Christmas recap and 2008 goals!
Well, Christmas is over. I thought it went absolutely perfectly. We drove down, which took about 10 hours and it was fine. We stayed at a hotel in Old Town Alexandria, which is a fun place. Had dinner with my family Saturday night. Spent all Sunday visiting my friends and eating and touring grocery stores (J works for a grocery store and likes to check out the competition – which oddly enough I find fun too. I always say I could live in either a Whole Foods store or a Borders and be perfectly happy… now if they could just combine the two). Monday we went to the zoo and I saw the black footed ferret. She was so cute. Then we went to lunch and then met my parents at the National Gallery of Art (we lost the rest of the family since they couldn’t find parking – which ended up probably for the best). Saw the JMW Turner exhibit, which was neat,, and the Edward Hopper exhibit, which was phenomenal. Loved it! Saw Nighthawks and Chop Suey and they were just so cool. Then we had dinner at my sister’s apartment. Then Christmas day and dinner and the ride home and no fights, no meltdowns, family dynamics totally under control! It was perfect.
And so it’s time to set some new goals for the year. My 2007 goals went pretty well.
- I’m going to continue on my quest of conquering fears and not letting the fact that I’m intimidated stop me from doing anything. For example, at my hotel I was intimidated by the waffle maker and so just had stale pancakes. Regret! I will NOT do that anymore.
- I want to continue being honest, kind, and sincere in my personal interactions. It’s hard (impossible?) to do all three at once, but it’s worth a shot!
- I won’t let negativity affect me or people in general to affect my mood.
- I will stop dwelling on the past, stopping dreaming about the future, and live in the present
- I will catch up on my reading. Think I can do one book every 2 weeks? I just bought 3 new ones last night and got several from xmas too.
- I will work diligently on my book. Goal: 600 words per day.
- I will have an awesome vacation in Maine , learning how to use the kayak I’m going to buy and exploring!
- I will consume less plastic.
- I will learn how to give awesome massages.
- I will continue to be smoke-free, I will drink moderately, I will exercise regularly and I will eat oodles and oodles of fruits and veggies.
- I will become a world-class pioneer woman and have stacks upon stacks of canned, dried, and frozen food – just because I want to!
- I will forward my career by joining a writing group, making important connections, and trying my hand at freelance magazine writing.
- I will become great a long, hard piano piece. And I’ll also write songs and poems.
- I might learn French!
- I will build a patio in my back yard.
- I will study the stars!
- And I might even go to Ireland . Or maybe Prague . Perhaps Vienna .
Yowza! That sounds fun!
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