think<\/em> something good! (FYI\u2013you can always knock on your head three times, if no wood is around.) There\u2019s one ritual I do every New Year\u2019s Day and another I do EVERY MONTH! At the risk of having you all think I\u2019m completely bonkers (like you didn\u2019t already?), I still want to share them with you, my loyal readers, hoping some of it works for you, too. (Unless you\u2019re wishing something bad for ME. Bite my tongue! Which I did as I wrote that. How does Mr. X stand it???)<\/p>\nOkay, the special New Year\u2019s trick is to eat black-eyed peas on January 1. They can be canned, frozen, fresh, whatever. (Is there even such a thing as fresh ones?) You can eat as many or few as you like, cold, hot, anyway. I just heat them up, throw on some seasoned salt, and choke-down about half a cup of those suckers. It\u2019s once a year\u2013you can stand it.<\/p>\n
This one I kind-of hate to tell you, but I\u2019m hoping you all deserve some good luck. Here goes: it\u2019s called RABBIT. There are a couple of ways to do it. First up, the specific wish. On the last night of every month, as you drift-off to sleep, think of the wish you want to come true and don\u2019t talk. In the morning, the first thing you must say is \u201cRabbit.\u201d<\/p>\n
The other way is for good luck that whole month, so I do them both. When you wake-up on the first of each month, kind-of pop-off the end of the bed (I just schooch down to the end with my butt and gently propel myself off) while saying \u201cRabbit\u201d three times. (I\u2019ve heard it as 1, 2, or 3 times, so I just go with 3 because that covers all bases.)<\/p>\n
I know you guys are probably just scratching your heads over all this info, but trust me on this one. I\u2019ve been doing it since I was a little girl and I really do believe in it. I used to put a sign by my clock to remind myself, but now I just put a little stuffed rabbit there instead. So much more fun to wake-up to than paper.<\/p>\n
Try it and see. It\u2019s worth a shot. Best of luck with it, and please let me know how it works-out for you.<\/strong><\/p>\nAnd most importantly, I wish you all, and this whole crazy world, an absolutely wonderful 2011. I <\/em>can\u2019t wait until 11\/11\/11! Knock on wood.<\/strong><\/p>\nHAPPY NEW YEAR!!!<\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010-2011 Mr. X and I are in \u00a0the New York blizzard right now, enjoying time with my little mo, which I\u2019ve rarely ever done in December or January. But I figured it was a good place to rest up for my January 14th birthday, although I don\u2019t feel much like having<\/p>\n
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<\/a>I\u2019m pretty superstitious, especially about things that bring good luck, like always knocking on wood if I even think<\/em> something good! (FYI\u2013you can always knock on your head three times, if no wood is around.) There\u2019s one ritual I do every New Year\u2019s Day and another I do EVERY MONTH! At the risk of having you all think I\u2019m completely bonkers (like you didn\u2019t already?), I still want to share them with you, my loyal readers, hoping some of it works for you, too. (Unless you\u2019re wishing something bad for ME. Bite my tongue! Which I did as I wrote that. How does Mr. X stand it???)<\/p>\n