**2021, Year of the Ox. Since 2020 had much to be desired, let us repost this one for a do over.
Don't you just love the Chinese New Year? The festivities, the history, the colors, the pagaentry, the chance to catch up and do a New Year right! Que Que?? You actually thought January 1 was the real new year? JU SO FONI !!! Maybe it's because my mother was 3/4 Chinese, but in BB's mind this is when the reality of the New Year comes in. Bueno, truth be known I think it's more because of my Cuban side... si, further in the year is better because we're always running late. Whaaaaaatttt?? I'm only now taking down the Christmas lights... well, I will take them down now that the true New Year has come.
No me miren asi- don't look at me like that. Really people, think about it. For 8 days there's a whirlwind of activities- Christmas Eve to New Year's- most people don't come out of the stupor until at least a week into the new year and then they go into shock when they see the scale and the bills of that holiday hip hop. By the second week of January most will have abandoned their resolutions and are slumping into disappointment from their lack of determination. But should this be? I say Nay!! Nada de eso mi gente!!! Chinese New Year is the perfect time to make more realistic petitions of ourselves. We've now seen what we're capable (or not capable) of doing and can go ahead with expectations we can fullfill! Let me help you with some examples.
January 1 Resolution Chinese New Year Resolution
No more junk food. No more junk food on Mondays.
Exercise everyday. Exercise on Mondays.
Go ahead, w/out junk food it's a bad day anyway.
Call loved ones more often. Ever heard of Feibu? How about Escaip?
Spend less money. 52 Mondays w/out junk food = saved $$.
You'll either sweat from fear of falling
or look thinner because you're taller.
Be nicer to my fellow man. Hide on Mondays.
Have a maravilloso New Year Beautifuls.
Wishing all a Feliz and Delicious Dance this Año!
Babushka Besos a todos.
Cuidensen.
