This past Sunday, the 2nd annual Good Riddance Day was held in downtown New York City for the public to "say goodbye, once and for all, to those bad memories of 2008." For an hour, "shredders were stationed on Duffy Square to discard any distasteful, embarrassing and downright depressing memories from 2008."
Organizers said "last year’s inaugural GOOD RIDDANCE DAY was an unqualified success, with scores of people lining up to shred everything from disappointing report cards to CDs with a song they never wanted to hear again to fattening foods they’d sworn to renounce – anything with a bad memory from the previous year."
I really like the cathartic aspect of the event - on the event site (link below), there is a picture of a young girl sharing a list of things she'd like to improve about herself. Another woman said "good riddance" to being single...because she's getting married! How sweet.
> Visit the Official Good Riddance Day Webpage
> Watch Video Clips from the Event (Quicktime format)
What a great blog you have! Thanks for entering my contest. If I had seen the "good riddance' article first, I think I would have used that one for a contest theme!
ReplyDeleteD'oh! There is always next year...
ReplyDeleteIt's a great idea though and always good to get rejuvenated for the coming year. Thanks for stopping by and keep on bloggin'!