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First Day of the First Month of the FIrst Year of A new Decade!

Things I love about New Years Day:
  1. A new start - a clean page, a blank slate, a new chapter.
  2. Anticipation - What will the year bring? What will I be thinking in 2011?
  3. Calendars - I love starting new calendars with their fresh pictures and clean pages. I like to flip forward through some future months and think about what I have to look forward to.
  4. Goals - I don't do resolutions but I do like to set a few realistic goals. This year I plan to have a relaxing vacation with Lloyd and Ginger, buy a KitchenAid Stand Mixer, read through the Bible end to end, learn to cook some new, creative dishes, not gain more than 2 pounds, take a class, go to NYC in the spring, spend some quality time at the beach with the bees, discover my portion in the Body of Christ, show appreciation more, clean up my home office, paint the glider and retro chairs, get more sleep, host a brunch, and pray like never before.
  5. Hopes - I hope that I, along with my friends and family all have years of good health and steady income and that we all remember how much we love each other.
  6. Knowing that it's okay to be a little lazy in the winter as we settle in and ride out the cold months.
  7. Reflection - I like looking back on the year we just left, browsing through the photos, remembering the good times, knowing that God has worked out everything for the good.
  8. Starting my TBR list for 2010 (A list of 12 primary and 12 alternate books of which 12 are to be read over next 12 months).
  9. Okay, this is shallow - new TV. Project Runway starts in 2 weeks!
  10. Hearing what others are thinking, planning, and doing as we start the new year.
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