Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Thinning the Herd

I, like many people I know, own too much stuff. As part of this week, my tasks have included getting rid of stuff I'm not using, not going to use and don't want to use. I rid myself of two large totes worth of clothing and household goods today. It felt nice to have those things out of my life.

I've been thinking about my New Year's resolutions and typically, I generally do these at my birthday. What with the upper respiratory infection/cold that would not die, I didn't focus on anything at my birthday other than survival. Now I'm starting to think a few resolutions are in order.

My NYE will involve a party at Mary and Lee's house. Today, Mary and I went to Total Wine to pick out a number of single beers for a beer tasting at Mary and Lee's. I'm making a cheese ball, bringing herring (in wine and in cream sauce) and am thinking about making some chocolate chip cookies for the kiddos. We shall see just how industrious I get in the morning.

The herring is a Swedish tradition that my family has followed for as long as I can remember. Supposedly if you eat herring before the new year, your next year will be good. I can say that last year I ate a boatload of herring and I ended up in Florida with a new job I love. Just sayin'.

So this year's herring focus will be personal-life related, with hopes to meet someone special in the new year. I'll keep you posted on how that goes, as always.

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