So far, so good!

Three Sundays in a row with the blog post, yay!  Habits take a lot of practice before they actually become a habit.  Right now, it's still a chore....but one that I do reluctantly, partly because the things I really want to write about are too hard to think about.  But conversely, I need to think about them, write about them, and then let them go.  Sometimes it's hard to do what we know is good and right for us.  The path to laziness is MUCH easier, and let's face it, way more fun!  Who wants responsibility?  Not me!

That's where the self-discipline pokes his ugly head in and says, "hey there, psst.....remember me?  There's stuff we need to do".  And so it goes, the constant back and forth of turning a necessary chore into a habit.  Until one day, when I look forward to coming home from work and pouring my day out on paper.

Coffee Date #4,237

Argh.  One more cup of Starbucks with yet another potential mate, and I'm going to go anti-caffeine.  Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to actually have possibilities, albeit they never really live up to their online dating profile.  Or is it that dating has changed so much since I've had to really do it, that I'm stuck in the last century?

Either way, the process is, to say the least, EXCRUCIATING for me!  And from what I've read and heard, pretty much the same for everyone else at this stage of life, trying to find someone to share some time with.

Why do we make it so hard on ourselves?  The list of "dealbreakers" becomes longer with each date we meet, and then discard for one reason or another.  I don't want to be so jaded at this age that I forget the whole reason is to have fun, and not check items off a list.

So I'm hoping there will be a coffee date #4,238....because you never know, he just might be the one.

New Year's Resolution....check!

So for my New Year's Resolution, I want to spend more time here with the blog, writing at least 3 - 4 times a week...I  have had tons of ideas lately and I've thought "that would make a good blog post"...well, here I am.  Now let's see if I can remember those!  

I've always wanted to write, from as far back as I can remember.  I'm a voracious reader, thanks to my sweet Mother, who read to me endlessly until I learned to read myself.  I don't have a great idea for a novel, or even a short story, so it seems blog posts are going to be my forte.  And believe me, I can talk about ANYTHING, given the right company and just enough wine.  

Writing is also cathartic, it gives me the freedom to say things I may not otherwise put voice to.  

This is the first New Year's where I actually feel like I CAN keep a resolution.....I'm going into 2017 with a completely new outlook.  I truly feel like I have left old baggage in last year, and it's a fresh, new start.  

So let's see what the New Year brings.....stay tuned for the craziness.