and you may ask yourself...

And I ask myself...

What do I want in 2008? To accomplish, to see, to experience ...

(Disclaimer: These are not resolutions. I do not believe in having a predetermined "resolve" starting January 1. These are visions and dreams for the year that lies ahead of me. I do believe in putting the things you want out in the universe, that in doing so, you sort of manifest your own destiny.)

This is the year I will be 29. I would like my life to take a different shape and tone as I move into being 30.

1. Do some "real" photography. And thusly, I would like to...
2. Purchase a nice camera. Start putting away my nickels and dimes. I have my eye on a Nikon D50.
3. Complete a full marathon. Really. And not just say I'm going to do it and then be lazy.
4. Take Danica's advice and do something new or something that scares me every month. (Danica went skydiving and did karaoke so far.)
5. Have a new job or go back to school.
6. Talk to people openly about my dreams for having an event planning/consulting business.
7. Go hiking 4 times.
8. Camp out.
9. Make slipcovers for my couches.
10. Replace/update the art in my living room.
11. Move into my very own apartment.
12. Direct a play.
13. Act in a play.
14. Start a collection.
15. Get more comfortable with being known.

And, since it's Advent/Christmas, I realize there were all sorts of things I would have liked to have done, but just didn't get around to. Next year I want to...

1. Make my Christmas cards earlier. Get them sent out earlier. Make cards from picture of Uncle Frank as Santa.
2. Do an ornament exchange.
3. Have a silver tinsel tree.
4. Make a creative advent calendar.
5. Start gift shopping earlier. Maybe do it throughout the year.