Adios, 2008

Two graduations, five visits home, empty nesting, sick mom, long distance children, new job responsibilities, a building project and a wedding. That’s a lot of stuff in one year. Pride, depression, anger, doubt, joy, fear, more anger, wonder, dealing with mortality, self-loathing. That’s a lot of emotion to experience in one year, sometimes in one day. Many good things happened in 2008, some of the nicest moments in my life, but I gotta tell ya. I am happy to see her go. It’s time for a year of sitting on my butt reading the stack of books I bought in 2008 and haven’t finished yet.
Yet, I’m not sure if slowing down is really what I want. Here are my resolutions.
1. Take better care of me.
2. Blog regularly. I might need the assistance of some mental Ex-Lax.
3. Drink less.
4. Write more.
5. Speak my mind.
6. Avoid trouble.
That’s enough. Let’s see how it goes. Anyone interested in a blogging accountability group?