Happy New Year!
We wished and prayed for it, we moaned and groaned. Some even slept and hoped to time travel into the future. Whatever the story, you can be assured that someone out there has thought about it. After all, the promise of a better tomorrow seemed much nicer than the reality of a global pandemic. And now it is here… it has finally come!
I know we always say it but don’t put much thought into the words “Happy New Year”. This time will be different though. Each time you hear those words or repeat them, remember the true meaning behind the phrase. A happy new year. Just that. Happy. One that isn’t necessarily better than the last but still happy nonetheless.
It may not always seem like it, but if you can breathe, have food and a roof over your head, you have the tools to be happy.
Personally, I don’t have expectations for 2021 for obvious reasons, but I have three wishes:
1. I hope that this year brings back the joy that 2020 took away from you.
2. May your life become better than ‘normal’ – even if nothing changes but you
3. May you use all of the life lessons that you have been forced to learn in a positive manner
No matter what happens, do not fret. We have all been through hell so we know how to navigate it.
Just remember that this year will be what you make of it.
This time around, let us write our own story! Let us have a happy, new year!

One last thing!
If you were not in lockdown, do share a little so that we can live vicariously through you. How did you spend your New Year’s Eve? What are some traditions that you follow?
Happy New Year! Wishing you a safe, blessed year.
Thanks Ana 😊 stay safe!
Have a very happy new year Shelly ❤️
Thanks hun😊 did you have a good evening?
Yes I had!
Happy New Year Shelly 😊🎉🎊🎈
Thanks Manisha 💖 Wishing the same for you and your family!
Thank you Shelly 😊💞
Happy New Year! We weren’t in lockdown for NYE, so we went to our church for a meal and games! Hope 2021 is GREAT for you!
Ooooh so fun! Anything with food is a win. You did well!
Happy New Year to you beautiful!! Let’s hope for a better year this time 😅
Stawp! You making me blush 😅
We will MAKE it better 😉
Happy New Year!
Thanks Jay 😘💖
Happy New Year!!! We aren’t in a lockdown but self imposed isolation meant I spent it at my grandparent’s with my family. It was a quiet night in filled with A LOT of food. 🙂 How was your NYE? Wishing you an amazing 2021!
Food is always the way to go! It sounds like you spent the evening with the people that matter most! Mine was quiet, just cuddling with the hubby while listening to the little one snore 😅 in my books, that’s the best 😊
and a happy new year to you and yours, shelly
Thanks Beth 😊💖
Happy New Year to you too. 😀
Thanks hun 😊
Happy New Year to you too Shelly. I love the positivity of this past.
We spent New Year’s Eve at home last night. While we were watching the “celebrations” on TV, we were struck by all the negativity and pessimism about 2020. Yeah, it wasn’t our best year. But, things could be worse – far worse.
What concerns me is people are setting themselves up for disappointment by convincing themselves that all will be well in 2021. Yes, there is hope on the horizon with the vaccines but, things won’t magically get better with the hanging of a new calendar.
Glad you kept safe! And I agree with you 100% things won’t magically go away because we completed another orbit around the sun. But I suppose holding on to the hopes of something better is the only thing some people have left. Let’s keep spreading positivity so there’s a little joy here and there 😊
Happy New Year 🍾🎆💫🥂✨
Thanks boo, you too!
Thank you😊
I love this. While I hope for change, sometimes the best change is within ourselves.
I hope you have a great new year!
Indeed! Thanks for reading 💖
Happy New Year to you too Shelly! ❤️ Cindy
Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉
Happy New Year! Have a blessed year ahead!
We weren’t exactly in lockdown but we didn’t celebrate New year’s Eve either😂
Happy New Year 2021 Shelley DS.
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Happy New Year, again, Shelly! ❤️✨
Nothing special happened other than spending my new year’s eve with a man 🤭
Hahaha that’s the best way to spend it!
I guess 🤭
happy new year