With only hours until we ring in the New Year, I am confronted with an emotion that I don’t usually experience at this time – one of hope & optimism. The prospect of a clean slate & the endless possibilities that entails is incredibly exciting. I can’t be exactly sure why it is that all of a sudden I'm feeling this way, but I have a few vague ideas. Being in my mid-twenties may have something to do with it since I am at a stage where I no longer feel like my life has been mapped out for me (with school taking up most of my time and pre-arranged summer plans). Instead, for the first time, my life is my own to construct. This freedom is simultaneously scary, yet extremely exciting.
This year, I want to build the foundation of the life that I plan on working hard to achieve. As each new piece is put in its place, I will get one step closer to creating the life I have always dreamed of having – the career I am deeply passionate about and which provides my life with a deeper sense of purpose, the wonderful, loving friends with whom to share life’s highest highs and lowest lows, the beautiful apartment that is my safe haven when the outside world gets too chaotic. And then, eventually, the great husband, great kids, great house complete with the white picked fence and, of course, the “go green” or “meet your meat” bumper sticker on the great hybrid (or hopefully electric) car.
This year, I want to work hard...and play hard. I want to put my all into everything I do and know that if things don’t work out exactly according to plan, maybe there is a reason for it and the new outcome will turn out even better than the original. I want to meet tons of new people and develop long-lasting relationship with the handful with whom I deeply connect.
While some of my resolutions, like trying to get to the gym three times a week instead of one or two or make as many home-cooked meals as possible are very important, I have one resolution this year that I’ve decided to place on a bit of a pedestal – my eco-resolutions of 2009. One of these is to buy a whole bunch of those $1 reusable bags they sell all over the place (I’ve seen really nice ones at Winners (for clothes), Jean Coutu (for groceries), and even at the SAQ (for bottles) and give them out to friends, family, colleagues, & whoever, on the condition that they use them instead of plastic bags. I urge you, too, to make one eco-resolution for the coming year and stick to it. Another is to finally get my hands on a Stella McCartney handbag (which is to me what Manolo Blahniks are to Carrie Bradshaw). That, or a killer pair of stunning, vegan TeCasan hells designed by Natalie Portman.
*Note: the SAQ is actually phasing out single-use bags for the New Year, starting January 1st 2009.
To learn more, visit http://www.placemag.org/ & if you want, send them an e-mail telling them how great you think it is that they are taking major strides towards going green.
For the crème de la crème in eco and animal-friendly fashion, check out:
http://www.stellamccartney.com/
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/13/natalie-portman-vegan-shoes/
Enjoy your champagne and write you in ’09!
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