Pretty much everyone in the world celebrates my birthday, and most don't even know it. There is a countdown that is televised every year, this is the countdown to start the New Year and also my birthday. Ever since I was a kid and told people my birthday people would always have positive and surprised reactions, and it made me feel pretty cool that I was born on a holiday, and a pretty popular one at that. It also feels nice that everyone celebrates my birthday, even though they aren't celebrating my birthday specifically.
There are some pros and cons with being a New Year's baby. The combined holiday and birthday gifts is a con. People who have birthdays in the middle of the year wouldn't know about this. However, when your birthday falls a week after Christmas, the gifts you get will most likely double as birthday gifts too.
Sometimes this can feel like I'm getting shorted on gifts, but I end up getting what I need. When I was younger, the fact that I didn't get gifts or money in the middle of the year for my birthday has taught me to save my money, since I would have to wait until the end of the year before birthday gifts or money. It is tough to do a whole lot on my birthday; most places are closed. The go to plan growing up was movies and pizza with friends as a birthday party.
A benefit of having my birthday on January 1 is that I will never forget my age as long as remember what year it is and what year I was born. It is pretty neat that my age also changes with the year as well. I have always had off from school on my birthday, so I got to celebrate on my actual birthday and not have half the day used up by being in school. My dad always mentioned to me that I would always have off on my birthday, however, there have been a few years where I have worked on my birthday. Ultimately, I would like go to into the field of sports media, so if I end up working on my birthday in this field, I must be doing something right.
In terms of new year resolutions, it makes it a great time for me to look back on the past year of my life and the calendar year in general and reflect on any improvements I should make. I know the "new year, new me" saying is overused, corny, and not entirely true, but it is great to take stock over things that you can control and change about your life if you aren't satisfied.
Even when I turn a year older, I don't feel too much different. Nothing drastically changes for me the day my age changes. It is still nice to have it on a special day to make my experience a little more out of the ordinary.