In 2008, I will...

Become a better companion:
- send birthday care packages and cards on time
- surprise Husband with little sentiments of love
- be there for Kelly when her baby comes, find ways to make their lives easier as they settle into parenthood
- travel with some of my favorite girl friends
- have at least one significant trip with husband
- random acts of kindness, reminding those I love that I do, indeed, love them very much

Become a better writer:
- continue my morning poems, my poem a day
- get five acceptance letters
- read at least one book of poetry a week
- attend a summer writing program
- get accepted into an MFA program
- blog regularly, this lovely daily writing practice
- read over 100 books, which shouldn't be so difficult

Become a better patron & participant of the arts:
- attend courses on bookmaking and letterpress
- art every day in January
- develop my eye for photography and continue with the daily picture(s)
- attend more arts events, including the Guthrie, the symphony, and museums

Become a better homeowner:
- when I go to bed at night, the dishes will be done, the clutter will be put away
- each season, make a goal, a project, and do it
- keep a more successful vegetable garden this summer
- cultivate flowers around the house this summer
- make a 13th payment on the mortgage
- clean out basement and attic

Become a financial ballerina:
- (or maybe just less of an embarrassment to Husband)
- make sure there is no debt, dangit
- start investment plan for retirement and whatnot

Become healthier:
- weigh less at the end of 2008 than at the beginning
- weigh less at the end of each month than at the beginning
- re-join the YMCA and work out four days a week
- drink more water
- eat fruits and vegetables more
- drink when the occasion calls for it--as in, a toast or celebration, but not in excess and not because I'm home and I feel like a beer

Complete my Master's degree in Education
- by spring or summer semester's end


And a few things about today:
- Currently reading: Cider House Rules. I needed something that felt very New England. I wanted something that made me want to make lobster bisque, or think of incredibly tall, snow covered trees or old, two story homes. I wanted something that made me think of the ocean and water worn wood.
- Currently teaching: Frankenstein. We're finishing the film in class today--some very gross bits, particularly when Elizabeth's burned corpse is re-animated. The pyrotechnics are quite interesting.
- Currently perusing this blog: sweet salty
- Currently lingering on my mind: Benazir Bhutto's passing
- Currently finishing: The Sopranos--Netflix delivered the last disc today