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New Year's Day I spent around 10 hours on my computer going through emails and catching up on posts on some of my favorite blogs and Yahoo groups I belong to. It was the first time I had opened my computer since I left for D.C. after hearing my father was hospitalized. I had just bought my new home and the movers came and did a drop/dump of my things. I locked the door and just left. I forgot my laptop - which I probably would not have used much anyway. Needless to say, we did not celebrate the Holidays this year, nor have I really felt more blessed in my life. I think about my Dad and realize how lucky I am to have had such a fine man in my life. Then, I look at my family and realize how blessed I am to have all of them in my life. It is strange the way life can twist and turn.
I want to thank all of you who left comments and sent me such beautiful e-cards. I think I went through a whole new box of kleenix yesterday. How fortunate I am to have so many kind and thoughtful friends. I appreciate each and every one of you. Your kind words and messages of hope truly sustain me. Thank you! I am wishing you all a Happy New Year and a wonderful 2012!
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I wish I could have posted sooner, but I have had no internet or cell connection for days. That is one of the nice things I like about the Mountains. Sometimes you have it, sometimes you don't. Not having those types of connections makes you focus on what you are doing and who you are with. A nice way to spend a holiday in my humble opinion.
Hoping everybody had a wonderful New Year's Eve. It was quiet here. Not a lot of drunken, celebrating people. The older I get the more I like it like that. I sort of see the evening as a time to reflect back on the year and anticipate the new. We did get to see the "once in a blue moon", made a late night run to the beach, visited with neighbors and family. All an all not a bad night.
I am not big on resolutions. I am big on setting some goals and reaching them. Personal goals are fairly easy to meet when you can control all the variables. When others are involved not as easy. This year I am going to take better care of myself and those I love. I am going to be a better listener. Volunteer more.
Art wise I am going to do more painting. I am also going to do less group activities and concentrate on some of the things swirling around in my head. I am going to take another online class or two. Go to one retreat.
Photography wise I am going to take more pictures. I am going to take at least a few every day and post a picture a day for awhile. I am thinking a month or ... a week at a time photo challenges.
These are just some of the things brewing around here. I am sure I am forgetting or avoiding some of the other "need to's" and "want to's". The year is like a blank page or empty canvas waiting to be filled. I can't wait!
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