I’ve never needed a new year so badly.
I know the date makes no difference, but this has been a very hard year for my family. We’ve had a ton of blessings, but it’s been a hard, hard year. I’m so ready for a clean slate. Some very big changes may be on the horizon for us, but I don’t want to get my hopes up too high. I do know this much, I am viewing this new year as a time to start anew.
Last year, I had a bunch of resolutions. I am not going to do that this year. This year I am simply going to resolve to live my life to the fullest extent of which I am capable. I won’t let life pass me by, but I am not going to expect miracles when I have a baby and a toddler.
So, with less than three hours left, I bid 2009 farewell. I say goodbye to the happy memories and am glad I experienced them and I say good riddance to all of the pain and trouble this year brought. I know I am stronger now than I’ve ever been and as much as I hate to admit it, the very experiences that knocked me down a bit will be the ones that shape who I am and who I become.
Hello, 2010. Hello, change. Hello, clean slate. New day. New Year. I am so very glad to see you.