Word for 2009
Forgive me blogging brethren, for it has been seven days since my last post. I have been on a mission to finish working on my website and the Colorado Potters Guild website. So much of the work has gone on behind the scenes and isn’t really visible (I’ll share later). I also haven’t posted because I’m following my New Year’s Resolution (of sorts).
In the past, I have made resolutions every new year that are long forgotten by February. Last year, I decided to banish the tradition and instead looked back on the previous year – mainly concentrating on my successes. After reading a post written by Christine Kane a several weeks ago about New Year’s Resolutions, I decided to think about the resolutions differently and look forward.
Christine Kane has a great idea – instead of making New Year’s resolutions, she advises her readers to think of a word that will act as a guide for the new year. As the image above suggests, I have selected the word, “focus” since I have a tendency to be a little scattered and am easily distracted. What does this word mean for me? It means I will finish tasks I start and I will concentrate on what I am doing whether it’s cooking dinner, writing a blog post or spending time in the studio.
That’s exactly what I’ve been doing the past week – focusing on my finishing the websites so that I can concentrate on other activities. Thanks to the folks who asked if I was okay – I’m perfectly fine, and have just taken a bit of a posting break over the past few weeks. I promise that regular blogging will resume now! 
Meanwhile, my daughter is back in school and we are getting reacquainted with following a routine which is good for all of us, including the dogs. I’ve walking the dogs in the park in the morning, have a ton of podcasts to catch up on, and am not at a loss for ideas for new work.
Do you make resolutions, do something else, or nothing at all?
~Cynthia
