For many people, the New Year is a great excuse to get very drunk for a couple of days and do as much partying as possible. While this is how I rang in the New Year when I was younger, as I have gotten a little older and at least somewhat wiser, I have realized that this is not the way that I want to start off each New Year. I definitely think that it can be a lot of fun to celebrate this way, but I also think that what you do on the first few days of the New Year sets the tone for how you are going to spend the rest of the year.
Because of this, I have started a new tradition of traveling to Pittsburgh before the New Year and welcoming the New Year with a quiet celebration among my family. Although this may seem boring to you, I actually enjoy it a lot, and it gives me a wonderful opportunity to clear my head and focus on what I want to achieve during the upcoming year (instead of stumbling around in a drunken haze).
