It’s Happy New Year time. A wide range of hope (Will this headache ever quit? Can we have world peace?) abounds.

You’ve partied, you’ve spent, you’re full of good ideas for a better 2012. We’ve been busy, you’ve been busy. Now, with our best wishes, before you charge forward — take a moment to relax.

Video by Monica Fuentes

This article appears in Dec 29, 2011 – Jan 4, 2012.

Margaret Downing is the editor-in-chief who oversees the Houston Press newsroom and its online publication. She frequently writes on a wide range of subjects.