Well, supposedly it’s the New Year, I’ll have to trust the calendar on that one. Feels rather unspectacular honestly, and of all the holidays that come and go throughout the year, New Years seems to be the least notable. Every year I struggle to stay awake until Midnight, as though I’ll be able to feel the birth of it. Usually I can only make it until about 10:00 or 10:30 before my eyelids become too heavy to keep propped open. This year, I made it until 1:00am. It was as unremarkable as I thought it might be. Actually Rambler sums it up quite nicely
Don’t worry, I’m not all cynicism. I’ve actually thought back about my year and my biggest hope going into this new one is only to maintain the upward momentum. It was a good year. I still have a lot to learn about my craft, but my growth is noticeable and that makes me happy. For all the difficulties that many people have had to face this year, I’m grateful that our lives are fairly stable. We don’t make a lot of money and occasionally the bank account is tight, but we’re ok. We have a good year planned out, it will be busy, and I’m sure it won’t go nearly as smoothly as I hope it will. There are always bumps and bruises along the way, but you pick yourself up and keep going. And when the bruises hurt an extra lot, at least there’s someone who loves me.
And I get to come home to my love – the elusive Dan bird. One day i’ll get a picture of him on here. 
May your year provide growth in whichever area you need it most. And may you survive it…