so it's new year's eve. twenty-eleven is right around the corner. for a while now, i've never really done anything for new year's eve. before i worked in the restaurant industry, my family and i would hang out and watch a movie and eat baked camembert and bread and drink champagne. and now, when i think new year's eve, instead of parties or dressing up and going out, i am trained to only think "busy night."
new year's eve at solstice could pay my rent in one fell swoop, one night of running around for about nine hours, popping champagne, pouring champagne, guzzling red bull, kissing my boyfriend and toasting my co-workers at midnight, then going back to work.
there's something to be said about working on holidays. customers are generally in better moods, and it is fun to be a part of making their night a success. maybe there will be a time for me to enjoy my very own new year's eve, or at the very least at a reasonable hour, maybe i'll be the one who gets to dress up and go out and someone can make my evening a success, but for now i'm pretty content to enjoy the holiday vicariously. it's what i'm accustomed to.
i've got a great feeling about 2011. and in that spirit...resolutions!
i've made some variation of the same one every year since i was probably eleven: try to be more outgoing and not be afraid to try new things and meet new people. at some point, during the past fifteen years of making this resolution, it has become less of an effort and more a part of my true personality. there are people i meet who don't believe i was ever shy or quiet. i'll continue to make it forever, since it's served me well so far. so that's number one. try new things, meet new people, don't be afraid.
number two: be easy. don't take things too seriously. work hard, play hard, have more fun. spread positivity and emanate happiness and light. be giddy and goofy and silly and play. be contagious in my optimism.
number three: write. blog. zip around town with a notebook at my side. something!
number four: appreciate those around me and let them know they're appreciated. make sure everyone i love knows for sure that i love them.
(i love YOU!)
number five: as always, something more banal. get back to being healthier. no more of this 'cookies for breakfast!' or 'chocolate souffle for dinner!' eat your veggies!!!!
so there we are. resolutions for what promises to be the best year so far. i think 2011 will treat me well. bonne annee, mes amis! and may 2011 treat you just as well as you deserve. and if you happen to hang with me, i hope my giddy, goofy, lovey self will make you happy!
allow me to introduce myself...
- zemma
- i'm a girl, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a girlfriend, a waitress, a writer, an aspiring world traveler who loves home.
3 comments:
I've resolved to spend more time with my friend Andrea. I keep missing nineties night with her. She really encourages me to go try new things, and that's something I need to do... be around people that encourage me to drag myself out of my shell.
Resolution number two is to stop letting my hatred of my friend's boyfriend get to me. It just drags me down, it hurts our relationship, and hopefully he'll eventually just go away. But as long as he's around, I can't let how much I can't stand him get to me anymore.
You write so incredibly well, Emma. It's such a delight to read your prose. You've matured in your writing as you've matured as a young woman, and both are quite beautiful. And you have a record of it, which is amazing. I enjoy your style as well as your substance. I'm especially glad that you took a chance this year, endured a couple of setbacks, held out for something better than the immediate and are now relishing what has come your way. Happy New Year!
Nice piece, Emma. Your Dad is rightfully proud of you and your abilities. I
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