Thursday Thirteen - 37 - 13 New Year's Resolutions for 2008

I'm not usually one for making lists - not until I began Thursday Thirteen, that is. To-do lists roll around in my head without making it to paper, but it's the new year and this will be the first TT of 2008, so I figure 'what the heck?'

Here is my list of resolutions for 2008:



1 - Dig out my office.

Not my actual office, but might as well be...












2 - Sort through my stuff and move some of it along.












3 - Write some new poetry.








4 - Send my manuscript out to an agent.









5 - Feature awesome creative people on my TT.

Like my sister-in-law Anna, standing in front of her painting which hangs in our other sister-in-law's home. I'll be profiling Anna in next week's Thursday Thirteen.





6 - Keep working on my singing voice.
















7 - Attack the pile of brush on the side of the house.












8 - Plant new beds in the woodland garden.

Okay, the photo above (#7) is not the real pile of brush. It's actually visible in this photo, near the top left corner at the side of the house. In the foreground is the beginnings of the woodland garden. I already have forsythia, two types of roses, strawberry, sedum, hosta and lungwort well-established.



9 - Maintain my once-a-day walks with my dog.







10 - Remind myself constantly that I can't solve other people's problems, but I can listen and offer hugs.

Here I'm in full listening mode with Brad's Aunt Carol.







11 - Become a real live employee. You know - like Pinocchio wants to be a real live boy.
















12 - Seek out the elusive breaks from 24/7 pain.
















13 - Enjoy each gift of every moment with my beautiful family and my precious friends.

Here I'm surrounded by East Coast family - beside me, my cousin's wife Heather, in front is Laura, her mom and my cousin Julianne, and my sister Michelle.







Here I'm surrounded by Toronto family - at left, sister-in-law Violet and at right, sister-in-law Anna. Yes, the Anna of next week's Thursday Thirteen. Stay tuned...

Did you make any new year's resolutions?