Busyness is sometimes a blessing, sometimes a distraction. In my freelance writing case, it’s a good thing. But while I’ve been writing up new magazine and newspaper articles, editing for a few new clients and firming up a few more interviews and book giveaways on 2inspired (stay tuned for that) I’ve also been doing a few other things on my own. There’s crafting, photography, and hmmm…rethinking old resolutions. In fact, I went as far back as 2008 to see what I’ve done and not done on my list. I figured 2 years should have been enough time to accomplish my goals. Let’s see…
Here’s what I wrote:
1. Write more!
2. Spend less.
3. Travel to New York.
4. Write a gratitude journal.
5. Keep a food diary.
6. Volunteer.
7. Spend time doing something fun every day.
8. Create a timeline for my dream career.
9. Meditate at least weekly!
10. Be open to possibility.
Have I resolved those resolutions?
I can honestly say I could check more than half off my list. No. 1 (write more) has grown exponentially since I’ve completely no. 8 (timeline for my dream career). I traveled to New York in 2009 (what a great trip!) and #s 7, 9 and 10 are being accomplished with The Joy Diet. I’ve still got a few items on my list to work on like volunteering and keeping a food journal. But I’m wondering how you did?
Have you checked your New Year’s Resolutions list recently?
One of the zany and sometimes frustrating things about life is that you can’t plan for everything. I was lucky, for example, that I was able to travel to New York last year. This year I may not have been so lucky. Also, there’s things I’ve done that weren’t even a seed in my mind a few years ago-like photography.
My dad has always been a photographer to me. He’s done weddings before. And when I was a kid he was the only one I knew who intentionally double exposed his pictures to get a unique shot.
I never thought I could take a photo to save my life. But I was always passionate about pictures. Pictures that could inspire. Photos that like my aunt and uncle’s wedding song, “If,” (as in “If a picture paints a thousand words, then why can’t I paint you?”) could speak a thousand words. In a college art class, I created a book filled with photos and poetry/essays intertwined, never realizing that one day I’d do the same thing online. Thank goodness for the blog!
Well, I’ve created a gallery of photos and showed them to my dad recently. I was shocked when he said that he knew photography and knew these were good. He also said they were “quirky,” and that I broke all the rules, yet still came up with beautiful photos. Thanks dad!
But I’m still not sure. What do you think of them?
For the rest of my photos, please see my online gallery.
