"Another one bites the dust." 2011 wasn't such a great year for me or my family. Too much illness, too much change, too much aging.
I'm hoping that 2012 will be a better year for all of us. It is an absolutely - and unusually - beautiful day for January 1. Sun is shining, a wee breeze, and supposed to get up to the 60s again today, as it has been for most of this winter break. Two weeks of down time from school stuff, my very appreciative dad and sister well fed and well stocked for a few weeks have been so worth the time I spent in Newport News this Christmas.
I won't be making any New Year's resolutions this year - again. "Survive" seems to be working for me. But I sure would like to spend more time with friends and doing things around my house. Maybe I can do just ONE thing each day to improve my world each day. Not just the mandatory chores like taking out the trash, doing yard work or eating, but sorting through one pile of papers, cleaning off one surface ... like getting control of all of this stuff. That would really be something to get a handle on it all.
I'd like to spend less time dreading tasks and more time enjoying them and feeling like I've accomplished something at the end of the day.
Who am I kidding? These are resolutions - and I guess I've just made some. And to that end, I will do more, be more, and live more. Sounds like a plan!
