Thread: What are your plans for the new year?

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Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.

I have been sitting on the sidelines to long as I have battled to control pain these past few years. This is a new beginning. My business plan is moving forward at great speed this week. I am almost ready to go online with my graphic design business. The success of this adventure will not be measured by earnings, it will be measured by getting back into the game.

To stay happy & healthy, keep playing contact ball & proving all the while that old men can take a beating on the field if they workout properly.
To work on our Victorian & keep playing the lotto & always enjoy trying to help the less fortunate.

wow, madame, i didn't even know that your were starting an online graphic design business. that's great!

i actually don't make new years resolutions. i never follow through and that's probably because i don't whole-heartedly believe that i will any way. this year, i'm just gonna be the best that i can be and not worry about a thing. ok...wait.....i guess i just made a resolution.

Madame, you have much courage to work with, that I can definitely tell about you..I very sincerely hope your graphic design business proves to be an exciting new chapter in your life.

My plans are to step up the teaching preparations for my sons to begin Kindergarten later this Fall..by the end of this Summer, I want to feel like I did the very best job with them that I could--they're my world.

Other than that, I just want to stay active, keep my energy up...also finally learn some about investing, and embrace some time to get back into drawing- I miss it.

i actually don't make new years resolutions

I was very careful not to say the "r" word. It doesn't work for me, but I am a good planner. They used to pay me very well to do that!

well, ya learn something everyday! laurie, i didn't know that you were an artist! do you care to share some of your drawings?

Laurie, are your sons twins? Starting kindergarten. That brings back memories. I walked my oldest son to school on his first day, along with my neighbor and her son. When they went inside we walked home and had a good cry all the way

Yep, Madame, they are twins. My dad was a twin and my husband has twins on his side of the family, so I guess you could say there was no getting around it...we feel very blessed indeed! Oh man, I just KNOW I'm gonna cry their 1st day of Kindergarten too , but I'll try to hold off 'till I'm back in the truck on my way home..I'm sure they'll be like, 'well, see ya Mom, later!'

Here they are, this picture was only taken a couple or few months ago...


Kallie, I scanned these drawings to show at our old place.. I'll make the chance to scan some more soon..the first is of a comic book character named Witchblade, and the second is a Simpson's Halloween picture I've been working on this year, but unfortunately it's no more completed today than when I scanned it last.. You know what though?? That's a good project for this evening, to finish this thing up! David's building a fire later and I'll just cozy up by it after the kids go to bed and get to business.

i can't even imagine taking my little to school. i will definately cry when school time comes!


laurie!!! those are AMAZING! i had no idea. you are awesome, hey you should illistrate HH's story about the christmas pumpkin!

After much careful thought and consideration, my plans for 2008 are as follows:

Live a healthier lifestyle, which will include moderate exercise and better food choices.

Continue (with a great deal more consistency) to explore my spirituality and my 'authentic self' through meditation and yoga practice.

I have also enlisted the support of a professional therapist to guide me in discovering the reasons that I find it impossible to care for myself in a healthy and loving way.

Going back to work in the ER, which is really my first love, where I get my "juice", where I (believe it or not) have less stress than the current job. I thought that with all the inner work I plan to do, it would be better for me to have a job that feeds my spirit, not drains it.

Realistically, these are plans for the rest of my life, but 2008 is a good time to get started.

Happy New Year, everyone!!!

>>>>Hugs from Hooch<<<<