New year traditions
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:30 pm
No no, no not NY resolutions (I wouldn't inflict those on you). What do you do to ring in the new year?
I love reading and the concept of having "too many books" is utterly alien to me. I try to make my first purchase of the new year a new book: it makes me feel that the coming year will be full of new books, new adventures. In the past, when I missed that 1 Jan purchase, I felt a hollow gnawing in my soul that could only be satisfied by the smell of paper and ink. I've only ever not bought a book on that date when I was away from a bookshop - usually the bush.
Another tradition I have is to throw out all my spices and buy new ones. I love spicy food, but they do lose their taste after a while. So, even I had bought spices towards the end of the year, they all get chucked, and I buy "fresh" ones asap. The symbolism is trite, I know, but it works for me.
What do you do to invite the new year?
I love reading and the concept of having "too many books" is utterly alien to me. I try to make my first purchase of the new year a new book: it makes me feel that the coming year will be full of new books, new adventures. In the past, when I missed that 1 Jan purchase, I felt a hollow gnawing in my soul that could only be satisfied by the smell of paper and ink. I've only ever not bought a book on that date when I was away from a bookshop - usually the bush.
Another tradition I have is to throw out all my spices and buy new ones. I love spicy food, but they do lose their taste after a while. So, even I had bought spices towards the end of the year, they all get chucked, and I buy "fresh" ones asap. The symbolism is trite, I know, but it works for me.
What do you do to invite the new year?