2008 Arrives

John and I celebrated New Year’s Eve in what is becoming our new tradition – I made a mini-appetizer feast, and then we hung out in front of the fireplace, enjoying the fire, watching TV, and snuggling. It was a lovely evening, but I actually cried a little bit right at midnight. 2007 was a tough year for a lot of reasons, so part of me was thrilled to say goodbye to it. At the same time, somehow, there was good stuff too, and it was hard to believe another whole year had come to an end. And on top of that, it felt like the year ending made Nora’s death even more final. I know that’s not logical, but that’s what was going through my mind.

But time marches on, and the new year is here, which for me means it is time for a new list of resolutions. I had a big, long list of pretty specific resolutions last year. I kept some of them and missed on some others. I don’t think I’m going to be that specific this year, with one exception. I absolutely, 100% intend to run the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler in under 2 hours. Other than that though, I think I will be more general. This year I’d like to:

1) be a good diabetic and keep my blood sugar under control. Ideally, the blood sugar I had this morning will be the highest one I had all year.

2) focus on being consciously kind to others, from people who are closest to me to people I don’t know at all

3) keep changing up my workouts, and reach my goal weight, finally

4) find that elusive and tricky work/life/workout balance

5) take a fabulous trip to Paris and London with my husband

There. That should be a manageable list, right? Everything else will comes as it comes, and I’ll deal with it then. What’s your philosophy for the new year?

Happy New Year! Now I have to get ready to go back to work tomorrow. Hey, it's an opportunity to work on resolution number four, right?