Happy New Year, Hello Insomnia
I thought I would start this new year off right - jet lag and insomnia. I'm over the jet lag, but tonight after just two hours my brain had decided I'd had enough sleep.
Last year I wrote down my new year's resolutions on a piece of paper torn from the paper place mat of an excellent restaurant we were eating at in Todi. A pretty, but boring little hill town that I like simply to eat at this one particular restaurant, take a stroll in the piazza, in the playground and then leave. I saved this list and had it stuck to the wall of our bedroom for most of last year and then disgusted with myself for not accomplishing any of the things I had set out to do - I took it down and realize now that I can just change the date and it could work for this year as well.
Something new that I can add to the list for this year though is my desire to establish some sense of community here. After 9 years, we've made many friends, but the sad truth is that many of our good friends are transient. Only here for a short time and then on to another part of the world or returning home which doesn't happen to be here. Where are our Italian friends? We do have them, and when we get together we have a great time, but I've never felt particularly close in that "I can open up" kind of way with any of our Italian friends and as far as like-minded Italian women - well, forget about it. I need to search harder.
So my list for 2008 is as follows:
1. Get involved with more "Italian" things - take classes, go to events, pick up the phone and call those friends, etc.
2. Get in shape - sadly, this one has been on the list for many, many years. Will 2008 be my year?
3. Work on my issues with anger, impatience and procrastination which have been negatively affecting my relationship with my children, our work, etc.
4. Spend more time with my children - get my nose out of the computer when they are home.
5. Get my Italian drivers license
6. Catch up on the pile of books next to my bed.
7. Catch up in general.
8. Finish my LLL leader application process.
9. Start a Masters program.
Too ambitious? Well, I always like to shoot big. And I've only got 354 days to go!
Last year I wrote down my new year's resolutions on a piece of paper torn from the paper place mat of an excellent restaurant we were eating at in Todi. A pretty, but boring little hill town that I like simply to eat at this one particular restaurant, take a stroll in the piazza, in the playground and then leave. I saved this list and had it stuck to the wall of our bedroom for most of last year and then disgusted with myself for not accomplishing any of the things I had set out to do - I took it down and realize now that I can just change the date and it could work for this year as well.
Something new that I can add to the list for this year though is my desire to establish some sense of community here. After 9 years, we've made many friends, but the sad truth is that many of our good friends are transient. Only here for a short time and then on to another part of the world or returning home which doesn't happen to be here. Where are our Italian friends? We do have them, and when we get together we have a great time, but I've never felt particularly close in that "I can open up" kind of way with any of our Italian friends and as far as like-minded Italian women - well, forget about it. I need to search harder.
So my list for 2008 is as follows:
1. Get involved with more "Italian" things - take classes, go to events, pick up the phone and call those friends, etc.
2. Get in shape - sadly, this one has been on the list for many, many years. Will 2008 be my year?
3. Work on my issues with anger, impatience and procrastination which have been negatively affecting my relationship with my children, our work, etc.
4. Spend more time with my children - get my nose out of the computer when they are home.
5. Get my Italian drivers license
6. Catch up on the pile of books next to my bed.
7. Catch up in general.
8. Finish my LLL leader application process.
9. Start a Masters program.
Too ambitious? Well, I always like to shoot big. And I've only got 354 days to go!
posted by lomalinda at
03:14
3 Comments:
Get in shape? What's wrong with you girl? You're perfect!
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The lovely thing about goals is that they can always be tackled in the next year. Dreaming big is good...
Caroline pointed me to your blog and I am delighted to have "found" both of you. We just arrived in Rome about 3 months ago and I just love your hotel idea!! I am putting it on my list of things to see...
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