December 31st

Christmas Cookie Challenge

The Gate

At the end of the lane there was a gate, and that was as far as we ever went, well, except for a few steps. But it was a sort of natural boundry, a turning point. You could rest a minute, savouring the crispness of the woods, the quiet. It was a good place to stop, to turn back to the house awaiting you down the hill, to the hot pot of tea and cookies. But sometime I want to go beyond it, to explore......

And so we come to the end of the challenge! I expect many more walks await me, past gates, through chapters in my life. There is nothing like a good walk to rejuvenate the soul.

I have had a wonderful and blessed year in 2008! I look forward to seeing what is around the bends in the road of 2009!

December 30th

Christmas Cookies Challenge

I'm surprising myself, but you know, I think I'm ready to put away all the Christmas decorations and start the new year. Usually I feel like dragging my feet when it comes to putting the decor away, it's so pretty and makes the house so cheerful, but this time I'm feeling a need to refocus and get rolling again.

What's up with this, bah, humbug?



(Maybe I should eat some more Christmas goodies.)

Some of My ….

New Year’s Goals:
(I like goals so much better than resolutions. A goal is something you hope to achieve; a resolution is something you’re resolved to achieve. I’m hoping.)

• Get my possessions completely organized – so I can get cross with my sisters for being so messy and suffer no compunction of conscience for being hypocritical. :)
  
• Work on culturing my speech.
  
• Read more educational literature.
  
• Make a habit of dressing for dinner.
  
• Finishing editing my manuscripts so I feel they are ready for a publisher, should I be so inclined. (or so brave)
  
• Take better care of my hands.
  
• Finish my winter sewing projects so I can start on my summer wardrobe.
  
• Plant a garden this year and grow some herbs.
  
• Get back into the habit of daily walks; in snow, wind, rain or heat.
  
• Break into the design field in a quiet, achievable way. Etsy?
  
• Work on being kinder and not so quick to criticize.
  

….try not to be sick next New Year’s!