Please take note that I didn't say NYE. If you have the same issues with capitalist opportunism and senseless indulgence that every blogger and buzz feed "writer" seem to, then deal yourself out. Don't bitch and moan my ear off. Solutionism is the new optimism. Am I right Justin?
So the thing that gets me about this whole 48 hour period is the one-trick-ponyness of it all. Like this is the only time of year you can get all your friends together and have a big night out. Or this is your only opportunity to start a diet. Or this is the only calendar flip that permits self improvement.
News Flash: the new year starts whenever you start counting. So whether you realized today or february 32 that there's something you want to change, all it takes is you. This is both empowering and horrifying, because it means that the most wonderful time of the year is a farse and puts the emphasis back on the "self" in self improvement. But I call em like I see em.
Perhaps this comment offers an explanation as to why NYE is a glorified Friday night(a night out followed by a day off) and why it's the secular (read capitalistic) holiday we hate to love. And perhaps my frustration with its bands of allegiant followers explains why I felt emotionally compelled to blog for the first time in 4 months, but some things ust have to be said.
So whether it started last night, 7 months ago, or hits you 4 months from now, may your life be one of perpetual improvement that flourishes outside the confines of provides opportunity. Write your own happy endings.
Xoxo gossip squirrel
