It's very traditional to wish people a "Happy New Year", and if you didn't, you'd no doubt be considered as being most rude. However it annoys me that the phrase is uttered so frequently without any real meaning or genuine intent. As such I have taken it upon myself this year to ask someone what would constitute a good 2013 for them each time I wish anyone a "Happy New Year". The responses have been most interesting, although the one that keeps popping up over and over again (especially at work), is "serenity". It seems like the overriding unscientific finding from a non representative section of my circle of acquaintances is that people want to stop living at a hundred miles an hour and to have some peace and quiet in their lives. Interesting. Given that I am still waiting to understand the exact nature of my professional responsibilities in 2013, at least I can say that I am living that dream of many - I've never cleaned or fed so many small children as in the first ten days of 2013 although I'm sure my Air Miles count won't have suffered too much by the time December 31st rolls round again.
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