Look out… it’s my first ever non-WoW post on Tree of Doom!  Bit hard to blog about the game when you can’t play it, right?

New Year just seems like a treeish thing to talk about.  I don’t know, maybe it’s the whole idea of renewal, turning over a new leaf… but it’s definitely a more Druidy concept than a Warlocky one.

My New Year this year was quiet, and, as usual, fairly resolution free.  I’m one of those people who makes resolutions all the time, rather than at New Year… although it’s usually when I have finished doing something (After cleaning – “I’ll do this more often and stay on top of it – it’s really not that bad”; after losing weight “I’m going to keep it off this time, I swear).  I’m also one of those people who breaks those resolutions all the time… so New Year isn’t any different.

I guess to me New Year is really about optimism.  It always saddens me to see people who view the day as being meaningless, as just signifying another number in a life full of numbers.  Sure, it’s just a day (one that I usually use as a great excuse to drink heavily and party)… but it’s a point where humanity really goes ‘OK, what can I do to improve myself and the world?’  A day where we can be introspective and get away with it, and where we truly believe we can make ourselves better.  The whole world gets one giant Rejuvenation cast on it, and we make the very most of it.

So, rather than talking about what I resolve to do, since we all know I fail at that, I’ll just say the things I hope I can do and be.  New Year’s Wishes, rather than resolutions, if you like.

• I really want to be happy.  Not just ‘eh, it’s OK I guess’… outright happy.  Sure, we can’t all be happy all the time, but we shouldn’t feel blah all the time.  A lot of this just requires me changing my outlook on the world.  I need to stop being so pessimistic and glum.  People can be happy where ever they are (just about), and I think I really started to learn that at the end of the year.
• I want to be more financially responsible.  In a time where Australian household debt exceeds the country’s GDP, I think it is irresponsible to continue to contribute to that.  Of course, I also refuse to cut back on donations to charity and the amount I spend on chocolate… some things you just can’t compromise on!
• I want to feel like I have achieved something.  I remember when I used to make sure I felt like I had done something significant at the end of each day, or achieved something that I thought was important.  I have gotten a bit lax with that, and really need to work on it some more.
• While I want to find someone to be with, I think that it’s not that important.  I’m self reliant, I’m quite happy living on my own, and I refuse to settle for second best now just to not be alone anymore.  I see so many people settling for someone that they KNOW they aren’t suited to, just because they feel obligated for one reason or another, or because they feel that no one else will be interested.  So I hope that I, and others in the same situation, learn to enjoy their own company until they find someone who is right for them.
• I really hope I don’t end up buying another cat!  I adore my 2 cats, but 2 is enough for my tiny house.
• And, of course, I really hope I find a way to enjoy playing WoW again… at the moment, I enjoy blogging about it, and that’s what keeps me in there.  The game itself?  Not so much.

What are your wishes for the New Year?  (The first person to say World Peace gets a tree branch to the face! )