So we have done it again… Another new year has started. It’s a leap year. What does that mean?
A leap year (or intercalary or bissextile year) is a year containing one extra day (or, in the case of lunisolar calendars, a month) in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year.[1] Because seasons and astronomical events do not repeat in a whole number of days, a calendar that had the same number of days in each year would, over time, drift with respect to the event it was supposed to track. By occasionally inserting (or intercalating) an additional day or month into the year, the drift can be corrected. A year that is not a leap year is called a common year.
For example, in the Gregorian calendar (a common solar calendar), February in a leap year has 29 days instead of the usual 28, so the year lasts 366 days instead of the usual 365. Similarly, in the Hebrew calendar (a lunisolar calendar), a 13th lunar month is added seven times every 19 years to the twelve lunar months in its common years to keep its calendar year from drifting through the seasons too rapidly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_year
It is also the year of the Dragon according to the Chinese calendar… Which means? Good fortune and sign of intense power! Well lets hope so. 
James and I rang in our sixth New Year together by sitting around a fire with some friends. It was nice, very low-key and I noticed that James hugged me extra hard when we embraced at the stroke of midnight.
Really nothing special about this year of 2012… Everyone I know was waiting with bated breath for it to come because apparently 2011 was a horrible year. Well for me it was same ol’ same ol’…
2012 is the year I turn 40. Woo Hoo! So I really don’t know how to feel about that. Since my age is really the only thing about me I cannot change I guess I have to graciously accept it. I ain’t a youngster anymore.
I didn’t make any resolutions this year. I didn’t see anything worth resolving. Things are boring but good for me right now.
Maybe 2012 will hold in its clutches a house for us. Who knows. As long as we are together, have our dog and cats, our jobs, a bed to sleep in, food in our bellies, family and friends around us that is all that matters!
2011 brought one change for us. James moved from the Etobicoke to the Brampton Store and is really happy and raking in the sales.
I have already signed up for four courses this year and of course you will be hearing about trials and tribulations of being a full-time working Health Care Manager, Girlfriend, Mother, Sister, Daughter, Granddaughter, Friend, Blogger, School goer, Animal Crusades, Puppy Rescue Mission twitterer, Business Owner, The Televixen writer… But I love it all and I know I run myself ragged but… I just want to experience everything I can… ‘Cause…
After all is said and done… I wish you all the best that 2012 can bring you. Be Happy, live well, love lots!
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