the end of the year...
a time for reflection. a time for goal planning. a time for closing the doors of the past year and identifying the ones to open for the next year. 

that sounds so philosophical, doesn't it?

it's new year's eve and i kind of took the day off. i should be doing the "end of the year" things like balancing the check book, paying the bills, filling papers in the office, cleaning this mayhem of an office, grocery shopping, redrawing out a budget for next year, writing down goals for next year, looking for a new house in northern california, emailing susie about her crap in my garage, figuring out if i should sell or rent this house. or i could be doing the things that i should do because i haven't done them but always wanted to do them like writing happy new year/thank you cards to the friends and families who sent me holiday cards, filling in a calendar with birthdays of my family so i can remember to send them cards this year, finishing the cross-stitch stocking i have been working on for 2 years, starting the book i want to pull together from my grandparents love letters. or i could do what i really just want to do which is to cuddle on the couch with my dog and watch a movie, preferably with a fire going in the fireplace - but that would mean i have to buy firewood since my roommate used it all on xmas day. 


the possibilities are endless. 

but you know what? the possibilities are endless EVERY day. so instead of worrying about what i am GOING to do, why don't i just do it? stop talking about it, and put my mind to it. like this. my blog. i talk about writing more but do i?

for 2013, i am going to focus on finishing the projects i have started and will start. i am going to focus on the doing of things, not just the planning of getting them done. instead of saying things like "i really want to write a book" i am just going to write a book. if it sucks, at least i wrote it, right? i didn't say it had to be a best seller. that's for 2014. 

happy new year everyone. don't forget to hug your loved ones!