Happy New Year, Shoppers!
Are you ready for a new start? Ready to put the past behind you? Turning over a new leaf? My husband likes to joke and say he’s turning over a whole tree. I think that’s because it feels like an overwhelming effort he’s making, and turning a leaf, or a page just doesn’t convey it. How do you feel about 2010?
For myself, I’m happy to get a fresh start. It may be a ridiculous notion, a fantasy purely in my mind, but starting a new year feels like I am beginning with a clean slate. The realist that I am knows that I am still accountable for 2009. But I wish, especially in this economic downturn, that we could begin without unpaid bills, debt, without thoughts of bankruptcy or foreclosure looming over us. I have read of many ancient Asian practices of clearing old debts, paying them, or forgiving them, and of cleaning house, and preparing for the new year with the hope of prosperity and good fortune. If these were current, common practices of our own, it would be a very Happy New Year for those of us struggling with last year’s financial crises.
But I’m not looking back. I’m going to forge forward with the idea of making this year better than last. I’m going to work on three areas: debt reduction, controlled spending, and buying discount. Wish me luck! I am wishing you the same in whatever New Year’s goals you may have. May they be doable, and give you a feeling of accomplishment as you reach them.
happy new year to you too. I too am working on those areas and I wish you the best of luck as we both attempt to make this next year better than the last.