"All the professional emails I've waited a month to send are out. The grout in my shower is scum-free. The music at the pharmacy is normal again. If you're like me, and you find the holiday season a grim and lonely time that involves too much booze, too much food, too much Mariah Carey and not enough routine, the start of the new year is more than welcome."
"Tidy up the storage closet in the ziggurat? Finally finish that tower they'd been thinking about? Try not to get sold into slavery (again)? Most modern New Year's resolutions are a cause for misery they're either things you can't do (losing weight) or things you don't want to do (calling your mother more often). They put a dark cloud over what should ideally be a time for reveling in the joy of not being dead yet."
The beginning of 2026 brings cheer after completing overdue professional emails and small household victories. Holiday seasons can feel grim and lonely, filled with excess and disrupted routines, so the new year offers welcome structure. The practice of making resolutions dates back millennia, but many modern resolutions become sources of misery because they are either unattainable or unwanted. Positive, easily attainable resolutions can avoid that trap. One recommended resolution is to see more movies in theaters despite cost concerns, because shared cinematic experiences can feel life-affirming and meditative and reduce the impulse to scroll during downtime.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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