As New Year's Eves go, ours was as low key as last year. We haven't really gone "out" to celebrate for years and years, and at the most, we get together with friends. Last night was just husband and I, watching the 'old' version of "Murder on the Orient Express' on tv. We switched over to the CBC close to midnight to watch an equally low key count down to midnight, then switched back to watch the rest of the movie. We texted a happy new year to our kids, only one of whom was with other people (his house mates in college) doing something celebratory.
As I look out this (late!) morning, there is no snow on the ground. I still must go out and collect the usual three eggs and top up the chicken food. White chicken is soon to join the great coop in the sky, I'm pretty sure. I am buoyed by the news I am reading about this virus seeming to be in the 'end game' because honestly, I'm so done with it. I long for normalcy. I long for lack of divisiveness. I long for news that has no stats in it. Enough said, because I don't want to get anyone riled up (something else I long to have an end to).
On a different note, I just started reading a brand new Patricia Cornwell. It's called Autopsy. I have read all of her books with Scarpetta in them, some were better than others, but I do like a series, so I am looking forward to getting my teeth into this one. Are any of you Cornwell readers?
I am also getting very antsy about my Christmas decorations. I had decorated the house pretty extensively (back when I thought I was hosting a big gathering), and now it's getting to me. Because I'm still dealing with some back issues, my clean up has to be done in small chunks, rather than a big ol' marathon session (which is what I would much rather do, and be done), so I'll tackle something today, something tomorrow, and so on, with the final arrangement of big containers in the store room being left to husband or son. Are you a "leave it up after New Years" kind of Christmas decorator, or more of a "Christmas is over, let's pack things up" person? When I was teaching full time, all of this would have been packed up and put away by now. Once the Christmas break (two weeks) was up, I needed my head in the game and did not want to be dealing with tasks at home. So, this is late for me this year.
New Year's Resolutions? I have done in the past. I do have a couple of things in mind for this year. I'm a pretty goal oriented person and love a good check list. Having things to work towards, having start and end times, well, that's been my whole career hasn't it? I am looking forward to a better year. I like the sound of "Twenty twenty-two". This will be my first full year of retirement, something that was more difficult than I anticipated it to be, but I feel that I can be more comfortable in it now.
To all the people out there who are kind enough to read this blog and even comment from time to time, I hope this new year brings positive changes for you, brings fulfillment and contentment, and sees a return to more carefree times. Happy 2022!