Well, this New Year's Eve won't be *nearly* as much fun as last year's. I had minor surgery this afternoon, so I'm home working on the PowerBook instead of dancing at my favorite New Year's swing dance event. C'est la vie.

Actually I'm quite enjoying myself. I'm taking the opportunity to go through the 5,000+ work-related emails I received this year and file, delete, sort, reply, etc. It feels good to purge and make room for more money-laden emails in the New Year.

I used to suffer from CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) and I found my cure at www.flylady.net. Flylady is a gently loving de-cluttering coach who has helped me find peace in my home through letting go of objects I no longer have room for or love. Yes, it sounds "woo-woo," but I truly believe that you have to get rid of the old to make room for the new (even on a spiritual level).

We human beings can only pay attention to a limited number of things at a time on a conscious level, and clutter tends to sap our mental and emotional strength. Letting go used to seem scary and intimidating; now I look at it as freeing.

And I have found that letting go of objects (and the negative emotions they might represent) has also helped me release attitudes, beliefs, and even people and relationships that no longer serve me.

Several years ago, I was complaining to a friend about not having a man in my life. My friend looked around my stuffed-to-the-gills living room and said, "well, just where would you put him?!"

So, Man Of My Dreams, feel free to show up in 2009. I've made room for you. :)

Fellow OKCitizens, what are you going to let go of for New Year's?