Before things went absolutely bonkers beneath a cloud of powdered sugar and flour at the bakery right before Christmas, there was a brief lull, during which my coworkers and I talked about our New Year’s Eve traditions ? ya know, things our families do to ring in the New Year.
One tradition that seems to be shared by many families is that of cleaning the house to make it spic and span (or as close to it as possible) before January 1.
Now…I used to do this religiously every December 31. I?d get the floors so clean you could eat off them, but I let that one go a few years ago (around the time Connor Claire arrived)… I’m thinking about doing as much as I can today, though. I want to maximize my luck as we start a new decade. (Side note: When you have a small child, you live in a state of high-functioning exhaustion, always.) Anyway, I’m going to do as much as I can before the new year starts.
One thing I like to do ? which I carried over from my parents ? happens right at the stroke of midnight, when we jump up and down and shout ?Happy New Year!” repeatedly.
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