New Year’s Eve
Last New Year’s I posted on New Year’s resolutions–why I like them, and how to make them work for you.
This year, I’ve been thinking about the New Year’s celebrations themselves–not what we think or do once the new year is underway, but how we celebrate on New Year’s Eve. If you’re like most people, you’ll wind up at a New Year’s party where the champagne is flowing, for good and ill, and the celebration extends into the wee hours. You might be more interested in a quiet evening at home, and if so that’s probably a much safer and healthier choice! (Me? I’m hoping to ring in the new year by playing cards with my brother and nephews.) Whatever you decide to do, I want to introduce you to a great new blog on the New York Times Web site. It’s called Proof, and it’s all about the ups and downs of alcohol.
Many of the writers for Proof are recovering alcoholics, and all of them are well aware of the major downside to alcohol consumption. But their tone is sober but not judging, clear but not condemning. And some of the writers still drink moderately. Today several of them posted about New Year’s, recalling wonderful–and horrible–New Year’s parties of years past. In previous posts they discuss not only how to drink alcoholic beverages the way they were meant to be drunk–carefully prepared, socially shared, moderately enjoyed–but they also talk about ways to have a “dry” party and still have fun, and things to do when you want to be sober but it seems like the whole world is drinking.
Whether or not you struggle with alcohol (or other poisons), this is a good blog to read as you get ready to ring in the new year.
