Getting it Right

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. --Oprah Winfrey

In creating a new blog for our travels, The Vagabond News I came across this blog that I have sporadically written in for more than a few years. Sadly, it has been sorely neglected since we hit the road. I blame it on Facebook:). It's much easier to throw up a sentence or two and a picture to let people know what you are up to. Don't get me wrong, Facebook is great and I am so happy for some of the people it has brought into my life - family, new friends, old friends, old boyfriends, school friends... I love that I am once again in touch with people I thought I might never hear from again - it's a good thing.

But writing is part of who I am, even my second grade teacher knew that and told my mother I should write. But I haven't been doing enough of it lately. Each year I say I am going to... write another play, put together the poetry I wrote long ago (first I would have to go through storage and find it!) or try my hand at short stories. And every year lack of organization, procrastination (he has been an unwelcome house guest far too long!) and laziness win out.

So here we are on January 1st and I sit having coffee, while bread is rising, thinking of what, if any, my resolutions will be. In looking for a quote to start this blog I came across one that seems to fit perfectly for me... another chance to get it right, Thank you Oprah!

So 2012 is another chance to get it right. Not that there are a lot of things that are wrong in my life - I'm a damn fortunate woman with a wonderful husband, family and friends that are so much like family you would think we were all related somehow! I am indeed fortunate and grateful for all that I have in my life and for the life John and I have made for ourselves.

But, there are always things that can be done better, things to "get right"... relationships, finances, business, health, being a better person, hobbies. Everyone has their own list. And, if I get this "writing thing" right this year, you'll probably see many that are on my list right here on this blog. Don't worry, it won't be all serious and down, but we all have those days, right? It will be a place to share the good, the bad and probably the ugly, all in an attempt to... Get it right!

So no lists for me this year. They rarely work anyway. Just a simple hope to work towards getting it right.

Happy New Year dear reader, I hope that your 2012 is off to a great start and I wish for you a year filled with love, health and prosperity. Mine is off to a great start because today I got it right and I wrote more than a sentence or two on Facebook! I also get to spend time with those that I love on a breezy but sunny Houston day!

Bring it 2012! Let's get it right!