On one very memorable New Year's Day I married my second husband.
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I’ve never been big on making resolutions because I know I will never keep them. But this prompt asks me to ponder the topic. Thus, in 2022, I resolve to …

• Stay sane
  Be healthy
  Keep my anxiety under control
  Stop making “suggestions” to my middle-aged kids
  See friends and family in person when it’s safe
  Read more good books
  Write more
  Eat less
  Finish my annual year in review photo book for 2021
  Stay connected with old friends
  Go to some of my grandkids’ events — in person
  Watch my granddaughter graduate from high school — in person
  Practice gratitude
  Survive*

RetroFlash/100 words

*Following the Shutkin rule regarding RetroFlashes, I must add that I Will Survive, despite its lyrics about men walking out the door, was my go-to girlfriend dance. We performed it many times at work in a totally different context. So, for all of my dear friends out there:

Oh no, not I, I will survive
Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I’ll stay alive
I’ve got all my life to live
And I’ve got all my love to give and I’ll survive
I will survive, hey, hey