i don't ever remember being quite so excited at the prospect of a new year and yet three days in and i'm already about to burst at the seams with anticipcation about what could be... so much possibility. a whole year. a chance to start fresh. do what i want to do. set new goals. achieve them. and have a lot of fun along the way.
ali edwards [my favorite scrapbooker aka life artist] has a challenge each year to choose a word and let it guide you through the year. i've never actually done it. i think it scared me. it was a lot to live up to. but not this year. 2009 and i'm not afraid of a measley little word! so here it is:
cul·ti·vate:
to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops ; to loosen or break up the soil about (growing plants); to foster the growth of; to improve by labor, care, or study; to seek the society of : make friends with
its a wonderful word don't you think? and don't we all need to cultivate a little more in our lives?
so this year... i plan to cultivate:
- relationships: we all know they take care and attention and time. and i'm not great at paying attention to any of that. but i'm going to try. its worth it.
- a garden: believe me, i know how ridiculous that sounds. i have a black thumb. i won't even deny it. but i'm going to try. i've got some tools and a guide book care of my best friend in the whole world. she thinks i've got a shot at it (and yes, she's as crazy as me- that's why we're friends!) but that's ok :)
- art: not in the classical sense... i want to take more photos and work on the quality of the photos. i want to increase my knowledge of photography. i want to seriously look into classes of some sort and make it a priority to sign up.
- business. i am going to open an etsy store and try my hand at selling creative things online (more and more all the time i think i really just want to find a way to work for myself doing something like that and you have to start somewhere right?)
- health: i will continue my workout efforts and lose another 10 pounds by the end of 2009
- endurance- i want to learn to run... even a few miles. i can't do it now and i want to say that at least at one point in my life that i could run and do it well
- writing: bought a journal and am loving writing on a more regular basis
- blogging:i love looking back at old posts, so that should be good incentive to keep it up :) plus all the great comments i get from my loved ones who enjoy coming here to see what's going on.
so here's to 2009. hoping you all are excited for the coming year. i think its gonna be a good one!
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