This New Year’s Eve, I will be leaving on a plane to a tropical island and we depart at 11:59 pm. That’s 11:59 pm on 12/31/23. I’m taking this as a sign that this year is going to be my lucky year. I am going to claim that 2024 is going to be a significant and life changing year.

This is also the first year that I have not had to work at the bar or had to worry that I would be scheduled for New Year’s Eve. As much as I loved being a bartender, it was so difficult to say goodbye to the cash. But not so hard to say goodnight at a normal hour. I’m so grateful for my bar days and even more grateful for the opportunity to spend New Year’s Day on a beach without a care in the world. Oh, how things change over time.