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Nikki M. Mascali
2009. Wow.
Nothing seems to inspire so much change like the first day of a new year. What is it about Jan. 1 that inspires us so? Is it the fresh, clean slate of a whole new 12 months that is spread out before us like a new notebook?
Last year, I wrote a column about how I wanted 2008 to be different for me, how I was going to stick with every single one of my resolutions for the first time ever.
The usual yearly suspects were there: Lose weight, become a gym rat, divorce my credit card, get a new car, etc., etc. I was even so sure of myself and my willpower that I even vowed to quit smoking, something I’d done on and off since I was 16.
I can proudly say that I have been smoke-free for a full year now and will soon celebrate a one-year anniversary with a new car.
As for the other stuff, well, let’s just say I talked the talk — or wrote it, more specifically, since my resolutions were printed in the paper — but didn’t walk the walk. Even publishing my resolutions didn’t drive me to follow through. I loved food and loathed exercise too much to stick with that part of my 2008 list.
And so I start back at one, and it’s a tale as old as time. But in ’09, I will be different, because I am different. I feel like I’m not even the same person I was a mere 365 days ago, even without saying goodbye to my Visa or losing weight — at least the latter stayed exactly the same.
For the first time in my lucky life, I am at ease with myself, with who I am, who I’ve grown into and the actions I’ve taken since this time last year. Why would I ever need to change that?
What wouldn’t you change about yourself this year?
About the Author
Nikki M. Mascali began her career at the Weekender as an intern in 2005 - and holds the honor of being the oldest intern the paper ever had. She received her degree in journalism from Luzerne County Community College in 2007 and joined the Weekender staff full-time in 2006 as staff writer/designer before becoming associate editor in 2010. In March 2011, she was named editor.
Nikki has interviewed everyone from Gene Simmons to Richard Simmons, and her articles have run the gamut from local and national theater to music and in-depth reports on the radio industry and negativity in NEPA.
Nikki enjoys writing, quoting movies, traveling and being a diehard foodie - which is why she pens our weekly food and drink column, "Dish."
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