The Obligatory New Years Post

Why, hello. Have you missed me, dear Internet? Have you spent hours Googling and searching and scrolling through mindless crap just waiting for me to reappear? What? You were with your family eating turkey and opening presents? What do you mean I’m not the “most important thing in your life?” I feel so betrayed.

So I didn’t really keep up too well on my early resolution to not post for a few weeks. It was actually harder than I thought. Something funny would happen like finding a cockroach in my mother’s wine glass and I would want to start up my computer and tell you all about it. And a few times, I strayed. But I really am back now. Sort of.

As most do after the end of another year, I attempted to come up with some new resolutions to improve myself and my life. I really don’t love the idea of resolutions. I think that if you want to change something about your life, you shouldn’t wait for a certain date on the calendar to do so. But, I am a follower, so here are a few things I’m planning to focus on in 2008.

Be a more patient person: I need to stop expecting everyone to go at my pace, and instead learn to be a bit more flexible. Or else I need to surround myself with Megan-clones. Except then I would probably be annoyed at how often I would have to look at my own ass.

Expand my design and photography skills: In 2007 I discovered the artist in me does exist! Really, it does! I was never good at drawing or painting or singing or acting, but I can take a mean snapshot. In 2007 I want to continue expanding my knowledge by taking a real design class and enlarging my collection of camera lenses. Because I have lots of free time…right…

Try to be less blond: This is an oxymoron, as I am a blond. I will probably always be a blond, as that redhead experiment didn’t go so well. But lately it’s been taking over my life. I’ve fallen on my ass running to catch elevators, I’ve mixed up dates of important meetings, and basically have been acting like an all-around ditz. It must stop. So I’m going to try and be more organized, less cluttered and less blond. Except for my hair. I’m not going through that again.

Listen to more/better music: I’ve already started with the 2007 playlist, but I need to listen to more music that fills me up, instead of music that just fills up dead air.

Find something outdoors that I love, and do it: I’m thinking about starting to ride horses again. Just thinking. And hoping. And wishing. And praying.

Blog when I want to, not when I have to: I’ve already started this one, lets hope it sticks.