Year's Newness

A new year.

I'm not going to say that I'm glad it's a new year. Truthfully, I'm a bit sad 2012 is over. I at least had a plan for 2012. 2013 has way too many question marks hanging around it right now for me to be too excited about a new year.

I am not one to make New Year's Resolutions. I'm not really improving upon anything, I'm merely adding new 'habits' I'm trying to get started. New Year's Goals is a better way to phrase it. I have two this year:

1. Write letters. My friend Shelby and I are going in on this one together. It is our goal to send out 4 letters/post cards/greeting cards each month, one a week in a perfect world. I love getting mail, and I love writing letters. It really is a lost art. My plan is to keep up with my one or two regular pen pals and then have a rotating list of people I send love to. So, if you want your name on my list, give me your address.

2. Write daily. I found a book of writing prompts in my brother's room when he was cleaning. There is one for every day of the year. I am going to try very, very hard to write one every day. This one will be so much harder for me. Anything I have to do every day is tough, but I'm going to give it my best shot. I just finished today's, so 364 to go.

I'm trying very hard not to look at the first part of this year as a total failure on my part. Home is not at all where I wanted to be right now. I don't like not knowing what I'm doing with my life, and I don't like feeling like a complete failure for having to move home with mommy and daddy. My parents are so cool about it, but it's not where I want to be.

So I need to figure out how to use these months at home to grow, even though I feel like I have out grown just about every thing Orchard has to offer me. Hence, the daily writing. I'm also helping out with the high school speech team, which I'm super excited about. Hopefully I will get my substituting license fairly soon and that will keep me busy.

It's just so easy for me to slip into a lethargic state of being at home. In all actuality, this is a great time for me to be creating; I was always saying how much I missed having time to do art and crafts and such. I just need to get the oomph to do it.

That's all I know tonight. I thought about posting my writing from tonight, but I think I'll keep it to myself for now. Maybe another post.

By the way, have you listened to this song? It is one of my favorites. It is absolutely lovely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7xUZkKd58c

Until next time.