October 23, 2011
New Year’s Resolutions – Update!
So I had to scroll back through my posts to find what my resolutions were and see how far I had come in them. To save you the same trouble, here’s a recap:
#1 ~ write and submit to publisher.
#2 ~ travel
#3 ~ knit myself a sweater
#4 ~ finally paint the big blank canvas in my dining room.
Well I’m happy to report that:
#1. I wrote a story and I’m submitting it on Monday!
#2. I have traveled this year! I enjoyed a fantastic four days in California. I didn’t get to go out of the country this year but I’m making preparations to travel to Malaysia & Vietnam next summer. I’m most happy that I traveled alone which was a first for me. I’ve always been in a group or with my husband. I felt that traveling alone helped boost my confidence and gave me a feeling like I was a real adult.
#3. I knit myself a sweater! and then I gave it to my little sister because she looked better in it… but then she shrunk it in the wash. But I also knit myself a cardigan and I love the way it turned out! I’m keeping it! 🙂 I also made myself tons of hats and scarves and cowls and my neck will never go cold again!
#4. I painted the big canvas! Disclaimer: I didn’t paint it for myself though. I painted it to use as an illustration for our church…so even though it’s not hanging in my dining room..I did put myself out there to display something I had painted and no one said “that’s hideous” so it’s a win!
I’m glad it’s only October 23rd and my list is done to my satisfaction. I love having goals for myself and this was the first time I’ve ever made New Year’s Resolutions. I’m going to make them again because I liked looking back over them and readjusting my focus throughout the year to what was important to me. You should try it! 🙂
May 3, 2011
called to be me
Last Thursday we attended our District Council in Houston where I received my Ordination as a minister. They gave me a new study Bible engraved and bigger than my baby. 🙂 It was a very humbling ceremony and I feel…..heavier somehow. A new weight has been placed on my heart and new dreams are about to come true.
I need to think about my old dreams for a second, though. Pulling out my list of resolutions I see that I have much to do. May is upon us and I still need to submit some writing, travel, knit a sweater, and paint the canvas. Crap. I have ALL of them left to do!
What have I been doing!? oh yeah, life. Life doesn’t allow for much travel or painting or writing or knitting sweaters. These things take time and unless I carve some of that precious stuff out of my life, I’ll never get these things done. It’s May 3rd and although I’ve thought about each of these things and worked a little on starting them…nothing has come to light.
I feel a little depressed about my lack of resolutionizing but I do know that I haven’t been just sitting around all day eating bon-bons either. So.
I think I’ll start cutting some things out of my weekly list to create more down time. Things like laundry and bathing the children…..
Ok. I actually know what I need to do. I need to stop making time and things for other people and need to start knitting myself a sweater. I need to stop caring what’s on Facebook and start writing my own book. I need to stop thinking about what I’m going to paint and just pull out whatever I have and slap it on that canvas. I need to stop acting like travel is only something you can do out of state and start realizing that travel is any time you get out to explore your own town, find a new shop, eat somewhere new, explore a new park or city event. Isn’t that what I’d be doing anyway!? I have really enjoyed Houston and Galveston and Kemah, places that other people travel to! fancy that….. 🙂
let’s do this!
December 16, 2010
being me
time to think about new year’s resolutions
i’ve never made any before
but this year…i’m going to make a few.
#1 ~ write. and submit something to somewhere…it’s time i started being me. i’m a writer.
#2 ~ travel at least once out of the country, twice out of texas. at least!
#3 ~ i forgot what it was going to be…but I’ll remember later!
#4 ~ i remembered! knit myself a sweater!
there. now that should keep me busy in 2011
dear God, i hope that 2011 is amazing and full of victory for myself and my family. the new year stands before us like a blank canvas..i wanna paint it to become a masterpiece! which reminds me…
#5 ~ finally paint the big blank canvas in my dining room.
Reverend Mrs. 