun.com Tina

    I like the Tuesday after Labor Day being the New Year. I tend to feel a fresh start around this time of the year anyways.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/00086309578820420578 Annie (Lady M) x

    Hey Scargosun…. you have got life sorted….. that sounds like a plan and a half!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/16794387734217000502 Los

    And what a new, new year day it was! I was lucky enough to have the day off … did some fishing in the morning, mowed the lawn, and cleaned up the house (great weekend all around, by the way!).

  • http://www.ihaveabackbone.wordpress.com Tracy @ The Chameleon's Backbone

    Great idea. I usually pick a date as a fresh start not based on the calendar, but based on what's happening in my life. Like, life will be different when….this or that situation passes and I can start fresh. Problem is, that day never comes. Or, it is replaced by something else. Selecting a random (or not so random) date on the calendar seems like a much better way to go. Cheers to your New Year!!!