This Year’s Girl (Friday)

Long time no see, MGF Faithful! It has been what…a couple months since my last post? All I can say is that life happened! But now that the New Year is upon us – I figured it was time to get back on the horse. So what better way to start than on the first day of the New Year?

In the last 12-months, another set of growing experiences has occurred. While I feel like I had made some really awesome personal breakthroughs, I knew there were a lot of things I still wanted to try and do. Somewhere in the middle of the holiday season, I realized that I’d been building this mental list in my head for 2008.

Some of it might be life changing. Some of them are personal challenges. And some just seem like fun things to do! The point is – I want to do it. And that’s really all the motivation/explanation that I need, right?

I’m not sure how many of these things I will actually get done. But I find that if I put it all down, the chances of me doing it greatly increase! And as I pass each experience, I’ll try and keep you updated. Progress reports aren’t just for school…don’t believe me? Sit down and take a personal inventory for yourself!

Anyway – here’s my first post of the year. Sort of a personal confessional/New Year’s Resolution/Lifestyle Grocery List. So, here is how I plan on rocking 2008:

1. Learn how to sew skirts.
2. Get a regular cleaning schedule together so that I’m not embarrassed about my house.
3. Have Lenny HELP me stick to this schedule.
4. Find a class and learn how to silk screen t-shirts.
5. Get over the fact that my mind’s body image and the mirror image don’t have to jive.
6. Get through my Zumba workout without twisting my ankle…again.
7. Change my personal information so drama doesn’t find me.
8. Throw more dinner parties for friends.
9. Get back in touch with some old friends.
10. Read the new translation of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace.
11. Try not to end all trivial matrimonial conflict with “I will punch you in the junk.”
12. Do not roll my eyes when Lenny corrects my grammar.
13. Try to update my travel blog and family MySpace page more often than 8 months.
14. Take a weekend every season to get rid of all the clothes and shoes I no longer need/use.
15. Learn to apply make-up other than lipstick.
16. Finish decorating the guest room and the Master’s bedroom.
17. Combat other’s people ignorance with a smile and a joke.
18. Try not to over analyze.
19. Don’t be afraid to give a gift for no apparent reason.
20. Design my own personal stationary.

Happy New Year to you MGF’s and pals of MGF’s! May this year be your best ever!