What you do on the first of the year,you will do for the rest of the year?

good for them. alot of people should think that way every day but they don't. i always try to think positive. sometimes i get a little side-tracked but it doesn't last lons because i want let it. greeting from tennesseee, u.s.a. on this first day of 2009.

I suppose it is a start as you mean to go on mentality,not a bad way to start I suppose .I tend to empty cupboards and clean out the freezer and get everything clean for the new year,make a special effort.throw away old clothes or pass them on.I am going to clean the cupboard under the stairs what a pit it is in there,no tradition just me.

I've heard of this saying before. I think it sort of instills an unconscious effort to start off things good for the new year.

What happened to me on this 1st day of 2009, I had a good sleep. I also paid off one of my bills, which I'm hoping is a good sign that for the rest of the year, I'll always have the means, financial capacity to afford stuff. I did my regular exercise which I aim to continue on for good health, of course. For relaxation, I went online, some reading, listening and dancing to music. I cooked too and for that I am counting on honing more of my household skills.

With that, I'd like to keep a wonderful, positive outlook in life:-) Happy New Year!

Yes, I have heard of it before and some people I know take it seriously. My grandma told me about it a long time ago and I can of stuck with for a while until I realize that the things I did when the New Year came in did not go through out the year, not saying my grandma told me a fib but it never seems that way with me.

Hello ronnyb. To begin with, I am from the south of China. Here we have the saying that what we do on the first day of the year, we will do for the rest of the year. So we are always careful to do something positive and pleasant on this special day so as to expect good luck to fall on us. We are given this thought from generation to generation. I got to know this from my parents. Happy New Year to you, friend. I wish you the best of the new year--2009.

I have heard that my entire life. I sure hope it ain't true. So far on the first I went to the store, did two loads of dishes, made homemade soup, and worked on mylot. Oh yeah, of course I woke up with a pounding headache. I can deal with the rest of it but I sure don't want a headache everyday this year. Ohh! Where are my BC's.

I really don't know. i have so many plans but i don't know when to start. i had plans last year but most of them didn't work as planned. it's hard though but i am thinking hard to make plans on schedule. but this time i will try to be more optimistic as i was more pessimistic last time.

All that I do on New Year's Day is watch the Rose Parade and then proceed to be as lazy as possible -- play games, read, and eat potato chips & dip. Also it's when I usually eat the last of the Christmas chocolate. Today I feel like I should be productive, but I don't even know about today. It feels like it should be a four day weekend. Maybe I'll consider making progress on Monday.

Hi there! It is ok to have a positive thinking on or before the New Year. That will set your mind and focus on the good things and progressive attitudes for the whole year. So, some people settled their negative attitudes or things undone before the end of the year. A tradition which have been passed over generations. Hoping for a better year to come for themselves and the rest of the family. Happy New Year (2009) from Saudi Arabia.