New Years - To me too many people focus on all the bad around this time, all the things that were wrong with last year - all the things that we failed at and want to do better (not that there is anything wrong with trying for better) - but I think a 180 spin of thinking can make all the difference... In our case on January 1st we do not focus on what we will do differently based on
what was bad the year before, but rather what we want to try and do that is new, New Years Day = New Activity.
This year our new activity was ice skating. Morgan has been asking to ice skate for the last year and at 5 she was ready to try. I thought not only was this a good "new activity" but it also seemed a good day given many people would be in recovery mode and therefore not up early enough for morning skate session AND the rink is outdoors - so a semi-greyish day can keep crowds at bay too!
We arrived around 10:30 and there were only a few people. The first go round was definitely sketchy - I have not skated in years and Morgan was getting used to the ice and therefore clinging to the wall. But after that first time we got used to the feel of the skates and the ice and quickly picked up pace. By the end of our morning she was skating away from the wall (holding on to my hand) and keeping a small amount of speed. I'm sure will go again before the end of the season.
We also ended up with two other "new things" sort of by coincidence - thing #1 - buffet. Morgan was hungry after skating and in thinking about where we could go I considered the buffet. She has never been, but I think is a fan. Choices, choices, choices and all the dessert you want - what kid would not.
Thing #2 was the arrival of her Highlights magazine (thank you Auntie Ellen). She has never had a magazine subscription that arrives in the mail before and I think all kids are a fan of getting their own mail. Not a bad tally for our day of new!
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