Thursday, December 27, 2007

finding the joy in everyday things...

One year is ending, and another is beginning, and I'm reminding myself that there is a lot of beauty around. Such as snow on the beach on Christmas. A surprise scholarship (who knew such things existed?) Snowshoeing for the weekend. Visiting with family and friends.

Here is the truth: we live everyday. This is my attempt to connect my everyday with those who are very far from me. I am very happy with my life, my work, and am looking forward to sharing that. I'm working on remembering the everyday, and showing what that looks like. I'm working on taking photos more.

My goals for the upcoming year are vast and varied. I plan on trying mountaineering. I'm going to keep in better touch with my friends, family and myself. My garden will be bigger and more productive than ever! I want to hike a lot, and go lots of places. (Are those two goals compatible?) I'm working on becoming more fiscally responsible, and saving for retirement. Retirement??? It's so far away...

Did I mention I'm working on becoming more goal-oriented?