New Year is coming, like it or not...

so you might as well make the best of it. This week, in my journaling (aka Morning Pages based on the Julia Cameron book, "The Artist's Way"), I've been spending time on finding out what I really want out of life. I'm asking the tough questions like, "Where do I want to be this time next year?" "What are my values?" and "Which color skin case should I order for my new Treo 700wx?"

It's been an interesting but mentally stressful year for many of us. Nothing new really, but the war keeps dragging on and everyday there's some new hype out of the White House from a President that no one cares to listen to. Thank goodness the gas prices went down and the stock market has been reaching all-time highs, or everyone in this country would probably have been fighting over who was going to impeach Bush first.

But he's a happy and out of touch lame duck and we're still full from Christmas dinner, so now what? Well, I know for myself, I can't change what he's doing, so I guess that I should finally break down this year and take care of all those things I always say I'm going to do, but never quite get to. I actually really relish this week between the holidays because it gives me a little opportunity to reflect and create my goals and plans for the coming year. I started off today, by opening an online savings account. It's quite a scary process giving someone you don't know all of your personal information, however, I vow this year to keep a better eye on my credit report so hopefully if anything goes wrong, I will know immediately. But, raise your right hand and vow with me to also do these items if you haven't already. Alright? Here we go...I resolve to:

1. Have a will drafted
2. Increase 401k contributions
3. Take out an umbrella policy to cover my personal assets
4. Do something that really helps someone else even if it means getting dirty
5. Get back to __% bodyfat (I'm shooting for 13%, but you can use whatever number you want).

Together, we can make the world a better place by being better individuals.
God Bless Us, Everyone,
Rhonda