The other day two friends (who don't know each other) asked me how my novel was coming. Ummmm......
I thought it might be worth circling back to my New Year's resolutions - to refresh my memory and see if I've made any progress toward my goals:
1) Buddy and I have not taken the therapy dog exam yet. I need to attend a weekend training workshop and I haven't managed to move to the top of the wait-list.
2) I loved my New York City Ballet Workout classes. It's great to be so old that the teacher is happy if you just "hop" instead of grand jete. Now that I'm back in Montana, I have the DVD from Netflix but haven't tried it yet. Lots of long river walks with Buddy and serious yard work instead.
3) I am still working on a website for my consulting business after a few stops and starts. I did design a new banner for my website, all by my own self. Not perfect, but o.k.
4) I did finish knitting my first sweater, and it turned out o.k. Not perfect, but o.k. I sent it to the artist Debra Tomson Williams as a Valentine.
5) My book. I went through a spurt of writing in the winter, took a leave-of-absence, set it down, and haven't picked it up again. It's time. I'm comforted by Anne Lamott's comment to an interviewer that it takes her a first draft just to get to know the characters.
6) I'm over the cookie thing. I still eat them occasionally, but I'm not baking as a comfort-process anymore. I'm feeling so much better after this surgery that I keep busy enjoying work, gardening, art or something else. I didn't make the list of more peaceful times but I don't feel like I need to either. So that's good.
7) I wanted to start drawing, but in six months I have not picked up the proverbial pencil.
So....about 50%, really. And still time to keep going.
That is pretty good! More than most people are able to achieve. I didn't do the new years resolution thing this year, but am somehow inspired by yours. My birthday is soon, so perhaps I should do a 'birthday resolution' list... Excellent idea!
Posted by: kerry | June 17, 2008 at 06:09 AM