Drinking Tea

As I sit at my computer drinking tea, I wonder how it can possibly be New Year's Eve already. I'm not usually a tea drinker, and prefer a good strong cup of coffee to any other hot beverage, so right now I'm very aware that I'm in a strange mood. My mood is rather reflective, however, so I'll subject you to some of my reflections.

I set myself some NYResolutions this time last year, and for the first time ever I've achieved the majority. There were 3, and I can tick off 2 of them. They were something like:

1) Go to the gym at least once a week
2) Get on with my writing
3) Be nicer to people

Guess which one I didn't get. For all those who answered (3) you win a prize: It's in the post.

So, I will attempt to be nicer in 2008, but I'm not gonna beat myself up about it because, quite frankly, I've done bloody well with the others!

In short, it's been my best year ever and I'm going to be really sad to see it go. I've lost 20kg, I've become a brunette, and I've done all sorts of other stuff that I'm super proud of but don't really want to go into on a public domain such as this. There is one person who knows exactly what I've done this year, and without your help I wouldn't have done it so I owe you big time. It's been the single most important thing I've ever done and I thank you. Your prize will be delivered shortly.

Wow - how inclusive of me.

So, I'm going to spend the rest of the day in my pj's, drinking tea and eating fruit and vegetables, because I'm sick. This has been hanging around for about a week now, and it's made my skin go bad, my hair go lank and my nose is running like a tap. Along with my hayfever induced red itchy eyes, I'm a sight to be seen, let me assure you. With this in mind, and with the whole 'being nicer to people', I feel I should stay inside and away from the general public and their small children.

Hmmm, I believe at exactly this time last year I was sick as well; vomiting sick and had to come home from Sydney early... while the sicknesses are entirely dissimilar, I like the idea that my body is somehow purging itself for the new year to come. I expect to wake up tomorrow feeling super.