This is my last post for 2014. I had my last breakfast of 2014...leftover enchiladas with a fried egg on top. I took my last shower of 2014. Have you thought about all the "last" things you will do today? It could be a little mind-blowing. The last lunch, your final cup of coffee, the final visit to the grocery store, the last check you'll deposit....on and on it goes.
So now that we've got that out of the way, it is time to look forward. What will happen in 2015? What do you want to happen in 2015? I'm not talking about making resolutions. Most of us have experienced that making and breaking routine too many times to have faith in it's reliability. Calling them buy a different name doesn't help either, in my experience.
Maybe I will simply make a master list of what I'd like to accomplish in the new year. A master list with two columns. One column of what I want to achieve, and another column to list the surprises, the things I never knew I wanted to get done but did anyway. My suspicion is that column two will be full of small achievements. New places, foods, people, experiences...a list of things I never anticipated. Hopefully they will be more good than bad, but I suppose one must have both to appreciate the entirety of a situation.
Column one will be the grand aspirations - to publish the novel I wrote in 2014, to be a more patient person, to continue my wine learning, to publish articles more consistently. As I dwell on it, the list grows. All big. There must be some other, less grand, hopes and dreams, but I keep coming up with 'big' stuff. I hope to avoid hospitalization and major illness. That's huge, right? I think I will have a new used car in 2015...Pearl is showing signs of giving up on us (namely, the darn 'check engine' light that seems to burn with it's orange intensity more than not.). I will continue with my painting endeavors, and hopefully sell a few more pieces. I will put "have my art exhibited" on the list!
What will you list in column one? What will show up in column two? Only time will tell on that one. With any luck, I'll be here more regularly, checking up with y'all on the column one/column two thing.
Oh yeah...by the way, the NaNoWriMo went well. I (over)accomplished the 50,000 minimum word count and wrote an entire novel. I even have the inkling for a second one rolling around my brain. If anyone out there can give me a hand with the publishing side of it, I'd be grateful. Might even have a place for you in the dedication!
Until next year.....!
