Day 74: January 1

To some people, 2013 is the year of the big stuff. It may be the year they get drafted for a footy team. It may be the year they finally beat cancer. 2013 is the year that they finally come out to their parents. On a certain date this year, someone will finally get married, after wanting to to the deed for ages. Maybe it'll be the year that someone gets their dream job or helps someone realise theirs. It may be the year that a year 12 student exceeds everyone's expectations, including theirs, for their ATAR score. On the contrary, 2013 might be the (quote) "same shit, different year". In 2013, you will have the same friends, your routine will almost exactly the same. You'll live in 'the closet', you're still fighting to beat your cancer and maybe year 12 got the better of you. You missed out on your dream job and your boyfriend hasn't proposed. But, not to worry! When someone said 'life it short, don't waste it', I don't know what they were talking about. Life is the longest thing that can happen to anyone. So, if you've missed out on something, didn't get what you wanted or are afraid, there are more chances. Be strong, be brave, patience is a virtue, keep fighting, take matters in your own hand and live your life!

Seventy-four books that we have in one of our 'family' bookshelves: 
1. Jewish Traditions Cookbook
2. Art School
3. The Collins English Dictionary
4. Reader's Digest Illustrated Oxford Dictionary
5.South Africa - Magnificent Land
6. The Golden Pleasure Book of Art
7. Devis Grebu
8. Picasso
9. Rembrandt - Christopher Brown
10. Portrait of Cape Town
11. Complete Guide to Drawing & Painting
12. 20 Landscape painters and how they work
13. The Top 10 of Everything 2007 - Russell Ash
14. Children's Symptons
15. Young Animals
16. Pam Hirschsohn's Treasury of Recipes
17. The New Myrna Rosen Cookbook
18. The A-Z of Microwave Cooking in South Africa
19. Food That Harm, Foods That Heal
20. Quick and Thrifty Cooking in South Africa
21. South African Cookbook
22. Arts & Crafts
23. Indoor Plants
24. The Grovite (school magazine from primary school in South Africa)
25. Australian First Aid
26. Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now
27. Scenic wonders of Australia
28. Painting Landscapes
29. Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
30. Glitter's Flight
31. Reader's Digest Oxford Complete Wordfinder
32. Great Health Hints and Handy Tips (Reader's Digest)
33. Quick and Delicious (Reader's Digest)
34. Emphasis Art
35. Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Essential Knowledge (Reader's Digest)
36. Off the Beaten Track
37. Higo Naude - Adele Naude
38. One Dish Meals (Reader's Digest)
39. Live Longer Cookbook (Reader's Digest)
40. Use The Right Word - A Modern Guide to Synonyms (Reader's Digest)
41. Renoir
42. Why Dogs are Better Than Cats
43. Clay Modelling - Sally Henry
44. Australian Art Collector
45. Good Housekeeping: Kid's Cookbook
46. The World of Ballet and Dance
47. Colin Spencer's Vegetable Book
48. NetAlert
49. Eat Well Stay Well (Reader's Digest)
50. The Complete Australian MICROWAVE Cookbook
51. 30 Minute Cookbook (Reader's Digest)
52. The World of Picasso
53. Pasta - Julia Della Croce
54. Eat Better Live Better (Reader's Digest)
55. Everyday Life Through the Ages (Reader's Digest)
56. Marvels and Mysteries of The World Around Us (Reader's Digest)
57. Lore of Running
58. Creative Parenting
59. Siddur (x2)
60. Let's Do Vietnam
61. Bad Science - Ben Goldacre
62. And it Came to Pass
63. Theories of Modern Art
64. Mahzor
65. Collins 2011
66. Khuda Udweba
67. The Argus Book of Press Photographs
68. Hagadah
69. Prince Of Judah
70. The Ancient World
71. A Treasury of Jewish Humour
72. Figure Drawing and Anatomy for the Artist
73. Good Food Guide - Recipes 2012
74. Freedom - Jonathan Franzen

2013 is the year of the snake