Tag: New Years 2012

I’m fairly confident the year was sufficiently rung last night.  The wine flowed, the turkey was delicious, as were all the delectable sides (including mashed potatoes, vegetables, stuffing and my Mom’s creamed corn).  I made a solid batch of deviled eggs and shoved blue cheese into pitted olives for a final touch.

But enough about me.  Most importantly, the meal was shared among friends.  We managed to cram nine people around the table for a family-style dinner, and were totally blessed with a night of laughter and plenty of leftovers.

I’m a little conflicted about making resolutions.  I tend to shape my life goals around the academic year because, well, I work at an academic institution.  Sure, I’ll be joining the pack that returns to the gym (but, to be fair, I went twice last week too).  Lose weight, eat better, let go of all the holiday vices… blah-di-blah…

But if I really had to pin down what I want out of this year, it’s to get my s&*# together.  

I’ve wrapped this up into three smaller goals that look like this:

1. Meet more deadlines

2. Find space

3. Drink Tea

I’m pretty responsible, but the things that either (a) aren’t a priority, or (b) I don’t get paid to do sometimes fall by the wayside.  It happens with writing, and paying bills, and things like student recommendations or taking a ballet class.  In order to deal with all the little details and try to keep on top of managing my life, I need to find space in my brain.  But, I’m also seeking out a physical space so that I can continue to work on dance related projects.  With my change in jobs came a complete loss of free rehearsal space, and soon, I believe I might find the creative home that I’m looking for.

Vicki Crain told me that she was resolving to drink more tea, so this resolution is borrowed from her.  But drinking tea is not just the action of sipping on a overly hot, lightly caffeinated, somewhat tasteless liquid… it’s a life philosophy that I whole-heartedly buy into.  So, good one Vicki.

What, pray tell, are you going to work on this year?