Suzanne O’Connor’s Bargains LA

The New Year is Here

The New Year is here! 2012 can be anything from “  a lot better than 2011” or “an average year” or it can be “horrible”. I’m betting it’s gonna be better for most of us than the past couple of years. But I’m not waiting to see what happens. I will do my best to make the year the best I can.

So, I made some News Years resolutions that I started acting on the minute I made them.

1. Never pay retail…. Obviously !
But I also won’t be buying anything on credit even when tempted by super low, bargain basement prices… unless I absolutely need it!
My Nordstrom’s card has been paid off and cut up. Our other credit cards will be paid off before the Summer and we will only keep one around for emergencies.

2. Get back into good physical shape.
This is beyond diet, weight loss or even working out regularly. It’s about overall health.
I started by hiking in a nearby park in Glendale. Brand Park offers some shorter, but steep hikes as well as some nice easy and moderate hikes. Close by and free, both Kevin and I will be continuing to regularly hike the area. We’ll use it to exercise, get out into the fresh air and while hiking have our daily business meeting. Plus the view up at the top of the mountain is spectacular. We’ve already hiked it 3 times and I feel better already
I also threw out all remaining Holiday cookies, pies, candy, cakes and breads.

3. Get and Stay Organized
We spent part of the Holiday break cleaning out office files, drawers and cabinets as well as cleaning out the cupboards in my kitchen, service porch and organizing our garage and storage shed.
I find that if my life is organized and de-cluttered, I can think more clearly and waste less time looking for stuff.

4. This is the hardest one…. Create a positive atmosphere.
With all the bad news we are hit with daily, it’s easy to fall into a negative rut. Regardless of whether or not the bad news is accurate, will affect my daily life or just down right scary, I am gonna to find and focus on the good around me. I will do my best to be cheerful and positive in everything I do and say. I will try to see the best in everyone around me… even those I vehemently disagree with or piss me off.  I will try to only bring the positive into any situation.

Yeah, I know, easier said than done. But if all of us tried to be more positive, the world would be a bit better and happier, even if it’s only for a moment.

I’m not sure what 2012 will throw at us, but my hope is to be the best I can be this next year.

Make it a Happy New Year!