The Holly Jolly Holiday:
Merry Christmas/Stranger Things Volume 2 day. I for one am not letting this show ruin my holiday with tears, so Netflix will just have to wait until the 26th. Moving on, Christmas is finally here! A day where everyone wishes for peace on earth and goodwill towards others. Watching Christmas movies, like the Polar Express or Barbie Christmas Carol with the family (my personal favorites), all while wearing matching pajamas. Making cookies while blasting Christmas tunes (check out my article from last Christmas—pun intended) and reading The Night Before Christmas, well, before Christmas. It really is the most wonderful time of the year!
The Magical Midnight Moment:
I love New Year’s. I mean, who doesn’t (also happy 18th birthday to my sister and Stranger Things season finale day). It signifies a sign of the times. It’s an idyllic way of declaring everything you want to do that you wouldn’t normally do randomly throughout the year. It’s a nice thought, but does anyone really finish their New Years’ resolutions? Or is it just a vicious cycle of optimism that will inevitably make us put the same three goals on our list every year? I don’t know, and frankly, I don’t care! I love making resolutions and goals for myself; it keeps life entertaining and gives me ambition.Â
This year I’ve done really well with my goals and resolutions. “Go to a concert, make three new friends, read at least two non-academic, non-theatre-related books this year, learn to play chess again, and be more bold and confident in my abilities” were all goals that I achieved in a timely manner.Â
Next fall, I will go abroad, so who knows what I’ll conjure up on my list. Probably the usual: eat healthier, learn a new song to add to my repertoire, and lose 5 pounds, but this year I could change things up. I could be really cheesy and just put “have adventures” and document every “adventure” I go on and see where the year takes me. I’m turning twenty in April, marking the start of my early 20s. I want this year to be the year where I stop caring about the expectations that I force on myself or that others put on me. I want to throw away any scripted agendas or guidelines and just do things in the moment that I want to do.Â
I still have time to figure that all out, so in short, I wish you a Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!