Good-bye '07, Hello '08

I’m a list maker. I like to list things. What to get at the grocery store, what I need to do around the house before company arrives, what flowers to plant in the spring, what I’d like in a dream house, places to which I’d like to travel, favorite movies, books, etc. Lists, lists, lists. I wish I could say making lists is a sign of an organized mind, but I think it’s much more likely this is a sign of a mind that wishes it were organized. Or maybe it’s even a call for help. All I know is I like to make lists, but even more than making them, I like to cross things off my lists.

Things I crossed off in 2007

Realized that the chocolate truffles Em and I made on almost a whim could take us places and we began our business, having fun with it and getting closer to Em
Entertain more often
Finish the two year house remodeling
Begin planting the flower garden
Enjoy the outdoor fireplace


Things I hope to cross off in 2008

Get the commercial kitchen inspected and approved.
Settle on “the look” for our truffle business, boxes, bags, tags, business cards, website
Our state’s governor serving our truffles
Take a hands-on chocolate creating class in Paris
Advertise the truffle business and grow and grow and grow
Send my writing to contests, magazines and bring new writing to my writers’ group
Diet and exercise (I really, really want to cross this one off)
Creating whimsies, hooked rugs, feather trees, mohair teddy bears, etc.
Find an original piece of artwork, signed by the artist for the dining room wall
Read more
Enjoy the flower garden more
Entertain more

I know there are more things I crossed off my 2007 list just as there are more things I hope to cross off 2008's, but some things fade away in memory once they’ve been achieved while others don’t poke their noses in until the last minute. The lists truly are a work in progress. My 2008 wish for everyone is that they progress in the coming new year.