2012 is finally here. I hope everyone had a good time partying on New Years Eve and made it safely with no incidents like kissing on someone you shouldn’t be kissing on because you were full of liquid courage while your significant other was there. I also hope people have chosen an achievable resolution to start off the year and not something they thought sounded good at the time. With the start of the New Year, there are some things that need to be stopped ASAP. For adults, it’s not a good look wearing those angry birds or cartoon characters stocking hats. If you think they are cool or cute or whatever you want to call them, buy them for your kids. If you don’t have any kids, buy them for a good friend kids. If you don’t have friends or any friends that have kids, I don’t know what else to tell you. And while I have it fresh in my mind, you shouldn’t be wearing back packs that have cartoon characters on them either. If you have kids, let them wear the back pack or just hold on to the bag. There’s nothing worse than seeing 6’4” 250 pound man wearing an Elmo back pack on his back with no kid in sight looking like a super sized elementary school kid with facial hair. In 2012, I encourage everyone to wear the right size clothes. If you are small, get the right size to fit your small frame. Quit going to the big and tall store for tank tops when you’re only 5’5” 95 pounds and no muscle. Tank tops are not supposed to be baggy. On the other end, to the larger people don’t get scared off by how many X’s are on the tag of your shirts or clothes. If it fits and you look good in it, it’s all good. Now with that being said, it’s the X’s not a tall t-shirt. If you are short and stocky, you don’t belong in a tall t-shirt. The shirt is down to your knees and you look like you have on a night gown. To the parents, I have two things for you to start being more aggressive with in 2012. The first is if you have elementary school kids, make sure you help them get dressed properly. That is the time when they want to be more independent, pick out their own clothes and dress themselves. Just remember if you let them wear high water jeans now, they will grow wearing high water jeans, for the parent’s sake maybe. The second one is, make sure that your kid’s hygiene is right before they leave the house. Make sure they are taking showers or baths and they are using deodorant. Nothing worse then seeing a high school aged kid who dresses well but smells like they just jumped out of a pile of garbage.
The start of a new year should be filled with new beginnings, start off fresh and erasing old negative memories. Never consider anything as a failure but as a way to not do that same thing again. Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa. Until the next time, stay cool.
