Happy Hogmanay

Happy new year, comrades!

This is my sixth Hogmanay in Scotland, which is what the locals call the last day of the year. For the first time I'm actually going out on the town, to a fancy black tie dinner and ceilidh! Usually we just vegetate with friends and play Guitar Hero and eat crisps so it'll be nice to do something different. And Gareth has to wear a kilt! I had to bully him into wearing one for his own wedding so this is very sweet... he's gotta wear a bow tie too. Mwahaha.

Wishing you all a happy new year and thank you for reading. Thanks for your support and comments and emails and may you have a ripsnorter of a new year. Just remember - 2009 rhymes with wine, fine, dine and having a good time. How can we go wrong?!

Okay it also rhymes with whine, but let's just gloss over that. See you next year!

Comments

[1 · Posted by Bridget · December 31, 2008 at 03:20 PM]

Happy Hogmanay to you too! Thanks for all you do. I look forward reading in the new year. Enjoy your kilted man- I'm quite jealous :)

[2 · Posted by Heather J · December 31, 2008 at 03:32 PM]

Hmmm... I wonder if I can get my non-Scottish hubby to try on a kilt? That could only be good for a relationship...

HAPPY NEW YEAR & HOGMANAY to you! I shall be scrubbing 2008 out of my life to make way for 2009, fine wine and dining (on celery sprigs) galore!

Your card is (nearly) in the mail...

[3 · Posted by Isabelle · December 31, 2008 at 05:18 PM]

A guid New Year to you and Dr G, dear Dietgirl. Your blogs give me so much pleasure with their wonderful use of language, general niceness and funniness and sparkle. If only I could lose the odd stone, inspired by you. Maybe this year...?

Enjoy your dinner, ceilidh and fine good time.

[4 · Posted by SeaShore · December 31, 2008 at 07:28 PM]

Happy new year!

[5 · Posted by Marshmallow · December 31, 2008 at 08:24 PM]

Happy Hogmanay and New Year to you and Dr G!

[6 · Posted by Debbi · December 31, 2008 at 09:40 PM]

Happy, happy new year to you and Dr. G, Shauna, and thanks for another year of inspiration.

[7 · Posted by LBTEPA · December 31, 2008 at 09:54 PM]

Oooh! What did you wear? Photos please... and happy new year to you and Dr G :)

[8 · Posted by Loth · December 31, 2008 at 11:14 PM]

Happy and sober (Ha!) Hogmanay to you two too! We'll be watching the fireworks with the boys at a safe distance, up on the Braid Hills, as I am too old for that socialising malarkey!

[9 · Posted by Rand(Om) Bites · January 01, 2009 at 12:48 AM]

Happy New Year gorgeous and cheers to 2009! :-)

[10 · Posted by dani · January 01, 2009 at 02:08 AM]

Happy Hogmanay to you too! I had 6 of those myself and have just had another Sydney one - this time a lot sober as I'm sure wee Fergus didn't want a drunk mummy! I went out to see the 9pm 'kiddies' fireworks and then came home and let the other's out for the grown up ones... I watched them from my front door and realised what a huge year 2008 was and what a fantastic year 2009 would be!

Hope you are celebrating in style as we speak!

[11 · Posted by Annie Wilcox · January 01, 2009 at 03:13 AM]

Shauna--I work in a bookstore in the Midwest USA. I bought your book yesterday as soon as it came in the door and just finished it. I loved it! It's a wonderful story of inspiration for all of us on the weight loss journey. I can't wait to put it in my customers' hands.Congratulations and a very happy new year!--Annie http://alltheingredients.typepad.com/weblog/

[12 · Posted by Jules · January 01, 2009 at 05:28 AM]

Happy New Years girlfriend!!

[13 · Posted by Donna · January 01, 2009 at 05:50 AM]

Oh I like your rhymes! Happy new year Shauna, all the best to you and Dr. G always!!

[14 · Posted by Kate N · January 01, 2009 at 07:08 AM]

Wishing you a very happy new year. Many thanks for yet another wonderful year of inspiration, motivation and plenty of laughs along the way. A huge congratulations on your world dominating publishing success! May your 2009 be sublime ;-)

[15 · Posted by · January 01, 2009 at 07:58 AM]

Ooooh, Shauna.

I have ceilidh envy! I hope it was fantastic and wishing you an amazing 2009.

Big kiss.

