happy new year...!

Why does it take having a party to clean out the house? It took me almost three whole days cleaning and clearing out the basement alone. And it took my husband a whole day to clear out the junk room.

While cleaning, I kept finding more and more junk that I had to get rid of! And well, I finally did! I feel so much better. I wanted to start the New Year with a different attitude and set of mind… NO MORE CLUTTER!

There are a couple of rooms I still need to spend more time clearing out. It will take me some time to do it but at least we’re getting started.

Since we didn’t go anywhere while on vacation, we decided to have a New Year’s Eve party. We invited a few of our friends and family. It turned out to be a great party. My sisters helped me decorate the basement. Everyone brought a covered dish and drinks. We had different kinds of food and lots of booze! My sister’s boyfriend was the DJ and we even had karaoke. It was nice to listen to the ones with good voices but others… (including me) OMG…can somebody take that microphone away…please!!!

And boy did I dance! I can’t believe I’m still sore from all that dancing. That’s what I need to do to get my exercise… dance! It’s something I enjoy… so why not practice it, right?

Everyone had a good time. But the next morning…. ugh! No, I wasn’t hung over (I didn’t want to start my new years with a hangover). I was tired because two nights in a row we’ve been going to bed really late. And our New Year’s Eve party lasted until 5:30 a.m.! It was 9:30 a.m. when I woke up so I only got four hours of sleep.

When I went downstairs to see how things looked… Yikes! All I can say is that we worked so hard in cleaning and clearing out the place and now I have to do it all over AGAIN! It was a mess! (Even though I had cleaned the tables and got rid of the beer cans and bottles before I went to bed.) It was more a mess because of all the confetti! It was everywhere! I swept and swept and I’m still finding it. I need to give it another sweep and mop but not anytime soon. I’ve had it with cleaning!!!!

Today, we got up late and ate breakfast about two hours ago. Since the day has been yucky (it’s been dark, cloudy and raining all day) it’s a good time to snuggle up on the couch with the fireplace going and watch movies.

This year, I didn’t make any resolutions to keep or to break.

I’m just hoping and looking forward to better year!