It's Almost New Year's Eve!

Are you checking your calendar right now? Yes, most people celebrate New Year's Eve on December 31 but this year we decided to celebrate it on January 31. I think this is no different than people who have budget years that sometimes use a calendar year and sometimes go from October to September. Life is full of choices people! Some of us have had a crappy January and instead of thinking that we will have to live for the next year buried under our blankets while being pelted with life problems, we decided that February will start our new year.

This makes sense in many ways. For example, you can save money if you start your fitness New Year's Resolution in Feburary. Most normal (or as I say "boring") people do the Janaury thing. They spend big bucks on exercise equipment so they can start getting fit January 1. If you are smart, you will start your resolution one month later and buy your equipment for 1/2 price from the people who decided they would instead exercise their fingers placing a Craigslist ad. Sadly, some people who bought those Christmas puppies for crazy prices are now advertising their pets for next to nothing - and including their food, beds and toys. Those of us who start the New Year in February will have more money in our pockets while having cool "stuff" - and pets in our homes.

We even saved "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year" show so we can watch the ball drop at any time of the night on 1-31-10. We don't plan to stay up until midnight so that ball can drop at 8 pm and we will still have time to go home and watch House Hunter re-runs before bed. It's hard for me not to be excited about this but I'm afraid that my enthusiasm might be catchy and too many others will do the same thing and ruin it for me.

I'm not even going to tell you when I'm planning to celebrate Christmas!