Although it was a strange year of little money and even less glamour… 2009 was off the charts in terms of career/work fulfillment and creativity. My self-esteem which had taken a bit of a beating the year before increased with every new project and experiment. I’ve definitely learned a thing or two about appreciating the good things I have in my life and being grateful for the people I can love and not the things I can buy.
So here’s what I’m thinking about for 2010:
- Eat less food and eat food that’s local/organic
- Learn about and take pleasure from keeping house
- Invite people over
- Take more photos
- Start working toward 10% savings – even if it’s more like 1% right now
- Visit a farm
- Pet a horse (fear conquering)
- Eliminate debt (it’s small but it’s there)
- Exercise
- Write a love letter to my husband and mail it
- Barter for a professional massage and/or acupuncture
- Take an online or in-class course to improve my web design skills
- Go back to book club
- Be more approving of myself
Mondo Beyondo:
- Get enough clients so I can work from anywhere
- Go to New Orleans or Savannah for the first time (the houses!)
- Visit Italy again
- Buy a newer used car outright (no monthly payments)
- Move to where it’s cooler in the summer
- Buy a vintage but restored Chesterfield sofa