Mrs Lard xxx

[16 · Posted by DutchCat · January 01, 2009 at 09:03 AM]

Happy new year gorgeous!!! All happy and fun things for 2009 :D

[17 · Posted by MizFit · January 01, 2009 at 11:30 AM]

Happy New Year, Friend!

may this be the best one yet for all of us.

xo xo,

[18 · Posted by Airlie · January 01, 2009 at 11:52 AM]

Don't forget "shine" - as in "give myself permission to........."

[19 · Posted by Mhairi · January 01, 2009 at 12:11 PM]

Hi Shauna

Just wanted to wish you a Happy New Year!

This is the first time I have left you a comment, despite reading your blog daily and having read your book.

Happy New Year again

Mhairi
x

[20 · Posted by babs · January 01, 2009 at 07:27 PM]

My pre-ordered book arrived from Amazon yesterday, just in time for inspiration in the New Year. I've been reading forever, but it's good to have it all in a book I can tote with me, and it's good to get the "extra bits" that weren't on your blog. The family drama stuff especially; we're more alike than I knew, despite age diffs and living a half a world apart. Have a blast this year, Shauna!

[21 · Posted by Elvira · January 01, 2009 at 07:49 PM]

Happy New Year dear!

[22 · Posted by Julie · January 01, 2009 at 10:59 PM]

I finished your book in under 36 hours. Would have taken me less time if NYE hadnt intervened.
You are incredible! You have learnt/realised something I am still struggling to understand. Maybe now I can - who knows - miracles have happened before.
Happy New Years to you both.

[23 · Posted by Margaret · January 02, 2009 at 01:00 AM]

It also rhymes with "Shine" and that's what I am planning to do this year!!

Hope Gareth didn't get his Kilt all in a twist and that you had a smashing great time.

Me - I played Guitar Hero and ate crisps - LOL....

[24 · Posted by Liza · January 02, 2009 at 07:53 AM]

Oh my GOD I can't believe it I am finally caught up! I just read your entire blog, back to front and you book is on my amazon wish list, and I am so incredibly inspired by you. Just a normal girl, trudging along and being awesome at it!

[25 · Posted by Sarah J · January 02, 2009 at 01:40 PM]

I'm one of your lurkers... but also one of your stealth team. Yesterday we rang in the new years hanging out at Barnes & Noble at a chicago suburb. We had tea, we chatted, we browsed. And when I found a stack of your books in the diet section.. (Front facing out!).. I took three of them and also put them on the "health & fitness" display which was the first table you see when entering the store. Hope that was okay! Happy New Year.

[26 · Posted by Liska Life · January 02, 2009 at 04:48 PM]

Your blog is such an inspiration and for 2009 I so need that. The best I ever did at losing weight was in 2001 for my wedding, and in the absence of such a deadline, I need all the inspiration and self-discipline I can get. As I have just read all the other comments on this thread, where people are clearly enjoying the book, I am about to go on Amazon and buy it. I read the comment that there is content in the book that is not on the blog so another good reason to buy it. I am relatively new to blogging, so will enjoy the traditional read. Plus, I commute, so will enjoy reading it on way to and from work - back on 5th January. Also, I eat my biggest amount of naughty things AT WORK, so to have some words of wisdom on the way in certainly won't do any harm.
Best of luck to us all for 2009 x

[27 · Posted by Jill Knapp · January 02, 2009 at 05:57 PM]

Love your blog!!

[28 · Posted by dietgirl · January 02, 2009 at 07:55 PM]

SHINE! I can't believe I forgot SHINE!

Happy new year groovy groovers and thanks for the comments. It's bloody freezing here and I've been on the phone to America doing interviews and rambling far too much.

Thank you also to you guys reading the book :)

[29 · Posted by dietgirl · January 03, 2009 at 12:19 AM]

Also meant to say, Sarah your shelf rearranging efforts are greatly appreciated... Mwahaha :)

[30 · Posted by Miss Milo · January 03, 2009 at 04:18 AM]

Happy new year lovely!! :D Hope 2009 is brilliant. x

[31 · Posted by Margaret · January 03, 2009 at 05:05 AM]

Happy New Year, we had a hail storm and bizzard today,here in North Canterbury, NZ so thinking of you in Scotland.Mind you it was 30 degrees in Dunedin ( the Scottish part of NZ) New Years Eve.I meant to take a photo of your book down there in front of the Scottish Shop, but forgot, but still you can be sure your book has been everywhere with me.

[32 · Posted by Annee · January 03, 2009 at 11:40 PM]

...and sublime! (:

Happy 2009!

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[34 · Posted by Mellisa · January 04, 2009 at 12:00 PM]

Happy New Year Shauna!!