New Year ...Clean slate.
So there is something about January 1st that screams NEW BEGINNING. I know every ad and talk show throws it in our face "New Years Resolution" "what will you change" etc... but January 1st has always had that sort of effect on me.
For me, after all the craziness, clutter, stress and gluttony of the Holidays, in order to stay sane a clean slate has to be made.
Since I can remember the Christmas tree has been taken down on January 1st. All the Christmas decorations are taken down and packed up to wait another year to be seen again. After all the craziness of the Holidays... after all the mess of opening presents... after all the food has been made and leftovers eaten... I clean it all up. Clean living space... clean mind. Clean mind... happy thoughts.
Another good thing about the new year is I know that after the Winter solstice the days are going to get longer. I always start to get depressed in September. I love the Fall weather but I hate the shorter days. January means it is only going to get better because in 2 months Spring will arrive. And oh how Spring make me HAPPY!
Clean Slate does not mean forget the mistakes of the past year... all mistakes were made for a reason, they help me become a better person so I can handle the mistakes I will inevitably make this year. I do not think of mistakes as a bad thing... (this is good since I have made more mistakes in my past than I care to name.)
All of this makes me excited to start new. This year I am putting together a studio . We have an extra room and I am making it mine. I need a place to play, create and be inspired. (I will be posting photos on the progression of my studio.) This year I am also going to continue to think positive (thoughts become things) and being thankful everyday no matter what and making my dreams come true...
So I raise my glass for the start of a clean slate.. a new year.. a new decade and all the great things that are about to happen!! *click*

Black Eyed Peas and Collard Greens.. Bring in Luck for the new year!