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This time of year is a ferris wheel ride.  Nice, but totally up and down.

It's the time of the year I like the most, but at the same time I dread it.  For me, and so many others September is the real start of the new year.  That December 31st nonsense is just another excuse for a party.  Yet, I like a good party, so December 31st, I'm going to let you slide this time.  

Mint from my herb garden - one thing I'll miss from summer

September 1st marks the real beginning of my new year and it resembles clearly what January 1st is supposed to be like.  This is the time of year my whole family gets ready for the year ahead.  My son starts school all over again.  I start a regular work schedule again.  It's also when my birthday happens pop up on the calendar.  It's the time we all make promises for the year ahead.  We look back on the past and reflect.  See what I mean?  January 1st is just an impostor.  The real New Year is September 1st.

Now for the ups and downs.  

I'm going to miss the freedom the summer gives.  During the summer people more apt to let some responsibilities slip for the day and have a beach day. The warm weather lets us feel the sand between our toes listen to the ocean and take in this wonderful world of ours.   People smile more and, honestly, people are actually seen more.  

When I feel the air getting colder and the days shorter, it makes me a little sad.  The pile up of things that have to be done soon become stressful.  The care-free attitude so many have dwindles.  This IS NOT an argument Summer vs. Winter.  This is a observance of how people begin the unspoken change in their life as the Fall comes around.  

Start making your New Years Resolutions! Dust off those gym shoes. Stand up to the person you've been meaning to give a piece of your mind to. Clean out that messy basement. Start that new hobby. Only 8% of us are going to succeed in January anyway, I've got a feeling that now is right time to succeed.  You've got more willpower this time of year.  

Happy New Years Everybody!