A New Day, A New Year, A New Decade

We've been throwing a New Year's Eve party for the past few years. I almost never take pictures because I am too stressed out trying to get ready for the party. This year was no different. So what I usually end up with is before and after pictures, which I know is a little strange.




The party has become a motivation to finish projects and clean the place up. This was a few hours before the party.



With help from Cindy and Skye, a lot of sweat and a unfortunate barrage of swear words, we cleared the place up.



Our "free-range chickens" definitely not helping.




After.



After a very lovely party, that of course went quite late, I slept for a few hours, and woke just before the sun cleared the horizon, which made for a spectacular sunrise.







Good morning sun.

Then it was down to check on the chickens and rabbits and give them a special treat of New Zealand clover that a guest had brought to the party.






Shadow doesn't realize what she's missing at first.




When she did she jumps right in.

Next, I scuttled about the kitchen and made a fritata with some left-overs from last night's party(asparagus, curry dusted mushrooms, and jerk-style ground Ostrich)







Yummy yummy.

I skipped my tradition of a mimosa on New Year's Day. Instead I gave my new workout a try. I got almost 2/3 the way through pushing myself pretty hard, when I remembered that I haven't done a "workout" in months. I've been working in the back yard and doing some Juijisu and aerial arts, running here and there you know my whole FUNctional fitness philosophy(which I might go back to by the way)

Basically the "Spartacus" workout kicked my butt.

I spent several minutes decompressing by hanging upside down.




All in all a great way to start the New Year.





Los Angeles looking very un-L.A.




The last rays lighting up downtown.

Now I'll wander downstairs to where the beer is still on ice, grab a cold one and settle in to watch some Laker action.



One last shot