Looking back & looking forward
Happy New Year! I always find this time around the holidays and at the beginning of a new calendar year to be a nice opportunity to take stock and set some goals. I turned 30 in the past year, and it's been kind of enlightening to contemplate the changes in my life over the past decade:
I've lived in 8 houses in 4 states, and worked for 5 different companies. I got engaged and married, and we bought our first home together.
I learned how to garden. (I knew how to grow things, but it's different when it's your own land and you're really trying to nurture your own food.) 
We adopted 5 sweet kitties, 4 of whom are still with us.
I started to lose interest in writing and performing my own music. But I discovered digital photography, and then re-discovered film photography, including polaroid. 
We moved to Frederick, and have really started to feel at home here. It's a beautiful city with interesting people, many of whom have become friends through Twitter, work, or volunteering at the Delaplaine and Maryland Ensemble Theatre. 
So what's the plan for 2010? I've never been a fan of resolutions, but I do enjoy working toward goals of some sort. I'm on track to finish my 365 project before the end of January, and I've already signed up for classes that will help me learn to develop my own film and mat and frame my own prints. (All of these things are part of a more long-term goal to exhibit my work.) We want to continue to grow more our own food, eat locally and in season when possible, and eventually eliminate meat from our diet. I'm also setting a personal and professional goal of improving the timeliness and thoughtfulness of my correspondence ... As much as I value thank you notes, I'm pretty horrible about writing them. Here's hoping that this year is even better than the last. What are your goals for the new year?
