New Year’s came 12 hours early for toddlers and their families visiting the Cherry Hill Public Library on Dec. 31.
The library hosted a New Year’s dance party for the toddlers. The event was complete with balloons, noisemakers and plenty of music.
The dance party not only entertained the kids, but it also gave parents, grandparents and guardians a chance to reflect on their New Year’s resolution for 2015.
The most common resolution among many was to work out more.
“I’m going to exercise more and be more organized,” Rachel Pichette said.
Josh Polmon added an extra element to his resolution, saying he wanted to get away from technology a little bit.
“I want to be more active and unplug a little bit,” he said.
Josh’s wife Christine said she wanted to get healthy in an entirely different way.
“Mine is daily flossing,” she said. “They say your teeth health will add years to your life.”
Grandmother Sue Donaldson got more specific with how she wanted to be more active in 2015. She said she was going to go zip lining for the first time ever.
Another grandmother, Barbara Reilly, decided to go in a different direction and said she is staying away from outdoor activities.
“I’m not going to do any more camping,” she said. “I’m just going to play with my granddaughter.”
Some people enjoy New Year’s, but aren’t a fan of making resolutions. Brenda O’Brien said she stopped making resolutions a few years ago.
“I never really stick to them,” she said.
Brian Nace agreed, saying he feels people can make changes with their life at any point in the year. However, he said he was looking forward to a few things in 2015.
“I really want to give my dog more attention,” Nace said.
Spending time with loved ones, whether a pet or a family member, is very important to Nace. One of his favorite memories of 2014 was watching his 2-year-old son Connor grow.
Mother Winnie Parmar said her resolution was going to try to take some time to herself in 2015.
“I’m going to make a priority to take more time to myself,” she said. “Whether it’s reading a book for 10 minutes or meditating.”
Parmar said she is very busy taking care of her 18-month-old son Nirvair and hasn’t had a lot of relaxation time in the past year. She made a resolution to take more time to herself in 2014 as well, but said she didn’t keep it.
However, she said spending time with her son is much better than keeping her resolution.
“It’s worth it,” she said. “I’m not regretting any of it.”
