New Year, Schnew Year

December 31st 2009. New Year's Eve. The end of the year, nay the end of a decade in fact! Meh, whatever. I am so not in the mood for celebrating. At the end of 2008 I made a big deal about marking the end of a pretty crappy year and how 2009 was going to be so much better and full of promise and positivity....it wasn't. 2009 turned out to be worse than it's predecessor. Therefore, that's why I was in no mood for marking the end of the 00's. We, that's me and the hubby, watched the fireworks on the telly and went to bed. No fanfare, no champagne, no party.

Every year I make unrealistic, far fetched resolutions. I will lose weight. I will go to the gym. I will go for promotion at work. I will be more positive. I will try to be a better wife and mum. I won't watch reality TV programmes. They never last. I always end up putting on weight and watching Big Brother.

And so, after the steaming pile of crapola that was '08 & '09, I decided to keep it simple. I made just one simple resolution; To Be Happy. That's what this blog is about. The things that will help me to finally keep one of my New Year resolutions. Don't expect anything deep and philosophical here. We are going to be delving into the things that make me happy. Simple things that make me smile, laugh or get that warm gooey feeling when I think of them. This process of identification and recognition of what makes me happy will help me to be a happier and more positive person throughout 2010 and hopefully beyond. And if by chance you happen upon this blog whilst idly surfing the Internet and reading about some of these things helps you, the reader, then RESULT! It's a win-win innit?!

So what kind of things make me happy? Well, off the top of my head, New York City, music, shopping, baking, eating, singing, reading, laughing really hard till my eyes water, tidying and organising, things being exactly in their place, ranting about small things that wind me up beyond belief, Strictly Come Dancing, talking about poo with my friend J, my husband and my kids* and my cats**. That is by no means in any kind of order or exhaustive obviously, and no doubt when I read this back in the future I will wonder why I left off this or that, but never mind. Future me will just have to get over it.

If you fancy it, why don't you stop what you're doing and have quick think about what makes you happy? Anything interesting spring to mind? Feel free to add your thoughts to the comments bit of the posts. I love being a nosey bint and know what makes others smile! Ooh, I should have added that to my list!


Love

HH
xxx

*If I ever tell my kids about this blog, they will be surprised to read that they make me happy. They are teenagers at the time of writing this, and as any parent of 2 teenage boys will agree, there is little joy in living with teenagers, however, as my ex-mother-in-law used to say 'if you didn't have kids, you'd have none to make you laugh and none to make you cry'. Both my boys have made me do both on numerous occasions and for numerous reasons. They have also made me want to kick them in the shins and runaway when they are at their most 'teenage'!

**Do not be put off my the mention of cats. I am not a crazy cat lady. It's living with a hubby and 2 teenage sons that makes me crazy. Not the cats. They are just guilty by association.