I wish I had something deeply meaningful and profound to say on this last day of 2008, but that would require thought and effort.
Last night I saw an interview with a psychologist on the local news and he suggested that the best way to keep New Year’s Resolutions is to set short-term, specific goals. So, with that in mind, my goal for the New Year is to take down my Christmas decorations at some point over the upcoming weekend.
I’ll let you know how that goes and if you happen to see a Christmas tree in the background of some of my pictures come March, you’ll know it didn’t work out for me.
In the meantime, let’s do a quick look back at 2008 because it’s not a cliche at all to pull out a year-end top ten list. It’s fresh and original.
1. My only child started Kindergarten and I survived, although I did spend a few days walking the aisles of HEB crying a few tears.
2. We learned that acupuncture doesn’t necessarily work for everyone.
3. If you start your New Year with a raging case of the flu, you have nowhere to go but up and a year later you’ll forget how horrible you felt and instead remember it as a lovely week of vacation from all responsibility.
4. The internet is never more supportive than when you share the history of your hair. There isn’t a woman alive who hasn’t experience deep hair remorse at some point in her life.
5. Your own child can often be your biggest fashion critic and even offer up prayers on your behalf.
6. I learned that God doesn’t just generically know me, He really knows me. He knows my name.
7. After ten years of marriage, I discovered P’s deep dark secret. He likes to hoard car wash supplies.
8. I worried that we might have to perform plastic surgery on a homemade puppet.
9. There was a lot of time spent looking for red boots for a Wonder Woman costume.
10. Six days in the Dominican Republic with Compassion International changed my life and my perspective forever. And one little girl in particular just broke my heart and is in my prayers every day.
I believe that’s what those in the industry would call a wrap.
Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by here during the last year. It wouldn’t have been nearly as much fun without y’all.
Happy New Year!