2015

Here's to the new year!

i decided that i'm not going to list my goals/resolutions/bucket list items for the public to read this year.  That is so i do not put as much pressure on myself to achieve my goals.  i think i will do better if i keep most of them to myself and work on them a little at a time.  i do have definite things that i want to accomplish, so we shall see how it goes.

Having said that, i really am going to make an effort to spend more time with people this year.  Over the holidays, i had such a nice time just being with family and a few friends.  Sometimes, just sitting in the presence of others and watching tv is enough.  It's nice to have people close by.  i have not been as good at that over the last year, with a lot of life changes going on i was more focused on that than my social life and it did suffer for it.

One of the things i definitely need to work on, as far as people go, is picking up the phone when it rings.  i use to love talking on the phone...nowadays, not so much.  Honestly, the reason being that when i was in my late 20's/early 30's, i had gotten myself into some fairly substantial financial trouble through credit cards (which i haven't had one in over 10 years now thank goodness) and my phone was constantly ringing from debt collectors, so i stopped answering.  Ever since, i have been less than enthusiastic about answering my phone haha  So, if you call and i don't answer right away, i will get back to you...just saying.

On another note, i'm very much excited about my letter writing venture.  So far, two letters down and i hope to at least try to write a letter or card once a day.  That may be ambitious, but might as well try my best!  Now, we shall see if anyone writes back haha  Still, it's nice to get something in the mail that isn't a bill...believe me.

i hope that everyone has a wonderful beginning to their new year and i look forward to getting to know people better, both online and in person.

Cheers!