Hello 2012



I've been away for a few days, literally and figuratively, vacationing with some friends and their families.

Thanks to a much too generous Christmas gift, I was able to stay slightly connected, playing around on my new phone, flitting by twitter and traipsing through some of my reader, though my commenting was sporadic at best.

But the writing and planning parts of my brain were left to percolate without the outlet of a keyboard, a welcome break I hadn't consciously decided to take, and one I hadn't realized I needed until I was in the midst of it.

There were no revelations found over the weekend, no epiphanies about how I can best juggle all of the balls I've labeled "important" this year.

But there was a dance party and deliciously chilled white wine and thin crepes spread with Nutella and board game shenanigans my kids somehow slumbered through without waking.

I have goals this year, and they're more specific than they've been in recent years. 

My writing, my fitness, and my relationships are all gathered together in a bear hug to my chest; I want to take each to a level of focused joy that was only hinted at last year.

I'm willing to sweat for my aspirations, and I don't just mean the ones about improving my half marathon time. 

There will be thrills; I am certain of this.  There will be setbacks; I am certain of this, too.

But for today, hello to 2012.  I can't wait to get to know you.

Christmas morning nail painting while waiting for Daddy to wake up

sometimes it's more important to paint your own nails than it is to have the perfect manicure and pedicure

she is wise in ways she doesn't even realize

she is absolutely enough

What gives you that “be enough” feeling?

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