NEW YEAR’S EVE
“That’s it! This New Year, I’m finally going to start that big project I keep saying I’m going to start but never do!”
“That’s great! Good luck!”
“I don’t need luck! I have motivation!”
“OK.”
“3 – 2 – 1 – HAPPY NEW YEAR!”
“Woooo-hoooo!!! First-time project completion, here I come!”
“So, you gonna start that on Tuesday, then?”
“…First-time-project-starting-in-the-New-Year, here I come!”
“Hm.”
NEW YEAR’S EVE
“That’s it! This New Year, I’m finally going to broaden my narrow horizons and take that big trip I’ve been wanting to take my entire life!”
“That’s great! How’d your big project go?”
“What’s that?”
“The big project you’d resolved to start at the beginning of this year.”
“Oh! Oh that. Well….”
“Yes?”
“I started it.”
“3 – 2 – 1 – HAPPY NEW YEAR!”
“Woooooooo-hoooooooo!!!! Big trip, here I come!”
“Got a travel agent yet?”
“Dooooo I need one?”
“For a big trip, one would help. Especially when it’s you who’s going.”
“Sounds like extra work I don’t wanna do – I’m just gonna take off from here and land smack-dab there, yippee!!”
“Oh dear.”
NEW YEAR’S EVE
“That’s it! This New Year, I’m finally going to sculpt myself into the glorious being I’ve always wanted to be!”
“That’s great! So, how’d your big trip go?”
“Oh, that. It didn’t: way too expensive, plus I didn’t really feel like, you know, doing all that stuff that goes with it, like walking through towns and seeing museums and appreciating new cultures and all.”
“Seriously?!”
“3 – 2 – 1 – HAPPY NEW YEAR!”
“Woooooooooo-hoooooooooo!!!!! New Year, New Me, New Everything, here I come!”
“OK, so for this year, are you joining a gym or an online workout program or what?”
“What?”
“You said you’re going to sculpt yourself into the glorious being you’ve always wanted to be, so how are you going to actually do it?”
“Simple: I’m going to will myself into perfect shape, easy-peasy!”
“Never mind.”
NEW YEAR’S EVE
“That’s it!”
“Here we go.”
“This New Year, no more resolutions that I can never keep for some reason! About three months ago, I resolved to call and visit my family and friends much more than I have lately, and instead of waiting until January 1st to eventually not do it, I started then and there and it’s worked like a charm! People actually started liking me again.”
“Wow, that’s… great! Good for you not waiting for some arbitrary date on an arbitrary calendar to change your life, and just going ahead and changing it as soon as you have the chance!”
“3 – 2 – 1 – HAPPY NEW YEAR!”
“Wooooooooooooo-hooooooooooooo!!!!!!! Calling and visiting my – wait a minute, I’m already doing that.”
“Yes! It’s wonderful!”
“So what’s the point of celebrating New Year then?”
“So we all can feel mentally exhausted together.”
