JP ShawFriday love list: a better 2008
Well with only 3 more days to go until THE NEW YEAR is over, I've been pondering just what I'd like to see different happen in my life for this upcoming year. It is the season to be thankful, and I am--believe me.
2007 was a good year and a bad year for me. My dad had a heart attack, our baby got diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, we spent countless hours in and out of hospitals with him, our son JJ had a rough time coping with things in and out of school, we fell on hard times financially, lost our van in a horrific car accident, lost both our good friend Stathis and my uncle to Cancer.
But we also went to three weddings to celebrate life. I sold two stories to Chicken Soup for the soul. I completed NaNoWriMo 2007 and finished my first romance novel. We watched Tas take his first steps before his second birthday when they said he wouldn't walk until after he turned two. We made some new friends (Chris & Sheila) and spent some time with old friends (Trina & Rob) and watched our family grow. We enjoyed the holidays together and are thankful for where we live and all we have.
So what does 2008 hold for me? I have no clue. But I will tell you what I'd like to have happen as the new year approaches.
To gain more help with Trace for his walking and speech.
To see DH find an activity he enjoys (away from us) giving us both some space from one another.
To sell one of my novels to Harlequin and see my name in print finally. (This is my year baby!)
To not lose anybody close to me, and to enjoy all those close to me more than I have.
Spend more time with my folks.
To get healthier for myself and so I can enjoy chasing Tas around. Little bugger is getting fast!
To clean my house more than once a week. (Not gonna happen) but I can still dream.
To join a woman's bowling league and a book club. (I am going to try for these two as they are important to my sanity.)
To email my friends more often just because.
To download less and write more.
To try cooking something new each week. I hate cooking so don't hold your breath on this one. But I will try.
To wash the clothes piling up on the bathroom floor before they become permanent fixtures and a part of our bathroom decor.
To read one book a month from my fellow authors I enjoy and write an honest review on that book.
To focus more on why I love DH and less on his disability. I do love him and need to remember why I married him, and that we are a team. He's not one of my kids.
To give up some of the control I forcibly take over the lives of the people I live with.
To spend more quality time with my children. One on one with JJ (he needs it most) and to remember that kids are only kids for so long before they are mooching money from your wallet and telling you to go to hell before taking off for 3 day jaunts with their friends never to be seen or heard from again.
To quit pining away for a little girl. I can't have anymore and need to face facts. I am not going to have a miracle baby while heading toward 40.
To accept age gracefully and with a smile on my face. Who cares if I don't get asked for ID anymore while buying a pack of Peters? I don't.
To exercise more and complain less.
Finally to enjoy life to its fullest because you never what lurks around the next shadowy corner. Could be sunshine could be rain, either way I'm going to be dressed for the weather and I'm going to jump into each puddle with a smile on my face.
To see DH find an activity he enjoys (away from us) giving us both some space from one another.
To not lose anybody close to me, and to enjoy all those close to me more than I have.
Spend more time with my folks.
To get healthier for myself and so I can enjoy chasing Tas around. Little bugger is getting fast!
To clean my house more than once a week. (Not gonna happen) but I can still dream.
To join a woman's bowling league and a book club. (I am going to try for these two as they are important to my sanity.)
To email my friends more often just because.
To download less and write more.
To try cooking something new each week. I hate cooking so don't hold your breath on this one. But I will try.
To wash the clothes piling up on the bathroom floor before they become permanent fixtures and a part of our bathroom decor.
To read one book a month from my fellow authors I enjoy and write an honest review on that book.
To focus more on why I love DH and less on his disability. I do love him and need to remember why I married him, and that we are a team. He's not one of my kids.
To give up some of the control I forcibly take over the lives of the people I live with.
To spend more quality time with my children. One on one with JJ (he needs it most) and to remember that kids are only kids for so long before they are mooching money from your wallet and telling you to go to hell before taking off for 3 day jaunts with their friends never to be seen or heard from again.
To quit pining away for a little girl. I can't have anymore and need to face facts. I am not going to have a miracle baby while heading toward 40.
To accept age gracefully and with a smile on my face. Who cares if I don't get asked for ID anymore while buying a pack of Peters? I don't.
To exercise more and complain less.
Finally to enjoy life to its fullest because you never what lurks around the next shadowy corner. Could be sunshine could be rain, either way I'm going to be dressed for the weather and I'm going to jump into each puddle with a smile on my face.
HAPPY HOLIDAY'S EVERYONE! TELL ME WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE DIFFERENT FOR YOURSELF THIS COMING YEAR. DON'T BE SHY, SPILL IT!
